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.
Tunisia’s parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi narrowly survived a confidence vote after being accused of having exceeded the authority of his position. The closed vote showed 97 members in favour of the speaker’s removal, 12 votes shy of...
ISIS militants in Afghanistan carried out a brazen attack on a prison located in the Eastern parts of the country Sunday night. As The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports, the attack, which went on for about 20 hours, raises questions about security and peace talks.
In 21st century conflict, even the crisis hotline could become a weapon of war. There are growing fears among foreign policy specialists and military and intelligence officials that any new crisis communication systems with China — updated, tactical-level...
The U.S. Institute of Peace mourns the passing of former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, a decorated U.S. Air Force officer who admirably served multiple presidential administrations. Scowcroft, who died at 95, was an influential voice on U.S. foreign policy for decades.
China and Pakistan have begun an unprecedented intelligence-sharing arrangement in an attempt to secure Beijing's influence in Afghanistan at the expense of the American government, U.S. News has learned. The new relationship is the culmination of a series of previously unreported...
The massive explosions that rocked Beirut this week are posing a test for how the U.S. and international community provide humanitarian assistance amid frustration with corruption among Lebanon’s political leaders. The country was already seen on the brink of...
It was no coincidence that France's President Emmanuel Macron became the first western head of state to tour the remains of Beirut on Thursday (August 6). France's ties with Lebanon go back a long time. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed after World War I, France...
Naveed Mohammed, 14, doesn’t recall the rocket hitting his house or its explosion, but he remembers waking up covered in warm blood, his ears ringing, his legs...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Wednesday that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China — a dramatic step that could transform the...
The sustained plunge in global oil prices has brought deep, unexpected shifts on the geopolitical landscape, with impacts felt in the Arctic and the...