Asfandyar Mir on the Pakistani Taliban and Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions

Asfandyar Mir on the Pakistani Taliban and Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

By: Asfandyar Mir, Ph.D.

As Pakistani leaders quarrel with the neighboring Afghan Taliban over the demarcation of their shared border, USIP’s Asfandyar Mir says Pakistan’s own Taliban insurgency has “been boosted by the example of the Afghan Taliban … if things continue to escalate over the medium term, things become very difficult for Pakistan.”

Type: Podcast

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Tegan Blaine on Climate Change and Peacebuilding

Tegan Blaine on Climate Change and Peacebuilding

Thursday, February 10, 2022

By: Tegan Blaine, Ph.D.

After the annual PeaceCon featured climate change as one of the conference’s main themes, USIP’s Tegan Blaine says, “It’s no longer possible to say that climate change does not intersect with peacebuilding. The realities are there … we need to be more honest about what the likely impacts are going to be.”

Type: Podcast

Environment

Priscilla Clapp on the Anniversary of Myanmar’s Coup

Priscilla Clapp on the Anniversary of Myanmar’s Coup

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

By: Priscilla A. Clapp

A year after the military coup, Myanmar’s diverse opposition is working together on an alternative to military rule. USIP’s Priscilla Clapp says while “it will take years to bring a consensus about for this new government, it’s a very good start … we have hope that there can be unity there if they work on it.”

Type: Podcast

Conflict Analysis & PreventionDemocracy & Governance