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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.
Is China eyeing a second military base in Africa as the US struggles to maintain one in Niger? - Chatham House UK
For over three decades, every Chinese foreign minister’s first overseas trip of the year has been to Africa.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Doubles Down on Hostility With South - Newsweek
North Korea has dismantled an influential organization formed to promote eventual reunification with the South, with Pyongyang-Seoul relations at their most fraught in decades.
What is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack? - NPR
The death toll from an attack on a concert hall in Moscow continues to rise. U.S. officials say they believe an organization known as ISIS-K, or the Islamic State Khorasan Province...
ISIS-K, Group Tied to Moscow Attack, Has Grown Bolder and More Violent - The New York Times
The militant group violently opposes the Taliban leaders of Afghanistan, where it is based. It is increasingly targeting foreign foes.
Putin Condemns Ukraine for Deadly Attack - News Nation's Morning in America
Putin condemns Ukraine for deadly attack.
Dean Cheng provides an “Update on China: Lawfare, Technology and More” - Lawfire Podcast
Interested in getting an update on China and U.S. national security? Want to know more about “the issues of industrial standards, political norms, and China”?
How Ukraine war distracted Moscow from Isis-K threat - Financial Times
The Islamist group Isis was quick to claim responsibility for Friday’s bloody attack on a Moscow concert hall — yet in his address to the nation after the assault, President Vladimir Putin...
Moscow seeks to blame Kyiv for Isis concert hall attack - Sky News
Friday’s bloody attack on a Moscow concert hall has been claimed by the terror group Isis, but Russian propagandists have sought to blame Ukraine.
Q&A: Peace Institute Official Discusses Rising Transnational Crime in Myanmar - VOA
In a recent interview with VOA via Zoom, Jason Tower, the U.S. Institute of Peace country director for Myanmar, discussed escalating transnational crime in that country, particularly...
Iraqi Foreign Minister arrives in Washington ahead of meetings with US officials - The National (UAE)
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived in Washington on Friday ahead of meetings next week with US officials.