Friday, October 11, 2019
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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.
From warlord to Afghan presidential candidate - Associated Press
From American ally to U.S.-declared terrorist, and now a presidential candidate in Saturday’s polls, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s past is inextricably linked to Afghanistan’s volatile history over four decades of war. In an interview in his sprawling compound in the Afghan capital this week...
Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace - Associated Press
A presidential election that is days away in Afghanistan threatens the troubled nation’s best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war, former President Hamid Karzai told The Associated Press on Tuesday, comparing the vote to asking a heart patient to...
US Expert Says Rift Over Afghan Aid Imperils Prospects For Peace - TOLO News
In an interview with TOLOnews on Sunday, William Byrd, former head of the World Bank, lent credence to the claim against the current administration that changes in government positions a year ahead of a presidential election are politically motivated...
Tunisian autocrat Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile - Al Jazeera
Tunisia's overthrown President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland. He was 83. He had been in intensive care in a hospital for three months after battling prostate cancer for years. "Ben Ali just...
Understanding China’s Military Expansion - Pacific Council on International Policy
Chairman Nunes, Ranking Member Schiff, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the topic of China’s military expansion, an issue of great consequence for the United States and the rest of the world. I will begin my remarks by...
Taliban want US deal, but some in bigger hurry than others - Associated Press
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others. Taliban negotiators were at odds with their Council of Leaders, or shura, about whether to travel to Camp David even before...
National service can unite us again - The Hill
We have a trust problem in America. Only 31 percent of citizens say that others can be trusted. At the same time, the number of hate groups in America has more than doubled since 1999. In the past several months alone, from El Paso to Gilroy, this lack of trust has manifested...
On Sept. 11, the U.S. military wrestles with wars that won't go away - Washington Post
Speaking at the site where an airliner ripped into the Pentagon 18 years ago, President Trump said Wednesday that the United States is hitting “our enemy harder than they have ever hit before,” days after he called off negotiations aimed at winding down...
18 years after 9/11: Terrorism needs to be prevented at the source - USA Today
On Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida terrorists killed nearly 3,000 Americans. Eighteen years later, we remain deeply concerned about the threat of another large scale terrorist attack. We are concerned because terrorist violence continues to grow and spread. The Middle East and Sahel...