On Peace
Part of the USIP Podcast Network
U.S. Institute of Peace experts discuss the latest foreign policy issues from around the world in this brief weekly collaboration with SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. In about 10 minutes, each episode of On Peace distills the most important aspects of a pressing peace and conflict challenge and highlights how the U.S. and international community might respond.
Mary Speck on China’s Search for Inroads into Central America
March 2025
- Mary Speck on China’s Search for Inroads into Central America
- Jason Tower on How China-Backed Scam Groups Threaten U.S. Interests
February 2025
- Dean Cheng on China’s Bid for Dominance in Space
- Daniel Markey on U.S.-India Ties in the Year Ahead
- Joseph Sany on the Rwanda-DRC Conflict and the Risk of Regional War
- Andrew Scobell on China’s Approach to Conflict
January 2025
- April Longley Alley on the Houthis’ Reaction to the Gaza Cease-fire
- Robert Barron on the Next Phase of the Israel-Hamas Cease-fire
- Looming Security Challenges for the Trump Administration
- Dean Cheng on China’s Geopolitical Vision and Implications for the U.S.
- Michael Bruhn on How Peaceful Transitions Help Ensure U.S. National Security
- Ambassador John Sullivan on U.S. Security in an Era of Strategic Competition
- Keith Mines on Venezuela’s Ongoing Post-Election Turmoil
- Donald Jensen on the War in Ukraine’s Trajectory
December 2024
- Mona Yacoubian on the Regional Reverberations of Assad’s Fall
- Mona Yacoubian on the Challenges Awaiting a Post-Assad Syria
- Thomas Sheehy on the Geopolitical Impact of Biden’s Trip to Angola
- Brittany Croll on Balancing Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Security
November 2024
- Andrew Cheatham on the Global South’s Impact at the G20 Summit
- Georges Fauriol on the Ouster of Haiti’s Interim Prime Minister
- Thomas Sheehy on Mozambique’s Post-election Upheaval
- Dean Cheng on What China’s Pressure on Taiwan Means for the Region
October 2024
- Mona Yacoubian on the Middle East’s Dangerous Escalation Dynamic
- Steve Hege on Restorative Justice and Colombia’s Search for Missing Persons
- Andrew Wells-Dang on Youth’s Role in the Future of U.S.-Vietnam Reconciliation
- Osama Gharizi on ISIS’s Lingering Presence in the Middle East and Beyond
- Ambassador William Taylor on Ukraine’s Refusal to Cede Territory to Russia
September 2024
- Andrew Cheatham on the U.N.’s ‘Pact for the Future’
- Gordon Peake on the Pope in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
- Keith Mines on Haiti’s Recent Progress and U.S. Support for Its Transition
- Dean Cheng on Jake Sullivan’s Trip to Beijing
August 2024
- Tamanna Salikuddin on What’s Next for Bangladesh's Democracy
- Donald Jensen on Ukraine’s Surprise Incursion into Russia
- Ambassador William Taylor on the Russia Prisoner Exchange
- Keith Mines on the Fallout from Venezuela’s Elections
July 2024
- Andrew Scobell on the China-Philippines Agreement in South China Sea
- Susan Stigant on Sudan’s Civil War and Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
- Robin Wright on What to Expect from Iran’s New President
- Dean Cheng on China’s Expanding Space Capabilities
June 2024
- Mary Glantz on Russia and North Korea’s Deepening Cooperation
- Keith Mines on the Latest from Haiti
- Joseph Sany on the U.S. Withdrawal from Niger
May 2024
- Robin Wright on Raisi’s Death and What It Means for Iran
- Asfandyar Mir on Balancing Counterterrorism and Strategic Competition
- Jason Tower on the Dangerous Proliferation of Scam Compounds in Southeast Asia
- Dean Cheng on China’s New Military Force
April 2024
- Ambassador William Taylor on the Latest U.S. Aid to Ukraine
- Mirna Galic on NATO’s Long-standing Engagement in the Indo-Pacific
- Binalakshmi Nepram on Elevating the Voices of Indigenous Peacebuilders
- Vikram Singh on the U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Summit
- Asfandyar Mir on Why ISIS-K Attacked Moscow
March 2024
- Angela Stent on the Terror Attack in Moscow
- Keith Mines on the Collapse of Haiti’s Governance
- Lauren Baillie on the ICC’s Latest Warrants for Russian War Crimes
- Sameer Lalwani on INDUS-X and the Importance of Technology Coalitions
February 2024
- Donald Jensen on the War in Ukraine’s Second Anniversary
- Thomas Sheehy on U.S. Investment in Africa’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure
- Tamanna Salikuddin on Pakistan’s Elections
- Keith Mines on Haiti’s Security and Governance Crises
January 2024
- Joseph Sany on Secretary Blinken’s Africa Tour
- Mary Speck on the Challenges Facing Guatemala’s New President
- Jason Tower on China’s Growing Influence in Myanmar
- Andrew Scobell on Taiwan’s Elections
- Susan Stigant on the Recent Crises in the Red Sea
December 2023
- Mark Feierstein on Venezuela’s Recent Push to Claim Part of Guyana
- Kathleen Kuehnast on a Survivor-Centric Path to Ending Sexual Violence in War
- Gordon Peake on COP28 and Climate Financing
November 2023
- Andrew Cheatham on the Private Sector’s Role in Conflict Resolution
- Priscilla Clapp on the Recent Success of Myanmar’s Resistance
- Kathleen Kuehnast on Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
- Heather Ashby on How the Israel-Hamas War Affects Russia and Ukraine
October 2023
- Andrew Scobell on China’s Aggression in the South China Sea
- Carla Freeman on China’s Belt and Road Initiative at 10
- Mary Speck on Guatemala’s Protests
- Donna Charles on Ghana’s Democracy Amid West Africa’s Instability
- Keith Mines on the New Multinational Security Force for Haiti
September 2023
- Gordon Peake on the Second U.S.-Pacific Islands Summit
- Ambassador William Taylor on Zelenskyy’s U.S. Visit
- Andrew Wells-Dang on Biden’s Trip to Vietnam
- Sameer Lalwani on the G20 Summit
August 2023
- Henry Tugendhat on the Geopolitical Impact of BRICS Expansion
- Mirna Galic on the U.S.-South Korea-Japan Summit
- Dean Cheng on China-Philippines Confrontations in the South China Sea
- Mary Speck on Guatemala’s Watershed Elections
- Frank Aum on the Need for Diplomacy with North Korea
July 2023
- Heather Ashby on Moscow’s Diplomatic Approach to the Russia-Africa Summit
- Andrew Cheatham on the Resurgence of the Nonaligned Movement
- Donald Jensen on What the NATO Summit Means for Putin
- Mirna Galic on the Role of Indo-Pacific Partners at the NATO Summit
- Mary Glantz on the NATO Summit and the Wagner Mutiny
June 2023
- Thomas Sheehy on U.S.-China Competition and Africa’s Critical Minerals
- Vikram Singh on Indian Prime Minister Modi’s U.S. Visit
- Keith Mines on the Crises in Venezuela and Haiti
- Mona Yacoubian on Arab Normalization with Syria’s Assad
May 2023
- Carla Freeman on China’s Vision for a New Global Security Order
- Tamanna Salikuddin on Imran Khan’s Arrest and Pakistan’s Political Crisis
- Brian Harding on Renewed U.S.-Philippines Ties
- Andrew Wells-Dang on U.S.-Vietnam Relations 48 Years After the War
April 2023
- Susan Stigant on the U.S. Response to the Fighting in Sudan
- Dean Cheng on U.S.-China Tensions Over Taiwan
- Ambassador William Taylor on Ukraine’s Spring Offensive
- Thomas Sheehy on Vice President Kamala Harris’ Visit to Africa
March 2023
- Andrew Cheatham on the 2023 Summit for Democracy
- Keith Mines on Securing Haiti’s Political Future
- Mona Yacoubian on the Assad Regime’s Hold in Syria
- Ambassador Makila James on Nigeria’s Elections
February 2023
- Ambassador William Taylor on the Anniversary of Russia’s War on Ukraine
- Andrew Wells-Dang on U.S.-Vietnam Ties 50 Years After the Paris Peace Accords
- Carla Freeman on U.S.-China Strategic Competition in Space
- Robert Barron on the Violence in the West Bank
January 2023
- Sameer Lalwani on the Future of U.S.-India Relations
- Thomas Hill on the U.N. Mission in Libya
- Mona Yacoubian on Russia’s Diminishing Role in Syria
- Mirna Galic on Japan’s New National Security Strategy
- Ambassador William Taylor on the Future of U.S. Assistance to Ukraine
December 2022
- Donald Jensen on the Latest Wave of Russian Rocket Attacks in Ukraine
- Joseph Sany on the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
- Andrew Scobell on China’s Zero-COVID Protests
November 2022
- Tamanna Salikuddin on Pakistan’s New Military Chief
- Mary Glantz on the G20 Summit
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on Israel’s Election
- Tegan Blaine on the COP27 Climate Conference
- Knox Thames on the Role of Religion in the Ukraine War
October 2022
- Andrew Scobell on China’s National Party Congress
- Frank Aum on North Korea’s Provocations
- Keith Mines on Blinken’s Trip to Latin America
- Mary Glantz on Putin’s Escalating Threats Against Ukraine and the West
September 2022
- Brian Harding on the First U.S.-Pacific Islands Summit
- Joseph Sany on the International Day of Peace
- Andrew Cheatham on the Importance of the U.N. General Assembly
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq’s Deepening Political Stalemate
August 2022
- Belquis Ahmadi on Afghanistan a Year After the Taliban Takeover
- Mary Speck on Nicaragua’s Democratic Backsliding
- Andrew Watkins on the One-Year Anniversary of Taliban Takeover
- Asfandyar Mir on the Taliban Harboring al-Qaida Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
- Tamanna Salikuddin on the Crisis in Sri Lanka
July 2022
- Elie Abouaoun on Tunisia’s New Constitution
- Ambassador William Taylor on the State of Russia’s War with Ukraine
- Ambassador Hesham Youssef on Biden’s Trip to the Middle East
- Juan Diaz-Prinz on Incentivizing Peace Talks in Ukraine
June 2022
- Donald Jensen on the NATO and G-7 Summits
- Leo Siebert on the State of Tunisia’s Democracy
- Keith Mines on the Summit of the Americas
- Steve Hege on Colombia's Presidential Runoff Vote
May 2022
- Carla Freeman on Biden’s Asia Diplomacy
- Frank Aum on Biden’s Visit to South Korea and Japan
- Daniel Markey on Strategic Stability in Southern Asia
- Brian Harding on the U.S.-ASEAN Summit
- Lauren Baillie on Accountability for Atrocities in Ukraine
April 2022
- Heather Ashby on How African Countries Have Reacted to Russia’s War in Ukraine
- Jason Tower on What the Ukraine War Means for Myanmar
- Tamanna Salikuddin on the Fall of Pakistan’s Imran Khan
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on Israel’s ‘Groundbreaking’ Summit
March 2022
- Donald Jensen on Russia’s Stalled Offensive in Ukraine
- Andrew Scobell on Comparing Russia-Ukraine to China’s Aggression Toward Taiwan
- Donald Jensen on the Latest from Russia’s War in Ukraine
- William Taylor on the Latest from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
February 2022
- Elizabeth Murray on Peacebuilding and the Global Disability Summit
- Tegan Blaine on Climate Change and Peacebuilding
- Priscilla Clapp on the Anniversary of Myanmar’s Coup
January 2022
- Gavin Helf on the Aftermath of Kazakhstan’s Unrest
- William Taylor on the Crisis in Ukraine
- Billy Ford on Myanmar’s Resistance Movement
- Keith Mines on the Situation in Venezuela
December 2021
- Donald Jensen on the 30th Anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Fall
- Brian Harding on Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Southeast Asia
- Elie Abouaoun on Libya’s Elections
- William Taylor on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
- Joseph Sany on President Biden’s Democracy Summit
November 2021
- Knox Thames on the State of Global Religious Freedom
- Ambassador Makila James on Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Africa
- Tegan Blaine on the COP26 Summit
- Susan Stigant on the Deepening Conflict in Ethiopia
- Scott Worden on Afghanistan’s Dire Humanitarian and Economic Crises
October 2021
- Donald Jensen on Secretary Austin’s Visit to Georgia, Romania and Ukraine
- Keith Mines on Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Colombia
- Oge Onubogu on Democratic Concerns in West Africa
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq’s Elections
September 2021
- Corinne Graff on the U.N. General Assembly’s Theme of Resilience
- Dan Markey on the Quad Leaders’ Summit
- William Byrd on Afghanistan’s Economic Crisis
August 2021
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on a U.S.-Israel Relationship Reset
- Donald Jensen on Ukrainian President Zelensky’s Visit to the U.S.
- Tegan Blaine on How Climate Change Impacts Global Conflict
- Brian Harding on Defense Secretary Austin’s Trip to Vietnam
July 2021
- Bill Taylor on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Security
- Joseph Sany on the Turmoil in Ethiopia and China’s Role in Africa
- Megan Chabalowski on the USIP Peace Teachers Program
- Tamanna Salikuddin on U.S.-Pakistan Relations
June 2021
- Priscilla Clapp on the Violent Fallout from Myanmar’s Coup
- Donald Jensen on the Biden-Putin Summit
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq’s Progress and Problems
May 2021
December 2020
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on Israel’s Political Crisis
- Jacob Stokes on China’s Influence in South Asia
- Steve Hege on Venezuela’s Elections
- Scott Smith on U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
November 2020
- Knox Thames on the State of Global Religious Freedom
- Susan Stigant on Ethiopia’s Escalating Civil Conflict
- Keith Mines on the Future of U.S. Latin America Policy
October 2020
- Kathleen Kuehnast on the 20th Anniversary of UN Resolution 1325
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on the Anniversary of Iraq’s Protests
- Ann Phillips on Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict
- Susan Stigant on Sudan’s Latest Peace Agreement
- Tyler Beckelman on the Virtual U.N. General Assembly
September 2020
- Scott Worden on Afghan Peace Talks
- Kathleen Kuehnast on the Inaugural Women Building Peace Award
- Don Jensen on Protests in Belarus and Russia’s Response
- Robert Barron on the Abraham Accord
August 2020
- Susan Stigant on Mali’s Military Coup
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on the New Iraqi Prime Minister’s U.S. Visit
- Osama Gharizi on the Aftermath of the Beirut Explosion
- Ambassador Hesham Youssef on a New Middle East Peace Quartet
July 2020
- Jason Klocek on International Religious Freedom
- Brian Harding on U.S.-China Competition in Southeast Asia
- Nancy Lindborg on the Women Building Peace Award Finalists
- Andrew Wilder on the Latest from Afghanistan
- Thomas Hill on Libya’s New Stalemate
June 2020
- Keith Mines on Venezuela’s Spiraling Humanitarian Crisis
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Dialogue
- Elie Abouaoun on Lebanon’s Deepening Crisis
- Vikram Singh on Tensions Along the China-India Border
May 2020
- Jacob Stokes on China’s Hong Kong Policy
- Patricia Kim on China and Coronavirus in the Red Sea Arena
- Tyler Beckelman on Cooperation to Combat Coronavirus
April 2020
- Jonathan Pinckney on Social Movements and Coronavirus
- Susan Hayward on Religion and Coronavirus
- Frank Aum on North Korea and Coronavirus
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on Israel’s Political Turmoil and the Coronavirus Crisis
- Steve Hege on Venezuela and Colombia During Coronavirus
March 2020
- Nancy Lindborg on the Impact of Coronavirus in Fragile States
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iran and Iraq Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
- Mona Yacoubian on Syria’s Future After Nine Years of Conflict
- Belquis Ahmadi on Afghan Women and the Peace Process
February 2020
- Vikram Singh on President Trump’s Trip to India
- Scott Worden on Afghan Elections and the Peace Process
- Payton Knopf on What’s Ahead for the Horn of Africa in 2020
- Dr. Elie Abouaoun on the Situation in Syria
January 2020
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan
- Thomas Hill on Libya Peace Talks in Berlin
- Nancy Lindborg on the Iran Crisis and its Impact on Iraq and Afghanistan
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on U.S.-Iran Tensions
- Dr. Elie Abouaoun on Iraq and U.S.-Iran Tensions
December 2019
- Maria Stephan on What We Get Wrong About Protest Movements
- Frank Aum on the Year in North Korea Diplomacy
- Steve Hege on Colombia’s Protests and Stalled Peace
November 2019
- Nancy Lindborg on the Role of People Power in Global Security
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on the Latest with the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Scott Smith on What’s Next in the Afghan Peace Process
- Nate Wilson on Libya’s Protracted Conflict
October 2019
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq, Syria and ISIS
- Mona Yacoubian on the Rapidly Evolving Situation in Syria
- Susan Stigant on Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize Winner
- Steve Hege on the Latest in Venezuela and Colombia
September 2019
- Leo Siebert on Tunisia’s Presidential Elections
- Jill Welch on the Peace Day Challenge
- Nancy Lindborg on a New Prevention Policy 18 Years After 9/11
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq Amid Rising Tensions in the Middle East
August 2019
- Scott Worden on a U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal
- Frank Aum on the Latest on North Korea Nuclear Negotiations
- Jacob Stokes on China's Credibility Problem
- Thomas Hill on Libya and Tunisia in Transition
- Leanne Erdberg on Violent Extremist Disengagement and Reconciliation
- Moeed Yusuf on Imran Khan's Visit to Washington
July 2019
- Megan Chabalowski on USIP's Peace Teachers Program
- Scott Smith on the Afghan Peace Process
- Kathleen Kuehnast on Women in Conflict Zones
- Frank Aum on North Korea Nuclear Negotiations
June 2019
May 2019
- Maria Stephan on Today’s Nonviolent Movements
- Payton Knopf on the Stakes in Sudan
- Belquis Ahmadi on the Afghan Peace Process
- Leanne Erdberg on the Psychology Behind Terrorism
- Thomas Hill on the Upheaval in North Africa
April 2019
- Amb. Bill Taylor on Ukraine's Presidential Elections
- Susan Stigant on the Turmoil in Sudan
- Nancy Lindborg on Iraq Rebuilding After ISIS
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty 40 Years Later
March 2019
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on the Challenges Facing Iraq's New Government
- Amb. Bill Taylor on Russia's Annexation of Crimea
- Patricia Kim on North Korea Diplomacy
- Amb. Richard Olson on the India-Pakistan Crisis
February 2019
- Nancy Lindborg on a New Prevention Paradigm
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on the Warsaw Conference
- Oge Onubogu on Nigeria's Elections
- Andrew Wilder on the Afghan Peace Process
January 2019
December 2018
- Kathleen Kuehnast on the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Elie Abouaoun on Iraq a Year After the Fall of ISIS
- Ambassador Chester Crocker on President Bush’s Legacy
November 2018
- Bill Taylor on Russia’s Seizure of Ukrainian Ships
- Moeed Yusuf on the 10th Anniversary of the Mumbai Attacks
- Johnny Walsh on Election Season in Afghanistan
- Thomas Hill on Libya
October 2018
- Charles North on Russia in Ukraine
- Vikram Singh on the South China Sea
- Scott Worden on Afghanistan’s Elections
- Mona Yacoubian on the State of Play in Syria
- Jonas Claes on Election Risk in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine
September 2018
- Philippe Leroux-Martin on Russia’s Intentions in Macedonia and Kosovo
- Amb. Joseph Yun on the Latest with North Korea
- Nancy Lindborg on Addressing Extremism in Fragile States
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq’s Government Formation
August 2018
- Frank Aum on North Korea Negotiations
- Johnny Walsh on Peace in Afghanistan
- Payton Knopf on the Geopolitical Tensions in the Red Sea
- Mona Yacoubian on Syria
- Susan Hayward on Advancing Religious Freedom
July 2018
- Moeed Yusuf on Pakistan’s Elections
- Nancy Lindborg on Libya’s Role in the Migrant Crisis
- Ezra Shearer on a Year as a Peace Teacher
- Ambassador Bill Taylor on Russia and NATO
June 2018
- Susan Stigant on South Sudan
- Steve Hege on Colombia’s Election
- Scott Worden on the Taliban in Afghanistan
- Frank Aum on the North Korea Summit
May 2018
- Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq's Elections
- Moeed Yusuf on the Nuclear Stalemate in South Asia
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on the Tumult Between Israelis and Palestinians
- Bill Taylor on Russian Elections and Putin's Longevity
- Nancy Lindborg on Nigeria's Central Role in Africa
April 2018
- Scott Worden on the Taliban in Afghanistan
- Osama Gharizi on U.S. Objectives in Syria
- Steve Hege on Colombia's Progress Towards Peace
- Mike Yaffe on Iraq and Syria Event
March 2018
- Ambassador Bill Taylor on the Alleged Russian Use of Chemical Weapons
- Dr. Kathleen Kuehnast on International Women’s Month
- Johnny Walsh on U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Visit to the U.S.
February 2018
- Nancy Lindborg on the State of Play in Iraq
- Frank Aum on the Korean Peninsula After the Olympic Games
- Moeed Yusuf on U.S.-Pakistan Relations
- Scott Worden on the Effects of the Taliban and ISIS Attacks in Afghanistan
January 2018
- Maria Stephan on Iranian Protests
- Ambassador Bill Taylor on the Escalation of Conflict in Ukraine
- Mona Yacoubian on the Changing Dynamics in Syria
- Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on Vice President Mike Pence’s Visit to the Middle East
December 2017
November 2017
- Nancy Lindborg Discusses the Rohingya Crisis in Burma
- Scott Worden on the Asia Foundation’s 13th Annual Survey of the Afghan People
- Mona Yacoubian Discusses the Liberation of Raqqa
October 2017
- Carla Koppell on U.N. Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
- Neil Kritz Discusses the Pending Hamas and Fatah Agreement
- Sarhang Hamasaeed Discusses Recent Events in Kirkuk
- Nancy Lindborg on Negotiations with North Korea
- Jonas Claes on Liberia and Kenya’s Elections