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.
Iraq’s Prime Minister al-Abadi has increased public confidence in the country’s military, but corruption remains an obstacle to his effort to improve governance and stabilize Iraq, USIP's Sarhang Hamasaeed told SiriusXM Radio. Al-Abadi sees consistent support from the Trump administration as essential to a stabilizing Iraq following the war against ISIS, Hamasaeed says.
By the end of our interview, Nagl was effusive. “USIP prevents wars from happening and ends them sooner, on terms more favorable to the United States. It keeps American soldiers alive,” he annunciated slowly. “USIP understands how wars end.”
From the America Abroad series: Joshua Johnson of 1A hosts a "Town Hall" about Iraq's future. In May, Iraqis went to the polls to elect a new national parliament. It was the first election since the defeat of ISIS in Iraq.
Iraqi demonstrators clashed with security forces in Basra on Tuesday after blocking the governorate's headquarters amid widespread protests against corruption and poor public services. The country, in political limbo ahead of forming a new government, has been...
As the world’s ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ festers, the local dynamics of the conflict remain overshadowed. Yemen’s ongoing conflict began in 2014 when Houthi rebels stormed the country’s capital, Sana’a, which led Saudi Arabia to form a coalition in an attempt restore...
When Iraqis last headed to the polls for parliamentary elections four years ago, ISIS militants were on their way to violently claim large parts of the country's territory. This weekend, residents will be voting for the first time since victory over the insurgency was declared.
Since 2003, Iranian influence has deepened in Iraq through a wide array of Shiite militias. Several militia leaders and politicians spent years in exile in Tehran during Saddam Hussein’s reign in the 1980s and 1990s. One of Iraq’s most powerful armed groups, the Badr Organization, was formed in 1982 by Iraqi exiles to fight Hussein with the support of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The U.S.-backed military operation to rescue Mosul from the grip of ISIS appears to be on the brink of success. But a military victory over the extremist group is only the beginning of building a stable Iraq, a country where current conditions could incubate an "ISIS 2.0."
لقاء مع مدير برامج الشرق الأوسط في معهد السلام الأميركي سرهنك حمه سعيد قضاء الإقليم يصدر مذكرة اعتقال بحق 11 نائبا وقياديا في فصائل الحشد الشعبي ردا على مذكرات مماثلة بحق مسؤولين أكراد
Sarhang Hamasaeed spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about the tense week in which the Iraq Army and Kurdish forces clashed in the disputed area of Kirkuk. Hamasaeed explained since ISIS has been...