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.
A study group convened by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has made multiple recommendations for the US government to support mutually beneficial public and private partnerships...
A report from the Washington-based United States Institute of Peace USIP says the US must refine its Africa policy with a focus on critical minerals, including boosting its diplomatic...
2024 is the biggest global election year in history and the future of democracy is on every ballot. But amid an international backsliding in democratic norms, including in countries with...
Ukraine’s military had only one Bohdana artillery cannon in its arsenal when Russia invaded the country two years ago.
The United States is "incredibly concerned" over Russia's veto last week of a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution meant to extend the mandate of an expert panel monitoring the...
Less than a year after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan following the chaotic US withdrawal in 2021, US president Joe Biden vowed the country that once harboured Osama bin Laden...
There has been a wave of attacks across Pakistan in recent weeks by militant groups operating in the region that have widely varying objectives.
In February, the State Department reported that Russia is noncompliant with the monitoring and verification provisions of New START, with implications for its central arms limits.
The devastating March 22 terrorist attack on a packed concert hall in the Moscow suburbs brought Afghanistan abruptly back into the spotlight, as suspicions quickly fell on the ISIS branch in the country.
With an economy so reliant on oil, Iraq has long faced a tough balancing act between the short-term gains that can come from ramping up production and the long-term problems that can arise from overproduction.