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.
“It is quite precarious,” said Moeed Yusuf, a Pakistan expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington. “The state writ has unraveled, and the military doesn't seem able to put the lid on things as they could in the past.” The Pakistani army says ...
... and until it can be persuaded that it faces the possibility of defeat, I'm not sure that we are going to find it willing to enter any kind of serious negotiating process,” said Middle East analyst Steven Heydemann, who works at the United States ...
asked Andrew Wilder, an Afghan expert at the U.S. Institute for Peace. “This is the key question. How do we pay for these police and infrastructure programmes when the fiscal resources are going to shrink next year?” According to Vanda Felbab-Brown, ..
... over from Iraq could make it difficult for Washington to influence events in a positive way. “The Iraq experience has led the U.S. to become cautious to a fault,” says Steven Heydemann, a senior advisor on Middle East initiatives at the U.S ...
Obama will reassure both sides that he supports their rights, and their security, says Neil Kritz of the U.S. Institute for Peace. The stakes are high. "For this president, one of the key challenges will be at what point does a two-state solution ...
While figures on how such disputes are resolved vary, a December 2011 report by the US Institute of Peace says at least 80 percent of cases are settled through “traditional dispute resolution [TDR] mechanisms”. However, many see TDR as bad for women's ...
The use of government influencers gained attention at a 2011 forum on social media in conflict hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace. Speakers mused on the increasing difficulty of distinguishing between independent partisan and government influencer.
A young pope could be more in tune with the globalized world and all the interfaith activity that takes place," said Qamar-ul Huda, an expert on religious conflict and reconciliation at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington. "They live in ...
“Lights and Windows Challenge”: Help the Institute find a more time- and cost- efficient way to wash windows and change light bulbs. USIP seeks to reduce costs and minimize the time needed to wash the windows and change the light bulbs in its Schulz Great Hall and International Women’s Commons.
FRANCE 24 'Kerry more willing to push White House on Syria' FRANCE 24 ... the US is moving toward more transparent engagement with the Syrian opposition, even perhaps leaving the door open for directly supplying weapons in the future, FRANCE 24 spoke with Steven Heydemann of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Syrian National Council: US should intervene with military action in Syria ...allvoices all 264 news articles »