Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest analysis and perspective on the world’s critical hot spots, U.S. and global security and issues involved in violent conflict, based on the Institute’s work on the ground and with key individuals, governments and organizations. They give interviews and background briefings to journalists and write for news outlets around the world.
China's decision to fly a surveillance balloon over the United States led Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone his trip to Beijing at a time when U.S.-China relations are at a historic low point. But neither the balloon incident nor other recent controversies, such as Covid or the trade war, are solely responsible...
As Russian missiles pummelled Ukraine in the early hours of 24 February 2022, Western leaders scrambled to articulate the magnitude of the moment. Joe Biden declared the Russian invasion an “assault on the very principles that uphold global peace”. Boris Johnson called it an “attack on democracy and freedom”...
In his remarks marking the 80th Anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis at the Battle of Stalingrad, Vladimir Putin twisted reality and gave a warped version of events, saying his war of conquest in Ukraine is a continuation of the Soviet defense of Stalingrad. The dark irony being that, in Russia’s present war, Ukraine is making the mighty defense, and Russia is playing the part of the inhumane invaders. “Ukrainians, like the...
China's flight of a suspected surveillance balloon over the United States appears to mark a more aggressive - albeit puzzling - espionage tactic than relying on satellites and the theft of industrial and defense secrets, security experts said. Both the United States and China have for decades used surveillance satellites to keep an eye on each other from the air. But China's recent balloons - a White House official said this week's episode was...
The Chinese balloon that the Pentagon said was flying over sensitive US ballistic missile sites might be guided by advanced artificial intelligence technology. William Kim, a specialist in surveillance balloons at the Marathon Initiative think tank in Washington, said they are a valuable means of observation and difficult to shoot down. The US military reported the presence of a Chinese spy balloon over the state of Montana on Thursday, prompting...
Washington’s decision to postpone the highest-level visit by a U.S. official to Beijing in five years jeopardizes momentum toward stabilizing ties amid concerns over the trajectory of the two powers’ relationship. On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken put the hotly anticipated visit on ice after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying over the U.S. in what Washington called a “clear violation” of...
According to USIP Visiting Expert Dr. Haroro Ingram, the game’s conceptualization began following a conversation between Col. Billy Dela Rosa of the 103rd Infantry Brigade and Member of Parliament Abdullah Macapaar. "It [game] began about how we can build peace and friendship at the grassroots level, how...
On January 19, Pantsir-S1 air defense systems began appearing conspicuously on the roofs of buildings in central Moscow. Days earlier, more sophisticated S-400 surface-to-air missile systems were spotted in parks outside of the downtown area. While Ukraine has offered no indication that it is preparing to strike the Russian capital, the sudden appearance of additional air defense assets suggests that Kremlin officials sense...
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, director of the Israel and Palestinian territories program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Jordanian King Abdullah’s meeting with President Biden as tensions inflame in the Middle East...
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) sent shockwaves through the military regime in Myanmar, which illegally seized power in February 2021. The 2023 NDAA incorporates the long-delayed Burma Act, building on precedent set in 2022 when Senator Mitch McConnell added some key points...