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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the U.S. has received unprecedented coverage in recent times. Watched by adversaries and friends alike, the trip led to a further strengthening of U.S.-India relations. The relationship between the world’s largest and the oldest democracy...
Organized criminal groups from China operating on the Thai-Myanmar border are threatening internet users worldwide with online scams and financial fraud, using trafficked “cyber slaves” to carry out their crimes, according to a new report by the congressionally established United States...
Van sat down with China watcher Carla Freeman (US Institute of Peace) to explore this thing Xi Jinping announced last year called the “Global Security Initiative,” which turned into a larger discussion about how China thinks about security and international order generally. The catalyst...
Africa News Tonight: Today is World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations to honor people forced from their homes around the globe. With Mali’s demand on Friday that UN peacekeepers leave, there are worries the 10-year mission aimed at protecting civilians will unravel and the...
There is no indication that the Wagner Group’s failed rebellion lead to any gaps in Russia’s defenses in Ukraine. But it could have a debilitating effect on moral amongst Russian soldiers and Vladimir Putin’s image as an invincible strongman. Former Ambassador William Taylor outlines what...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan together for several days of peace talks in Washington, as residents of the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan say they have been cut off from food, medicine and gas. VOA’s Senior...
Prior to the short lived Russian insurrection, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner group, was told that his group would have to cease operations in Ukraine. This comes after Prigozhin's refusal to sign new defense contracts with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu...
As Myanmar government troops clashed with armed, pro-democracy resistance forces in the country's northwestern Sagaing region in June, concern rose over the dangers lurking beneath the ground, particularly around a Chinese-run copper mine in the area, reported Nikkei Asia...
Ye Myo Hein told The Times that the recent inclusion of Burma Act language in the NDAA was “perceived by Beijing as an increased U.S. involvement in Myanmar and a threat to China’s interests.” Jason Tower, director of the Burma program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, is among those suggesting...
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