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.
Manage "the competition with China so that it doesn't turn into a conflict" — that's what US President Joe Biden asked his top diplomats to do at a White House reception a few days before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken set off for Beijing. Blinken's main mission during his two-day visit to China will be to reestablish...
‘US national security officials would like to see India assume a far greater role in efforts to deter Chinese aggression and limit Chinese influence across the India-Pacific region.’ The stage is set for a high-voltage President Biden-PM Modi “DC dialogue” as the world watches. Particularly for Beijing and Islamabad...
Crimes linked to China, which are based and growing along the Thai-Myanmar border in Karen State, cyber slavery USIP, the American Institute of Peace, has warned that online financial fraud is putting global Internet users at risk in the short term. USIP's director of Myanmar, Jason Tower, who is writing a monitoring report on the...
After months of acrimony, accusations of espionage and warnings against meddling in each other’s domestic affairs, the U.S. and China this week will attempt to find a way to reopen talks on divisive issues including nuclear warfare, climate change and fentanyl. U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Beijing...
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) advocates a collaborative effort towards peace building in Nigeria and equipped community members in conflict states with mediation and dialogue skills...
The new Shwekokkol city where Internet crime is rampant. Jason Tower, director of Myanmar for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), told VOA that the victims of cyber-slavery in the new town of Shwekokkol near Myawati, Karen State, where Chinese business companies are investing, are from more than 30 countries...
Dr Chris Kwaja, Interim USIP Country Director Nigeria, made this known at the Network of Nigerian Facilitators workshop themed: “Reflections and Prospects for the Future” on Thursday in Abuja”. According to Kwaja, USIP works across the world, both with government and non governmental actors in ensuring a peaceful...
Dr Chris Kwaja, Interim USIP Country Director Nigeria, made this known at the Network of Nigerian Facilitators workshop themed: “Reflections and Prospects for the Future” on Thursday in Abuja”. According to Kwaja, USIP works across the world, both with government and non governmental actors in ensuring a peaceful world...
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is committed to supporting conflict states across Nigeria in training men and women with peace building skills specific to mediation and dialogue. Interim USIP Country Director Nigeria, Dr Chris Kwaja during an interview at the network of Nigerian facilitators workshop said, so far, the...
As the war in Ukraine drags on, NATO's Defense Ministers are meeting in Brussels to come up with a long-term aid package to help sustain the counter-offensive that Ukrainian forces have launched against Russia's invading military. However, NATO members are still at odds on how exactly to allow Ukraine to join the coalition...