Q&A: The Risks of Isolationism

Monday, February 13, 2012

By: Stephen Hadley

USIP’s Steve Hadley, former national security adviser to President George W. Bush, discusses the risks of isolationism, and why the U.S. must remain engaged in the world, despite domestic economic constraints.

Type: Analysis

Europe’s Refugee Flood Shows Urgent Need for Action on Middle East

Europe’s Refugee Flood Shows Urgent Need for Action on Middle East

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley joined U.S. Institute of Peace President Nancy Lindborg, a U.K. foreign secretary-turned humanitarian advocate and other experts in calling for U.S., European and other world leaders to accelerate assistance to refugees in the Middle East and reinvigorate efforts to end the conflicts that drive them out of their homes in the first place.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal PolicyFragility & ResilienceHuman Rights

U.S. Envoy Feldman Urges Continued Support to Solidify Afghan Gains

U.S. Envoy Feldman Urges Continued Support to Solidify Afghan Gains

Thursday, August 6, 2015

By: Fred Strasser

The U.S. can’t assess yet the precise impact the confirmed death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar will have on the group’s talks with the Afghan government, but officials do believe the insurgency faces a more stable and united administration than at any time in the past six years, according to Dan Feldman, the outgoing U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Type: Analysis

Violent Extremism

Nuclear Flashpoints: US-Iran Tensions Over Timetables and Terms

Nuclear Flashpoints: US-Iran Tensions Over Timetables and Terms

Thursday, June 12, 2014

By: Garrett Nada

Another round of diplomatic talks over Iran’s nuclear program with six world powers starts June 16. Despite the promise of a potential deal, the most recent round of negotiations exposed the still-deep divisions between the two sides on basic questions. A final agreement will have to establish timetables and settle on interpretation of terms, among other critical issues.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Terrorism has “Changed Dramatically” Since 9/11, Experts say Bipartisan Solutions Needed

Terrorism has “Changed Dramatically” Since 9/11, Experts say Bipartisan Solutions Needed

Thursday, September 13, 2018

By: USIP Staff

Despite counterterrorism efforts that have “thwarted dozens of plots and thoroughly disrupted terrorist capabilities,” we “cannot rest” in our efforts to prevent violent extremism, said Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats Tuesday night at an event at the U.S. Institute of Peace. The event, co-hosted by USIP and the Bipartisan Policy Center on the 17th anniversary of 9/11, recognized 9/11 Commission chairs Gov. Thomas Kean and Rep. Lee Hamilton for their work leading the Commission and for continuing this work through the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States.

Type: Analysis

Fragility & Resilience

Panel Urges New View of Middle East Refugees

Panel Urges New View of Middle East Refugees

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

By: Fred Strasser

The refugee crisis that has spread to Europe and the breakdown of the Middle East’s century-old political order demand new thinking about the economic role of displaced people and a reassessment of donor strategies to rebuild societies in conflict, a working group convened by the U.S. Institute of Peace concluded. The panel’s report, developed under USIP’s Manal Omar and Elie Abouaoun as part of Atlantic Council’s Middle East Strategy Task Force, calls for refugees to be viewed as potential e...

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionViolent ExtremismEnvironmentFragility & ResilienceHuman RightsEconomics

At a Time of Tests, Security Advisors Discuss Threats to U.S. and Global Security

At a Time of Tests, Security Advisors Discuss Threats to U.S. and Global Security

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

By: USIP Staff

The national security advisors to Presidents Biden and Trump discussed the main security threats and challenges to the United States, including China, Russia and Iran. In the shadow of a turbulent transition, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his predecessor, Ambassador Robert O’Brien, spoke together in a rare policy dialogue between officials of the Biden and Trump administrations.

Type: Analysis

Global Policy

New START Debate Spotlights Strategic Posture Commission Guidance

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

By: Brian Rose

With the U.S. Senate’s ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the United States and Russia now await the Russian parliament’s likely ratification to make important reductions in their strategic nuclear arsenals.  Throughout debate, senators on both sides of the aisle cited the findings and recommendations of the 2009 Strategic Posture Commission, chaired by former secretaries of defense William Perry and James Schlesinger.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal Policy