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Nancy Linborg, President of the US Institute of Peace, said more countries should be included in the solution to the crisis. "We need to ensure that not only does the U.S. continue its commitment but that we get a larger collection of countries to help ...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has lost the battle for the hearts and minds of the predominantly Russian-speaking regions of eastern and southern Ukraine that remain under Kyiv's control. Support for those he calls "compatriots" has been at the core of Putin's stated rationale for intervention in Ukraine. Polls show, however, that a clear majority of these compatriots reject Putin's self-proclaimed right to intervene on their behalf. read more
But an abrupt change in U.S. policy may not be necessary, argued Colin Cookman, research program officer at the congressionally funded United States Institute of Peace, who has studied the Taliban buildup around Kunduz. “My expectation would be that ...
"We continue to treat the problem as if refugees will go home, when in fact there's a 17-year average duration of displacement," Nancy Lindborg, president of the U.S. Institute for Peace, testified. Many refugees are sitting in camps with no way to ...
Injured staff at the charity-run hospital in Kunduz which was hit, apparently, by a US airstrike. The longer term consequences draw Washington back into the conflict, just when it was trying to wind down. AP. by Shashank Bengali and Ali M. Latifi.
Scott Smith, a former senior aide to the U.N. special representative in Afghanistan, now with the U.S. Institute of Peace, said events in recent days make Obama's decision even more complicated. "If there is decision now to stay, it will look like an ...
Joining Crocker for the discussion will be: Emma Sky, director of Yale World Fellows and senior fellow at Yale's Jackson Institute; Sarhang Hamasaeed, senior program officer for the Middle-East and North Africa Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace ...
With a surge by the Taliban and the Islamic State's entry into Afghanistan, does the future role of the U.S. military in that country need to evolve? Judy Woodruff talks to Scott Smith of the United States Institute of Peace and retired Lt. Gen. David ...
Following is a guest blog post by Nancy Lindborg, president of the United States Institute of Peace. The views expressed are those of the author and are not intended to represent those of the World Affairs Council. Lindborg will speak at the World Affairs Council on Thursday, October 8, at 7:00 PM. The event will also be available via livestream.
If the story of the Arab political rebellions is one of failed leadership, Tunisia's story is an epic tale of a political class that forges a remarkable — if still fragile — democratic transition. This victory earned the four leaders of the National ...