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.
... is leaving the door open for the next commander-in-chief to have the option of maintaining troops, removing troops, doing what he or she sees fit," said Scott Smith, director of the Afghanistan and Central Asia program at the United States ...
Georgia Holmer, an expert on countering violent extremism at the U.S. Institute for Peace, told me she is concerned at the ramifications of such policies. She said, “What worries me is when we export some of these tools to countries that don't have ...
Manal Omar is the acting vice president for the Center for the Middle East and Africa at the U.S. Institute for Peace and author of "Barefoot in Baghdad." The views ... A recent USIP report concluded that Libya's security landscape continues to be ...
The Iran deal is the single most significant foreign policy accomplishment of the Obama administration. The historic agreement to curb Iran's nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief was achieved after years of diplomatic hustling, thousands ...
As the country votes in local elections, Ukrainians will weigh in on whether they still believe in the promise of a less corrupt tomorrow. By Colin ClearyColin Cleary is an Interagency Professional in Residence at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He served ...
"The Kurdish Peshmerga need this kind of support because they do not have the air capability, they don't have the reach that they need to defeat this adversary,” said Sarhang Hamasaeed, an expert with the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington.
When the world was lit up in UN blue. Traffic streaks by the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, which is lit up with blue lights in celebration of the 70 anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. (Source: AP Photo). When the world ...
“It may be perceived as a test of the government, but we know in this part of the world it's very hard for any government to do that much,” said William Byrd, a senior expert on Afghanistan for the United States Institute for Peace in Washington, who ...
Alise Cortez, host of the Working on Purpose radio show on Voice America's Empowerment channel, will interview Dr. Kuehnast about her own professional journey and the work she and her many partners are doing in developing programs, symposiums, and ...
Ginny Bouvier, a special advisor at the US Institute for Peace, has the most comprehensive coverage of the agreements to date at her blog, Colombia Calls. Who are the major spoilers? Former President Alvaro Uribe, who championed the use of local ...