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.
In December – as many around the globe were preparing for the holidays – Sama, a former attorney, remained hunkered down in her house in Kabul, Afghanistan, trying to comprehend how her world had changed. The Taliban had just released a series of edicts robbing Afghan women of more of their hard-won freedoms...
Anjali Dayal, Ph.D., associate professor of political science and a senior scholar in residence at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. The aid situation in Syria is deeply dependent on United Nations Security Council politics because the region in Syria that was hardest hit has been part of complex...
The Ministry of Public Order and Safety in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MPOS-Barmm) has launched the Bangsamoro Peace Institute (BPI) to bolster a network of peacebuilders. The launching of BPI was held Saturday, February 4, 2023, in Cotabato City. The institutionalization...
When a pair of massive earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Feb. 6, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad scented an opportunity.Might the catastrophe, which has claimed at least 20,000 lives so far, more than 3,500 in Syria, help break his diplomatic isolation and ease international...
The Bangsamoro Government through the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS), officially launched the Bangsamoro Peace Institute (BPI), February 4, in Cotabato City. "I am honored and elated as our aspirations in pursuing peace are gradually taking place. I commend the Peace and Education Division...
The Biden administration intends to fully staff the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine by this summer, according to a State Department cable obtained by NatSec Daily. It’s a small part of a wide-ranging document, and the ground conditions will ultimately determine if the goal can be achieved. Still, simply stating it signals...
On Daybreak Africa: U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address where he touted the achievements his administration has made, include creating 12 million new jobs and successfully managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, UN authorities report that a peacekeepers convoy was...
For USIP Visiting Expert Dr. Haroro Ingram, the establishment of the Bangsamoro government is the result of a long and winding journey to peace, the learnings of which should be highlighted through peace education. Ingram said the USIP is very “much willing to help [in implementing] trailblazing peace...
When it comes to spying on the United State, China truly is in a league of its own. Despite the Chinese spy balloon’s ignominious end on Saturday, China has achieved numerous intelligence coups during the 21st Century, including capturing a Navy EP-3 spy plane along with its cryptologic equipment; planting an...