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 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."
A new peace deal between the Bangui government and 13 major rebel groups in the Central African Republic is being met with criticism and skepticism domestically. The agreement signed Monday in Rome promised an immediate cease-fire in exchange for political representation for the rebels.
The U.S. Institute of Peace learned today that a forged letter, purportedly from the Institute, is circulating on social media, containing commentary about the forthcoming national elections in Kenya.
The Trump administration’s Afghanistan policy review provides an opportunity to confront a central truth: No strategy, even with more troops, will succeed without reducing Pakistan’s support for the Afghan Taliban and the affiliated Haqqani network that is responsible for some of the deadliest attacks against the United States and its partners in Afghanistan.
Afghan analyst Andrew Wilder at the U.S. Institute of Peace said it was unclear whether sending an additional 4,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan would be effective in turning back the insurgency.
Nearly Two years have passed since Iran and the major world powers reached a diplomatic agreement in Vienna over the Islamic Republic’s deeply disputed nuclear activity. Under the terms of that accord, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Tehran promised to roll back significant elements of its programme in return for the lifting of various international sanctions.
Stephen Rademaker spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about his co-authored op-ed appearing in the The Hill that argued the unique benefits and role USIP plays in conflict zones.
(RNS) Advocates in the United Church of Christ sent hundreds of letters to their members of Congress last week with one message: “If the budget is a moral document, we have lost our way.”
USIP President Nancy Lindborg spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about World Refugee Day. Lindborg discussed the drivers forcing millions to become refugees or internally displaced people.
Our generals will be the first to tell you it’s cheaper to prevent a war than fight one. Lawmakers should keep this in mind as they face an unusually complex budgetary environment this year.