Friday, December 8, 2023
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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.
Iraq Task Force: USIP Work Is Key in Anti-ISIS Plan
Defeating violent extremism in Iraq and securing U.S. interests in the country’s peaceful future requires a range of economic, political and military support, including more reconciliation initiatives such as those undertaken by the U.S. Institute of Peace, an Atlantic Council-led task force said in a report released today.
A real national security budget will keep the peace - USA Today
Donald Trump's budget would cut vital nonmilitary tools for helping avoid war
Trump's Budget Is American Caesarism - Foreign Policy
In the modern era of the U.S. quasi-imperial experiment, the State Department, USIP, and the Wilson Center have been vital foundations of national power designed to project our values for generations.
N. Carolina Students Connect with Ex-Secretary of State
The 50 North Carolina high school students taking classes in “Global Issues” and “Global Cultures” hadn’t thought much about Europe as an issue that needed their attention. But that was before their teacher, Matt Cone, decided to ask a secretary of state for advice. Four months of research and 100 interviews later, the Carrboro High School students were asking questions about U.S. relations with Turkey, contentious elections in Europe, and the effect of globalization on jobs and trade.
Does The Manchester Attack Show The Islamic State’s Strength Or Weakness? - The New Yorker
Ten hours after Salman Abedi blew himself up outside the Manchester Arena, where the American pop star Ariana Grande was performing, ISIS claimed a grisly attack that killed twenty-two people and injured dozens more. “With Allah’s grace and support, a soldier of the Khilafah (caliphate) managed to place explosive devices in the midst of the gatherings of the Crusaders in the British city of Manchester,” the group boasted on social messaging apps, in multiple languages. The odd thing—for a group that has usually been judicious about its claims and accurate in its facts—is that it got key details wrong.
The Lights Are Going Out In The Middle East - The New Yorker
The world’s most volatile region faces a challenge that doesn’t involve guns, militias, warlords, or bloodshed, yet is also destroying societies. The Middle East, though energy-rich, no longer has enough electricity. From Beirut to Baghdad, tens of millions of people now suffer daily outages, with a crippling impact on businesses, schools, health care, and other basic services, including running water and sewerage. Little works without electricity.
Dr. Naysan Rafati on elections in Iran - SiriusXM POTUS
Dr. Naysan Rafati, TAPIR fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 previewing the upcoming presidential elections in Iran between Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi. Rafati explained that among the top issues for the candidates were the economy, unemployment, and corruption.
Crisis In South Sudan Merits A High-Level U.S. Envoy, Proponents Say - NPR
PRINCETON LYMAN: There are an awful lot of special envoys that have been named over the years. And many of them are subject matter, and they could be folded into the regular bureaucracy. But when you have a complicated conflict situation that covers a lot of different countries and requires virtually nonstop attention, that's where you use a special envoy.
MERI interview with Mike Yaffe - Middle East Research Institute
Mike Yaffe, Vice President for Middle East and Africa at USIP, spoke to The Middle East Research Institute on Iraq.
Gandhara Podcast: Hekmatyar’s Return - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Andrew Wilder, vice president of the Asia Program at the United States Institute of Peace, and Michael Kugleman, a South Asia specialist at the Wilson Center, shared insights from Washington. RFE/RL Media Manager Muhammad Tahir moderated our discussion from the same town. I contributed from Prague.