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.
The rapid escalation of violence by Iranian proxies against the US and Israel in the Middle East since Oct. 7 is the result of a failure of deterrence that reaches back into years of US foreign policy shifts and the lack of direct action against Iran for its aggressive behavior in that time, according to former top US general in the Middle East...
The leaders of Turkiye and Egypt on Sunday met formally for the first time in more than a decade, on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The meeting in the Indian capital New Delhi between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi marked a...
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded a refugee camp in the Palestinian Authority (PA)-ruled territories in the West Bank. The raid killed two Palestinians and left several others wounded, some with serious injuries. The raid came hours after a joint statement by...
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said, “a two-state solution is a win-win situation” between his country and Israel. His comments came via taped remarks during the J Street National Conference. Other speakers included Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and Senator-elect Peter Welch (D-VT), with each expressing support for a two-state solution while condemning the...
In an interview with Ahram Online, Youssef discussed the current US administration’s foreign policy for the Middle East and the new dynamics in the relationship between individual Arab states and Washington. Ahram Online (AO): Having heard what US President Joe Biden said about Washington’s interest to leave...
While many may be dismissive of the two-state solution, there are no viable alternatives for peace between Israel and Palestine
As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continued his diplomatic mission to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza’s 2 million people, ordinary Israelis and Palestinians faced the consequences of...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East Monday after a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas went into effect early Friday. This is Blinken’s first trip to the region as the top U.S. diplomat. He will meet with...
"The whole point is to see how we can go beyond a ceasefire." USIP's Ambassador Hesham Youssef says that Israel and Gaza need not only a ceasefire, but long-term sustainable change.
Let's now speak to Ambassador Hesham Youssef who is the Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace. He joins us from Washington. Ambassador, it is very good to have you with us. Thank you for your patience. First of all, how do you view this current conflict compared to...