Friday, December 8, 2023
Press
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.
Exceptional violence is just that: an exception - Baltimore Sun
In the midst of the Second Intifada, in summer 2001, I was living at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Signs in store windows offered discounts for the “brave tourists” who ventured inside despite the growing violence.
It ZEE TV’s Those Who Made It Episode 3 to Feature Frank Islam - ZEE TV
Today, Frank Islam is regarded as a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, civic leader and thought leader in both his home county and the United States. On this week’s episode of Those Who Made It, airing exclusively on ZEE TV, viewers will learn...
What the New York Attack Says About ISIS Now - The New Yorker
Shortly after the terrorist attack in New York on Tuesday, a new account, @cnnbrea, which described itself as “CNN Breaking News,” appeared on Twitter. Its crude, explicit and ungrammatical tweets vowed more...
Corridors Of Power - Star Kenya
Are there foreigners quietly reaching out to Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) and Raila Odinga as a way of laying the ground for national dialogue? We are told that diplomats based in Nairobi and a former African President are involved in quiet diplomacy that, if it succeeds, will see both sides...
Do Protests Work? - University News Saint Louis
Last month, former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted of the 2011 murder of Anthony Lamar Smith, a black man. The decision launched a weekend of protests that engulfed our city and campus, and served as another episode...
Pakistan being discriminated over NSG membership: Janjua - The Nation
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Tuesday said that Pakistan was facing discrimination regarding its desired membership of the privileged Nuclear Suppliers Group. Speaking at a one-day national seminar on “Strengthening strategic export controls by internal compliance” here, she said Pakistan was the most suitable applicant for the NSG.
VOA-USIP film screening: “Boko Haram: Journey from Evil” - Broadcasting Board of Governors
The impacts of Boko Haram have reverberated across the breadth of Nigeria. Citizens, especially in areas directly affected by the conflict, are finding innovative ways to successfully resist the insurgency. Beyond the despair and destruction, three women are working to...
U.S. Department of State Opens Applications for Boldline, an Accelerator Program for Public-Private Partnerships - Newsroom America
The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships (S/GP), has opened the application process for the first Boldline P3 Accelerator, which will support and scale innovative public-private partnerships (P3s) from around the world. The competition is open to participants from...
What would it take to end terrorism? - Minnesota Public Radio
While terrorism may feel like a fact of life in many parts of the globe, what would it take to end it? Robin Wright, a journalist and joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, explored that question in a recent article for the New Yorker.
Carla Koppell on Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security - SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124
Carla Koppell spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 for the protection of women and girls in addition to their participation in peace negotiations. Koppell’s analysis included the remaining work to be done for including women...