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.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials have watched with some anxiety as billions of American dollars flowed into the country, well aware of Kyiv’s history of political corruption and fearing that aid might be siphoned off for personal gain. The ouster of several top officials from Ukraine’s government...
FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations...
In his remarks marking the 80th Anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis at the Battle of Stalingrad, Vladimir Putin twisted reality and gave a warped version of events, saying his war of conquest in Ukraine is a continuation of the Soviet defense of Stalingrad. The dark irony being that, in Russia’s present war, Ukraine is making the mighty defense, and Russia is playing the part of the inhumane invaders. “Ukrainians, like the...
On January 19, Pantsir-S1 air defense systems began appearing conspicuously on the roofs of buildings in central Moscow. Days earlier, more sophisticated S-400 surface-to-air missile systems were spotted in parks outside of the downtown area. While Ukraine has offered no indication that it is preparing to strike the Russian capital, the sudden appearance of additional air defense assets suggests that Kremlin officials sense...
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...
Vladimir Putin insists that Ukraine is not really sovereign nor even a nation but is actually just a wayward part of Russia that he is determined to reabsorb. Ukraine’s resolute march toward Europe terrifies Putin. When, in 2014, the Russia-leaning then–Ukrainian president...
President Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today “to underscore that the United States will never recognize Russia’s purported annexation of Ukrainian territory"...
A steady supply of Western military equipment could enable Ukraine to surpass Russian military stockpiles as the war unfolds, thus neutralizing a key advantage for the Kremlin and establishing a substantial military buffer between NATO and Russia . “We can see that we receive weapons even from those countries who...
Air raid sirens are sounding out across multiple regions in Ukraine again on Tuesday with the emergency services warning of more Russian strikes, a day after a series of Russian attacks left at least 19 people dead and over 100 injured. Ukrainian officials reported that energy infrastructure in the western city of...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined CBS News to discuss Moscow's strategy in Ukraine...