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The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has proposed a “green pivot” for South Sudan, where solar energy could help decouple economic growth from the geopolitics of oil and gas. In a special report, it has identified three opportunities where solar could yield benefits. A donor-led transition is required.
Defense and foreign policy experts cautioned against repercussions after the Trump administration on Thursday announced it was halting security aid to Pakistan for lack of cooperation in fighting terrorism, an allegation Islamabad has rejected out rightly.
A donor-led shift from total reliance on diesel to renewable energy in South Sudan can deliver short-term humanitarian cost savings while creating a longer-term building block for peace in the form of a clean energy infrastructure, a new report shows. The report, supported by the Africa program at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), says switching...
The United States will suspend most of its security assistance to Pakistan, the State Department said Thursday, signaling the Trump administration’s intent to force the country to eliminate militant safe havens. The announcement came just days after President Trump...
The U.S. State Department has placed Pakistan on a "Special Watch List" for "severe violations of religious freedom," amid reports that Washington's plan to cut security assistance to that country. "The protection of religious freedom is vital to peace, stability, and prosperity. These designations are aimed...
Students in Amy Cameron’s class at Grandview High School are getting a lesson in peace this school year. The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) selected Grandview teacher Amy Cameron to serve in the 2017 Peace Teachers Program. The Peace Teachers Program is rooted in...
The recent election violence in Kenya and Honduras reveals a pattern that’s all too familiar: An incumbent campaigns on a platform of law and order and declares victory after a contested election. The opposition then cries foul, mobilizes its supporters, and nonviolent street protests turn deadly...
Moeed Yusuf spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 on the negative perception that the U.S. has about Pakistan's efforts in fighting terrorism. Yusuf discussed U.S.- Pakistan bilateral relations, the role of India and Afghanistan, and the possible effects from the American rhetoric towards Pakistan in the relationship.
South Korea is hoping to hold its first official diplomatic meeting with North Korea in more than two years. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Frank Aum, senior expert on North Korea at the United States Institute of Peace, about the upcoming meeting and the impact such high talks might have on...
In the early days of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini famously dismissed an aide’s concerns about rising inflation. Economics, the Supreme Leader quipped, was “for donkeys. The 1979 revolution was not about the price of watermelons.”