Sunday, February 7, 2021
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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.
In Memoriam: George P. Shultz
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) mourns the death of George P. Shultz, a World War II veteran, economist, and academic whose expertise earned him prominent cabinet-level appointments during the Nixon and Reagan administrations. As President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, Secretary Shultz helped to shape U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy at a pivotal moment in history.
Singapore deal Moon wants Biden to inherit was flawed: US experts - The Korea Herald
North Korean experts said Thursday it would be a mistake for US President Joe Biden to build on the 2018 Singapore agreement to address North Korea’s denuclearization. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has suggested Washington start...
U.S. Perceptions of China in the Pandemic Era and Implications for U.S. Policy - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
American perceptions of China have plummeted in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, accelerating the steady decline of China’s image among ordinary Americans that began around 2018. Public opinion is now more aligned with...
Egypt – UAE: Has Libya come between the longtime allies? - The Africa Report
Through thick and thin, the United Arab Emirates has been a longtime supporter of Egypt in the fight to defeat political Islam, until now. Libya has shown itself to be the one thing that will divide these longtime allies. When the whole world frowned at...
Could Kazakhstan Efforts to Repatriate Foreign Fighters Be a Model? - Voice of America
Kazakhstan has been leading the way in repatriating Kazakh foreign fighters and their families held in Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps in northeastern Syria, with experts debating whether such efforts could be a model for other countries that have citizens held in...
Uganda Election Challenges - Voice of America
Although Ugandans voted in presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the refusal by President Yoweri Museveni’s government to allow most election observers and the media to monitor the vote has had many democracy advocates deeply concerned. There have also been several incidents of violence against...
Uganda's election: A tense wait as Bobi Wine says outlook "looks good" - Axios
Ugandans faced a stark choice at the ballot box Thursday between strongman Yoweri Museveni and singer-turned-opposition icon Bobi Wine, who was just 3 years old when Museveni took power 35 years ago. Why it matters: Wine has tapped into the discontent and aspirations of young people, particularly...
Ethiopia’s worsening crisis threatens regional, Mideast security - Al-Monitor
The Gulf Arabs recognize a strategic reality that has eluded the stove-piped US foreign and security policy bureaucracy for too long: The Horn of Africa is an integral part of the Middle East’s security landscape, and increasingly so. No country demonstrates this more clearly than...
USIP Condemns Attack on U.S. Capitol, Calls for Recommitment to America’s Democratic Principles
On January 29, USIP will convene top U.S. foreign policy and national security leaders for a bipartisan event to renew the U.S. commitment to the peaceful transition of power.
British Forces News Wednesday - Forces News
USIP's Senior Expert for Afghanistan Johnny Walsh discusses intra-Afghan talks and the...