Action, Not Words, Needed to Improve Ukraine's Investment Climate

Action, Not Words, Needed to Improve Ukraine's Investment Climate

Friday, November 20, 2015

By: Colin Cleary;  Ambassador William B. Taylor

Ukraine must not remain a country of great but unrealized potential. The International Monetary Fund package and other foreign assistance are helping stabilize Ukraine’s economy, but only an attractive business climate can result in the level of investment that will truly transform the country for the long term.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentGlobal PolicyEconomics

Ukraine: Putin Chooses His ‘Forever War’

Ukraine: Putin Chooses His ‘Forever War’

Thursday, February 24, 2022

By: Ambassador William B. Taylor

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s massive, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has received the immediate response promised by the United States and allied democracies: economic sanctions and solid support for Ukraine’s self-defense. While deterrence failed to divert Putin from war, its escalation remains a vital tool for the community of democracies to support Ukraine. The choice continues to be Putin’s—to stand down or to dive into an abyss of Europe’s most destructive war in eight decades. 

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal Policy

The Road to Successful Transition in Afghanistan: From Here to the December 2010 Review

The Road to Successful Transition in Afghanistan: From Here to the December 2010 Review

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

By: William B. Taylor;  Jr.;  J Alexander Thier

The next seven months leading up to the December policy review will be crucial for Afghanistan’s future; at that time the Obama administration—and the citizens of Afghanistan, the United States and ISAF nations—will make a judgment about progress towards stability there. Afghans and Americans need to set a course for success, and reach an agreement of what realistic, achievable progress means, and how to accomplish it.

Type: Peace Brief

Iraqi Voices Entering 2010

Iraqi Voices Entering 2010

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

By: Rusty Barber;  William B. Taylor;  Jr.

As the U.S. prepares to leave Iraq, USIP examines the impact of Iraq’s emerging civil society on politics, and what the U.S. can and should do to ensure continued progress.

Type: Peace Brief