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.
China has proposed a 12-point plan to bring about peace in Ukraine. The U.S. says China is "far from an honest broker," because of China's "no limits partnership with Russia."
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor gave the keynote address for the Colorado State University International Symposium Feb. 28 at the Lory Student Center. His address focused on what the war in Ukraine looked like over the past year, what the future of the conflict may entail and why the war matters to the...
Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies convened in New Delhi Thursday in what was seen as a grand test for Indian diplomacy, which ultimately didn’t succeed in reaching a consensus because of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In the second high-level ministerial meeting under India’s Group...
“After elections, they spend so much time complaining about the wrath they’ve seen and why it is difficult for them to meet the expectations of the same Nigerians they promised heaven and earth,” said Chris Kwaja, the U.S. Institute of Peace’s interim country manager for Nigeria...
Coming off some of the most tense years since Japan and South Korea normalized relations in 1965, the two countries appear to be entering a new era in defense cooperation. The Asian neighbors recently stepped up military ties, along with their treaty ally, the United States, in response to geopolitical pressures including...
“The international attention that is given to the situation in Nigeria is borne out of this very strong conviction that, if we get it right when it comes to democratic transition in Nigeria, the rest of Africa will also get it right,” said Chris Kwaja, the US Institute for Peace’s interim country manager in Nigeria and...
Diplomats from many Arab nations are meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the first time since the country’s civil war began in 2011, when most of them severed ties. The visits follow the devastating earthquakes that hit the region. But is that the reason for a thaw in relations? The World's...
Pakistan is beset by twin crises. An economic meltdown, underway for several years, has metastasized into a full-blown balance of payments emergency. The nuclear-armed country is running out of dollars to pay for essential imports, such as oil, and help from the IMF remains stalled because Pakistan’s...
A former US ambassador to Ukraine says if Ukraine succeeds in turning things in its favor on the battlefield, it then may try to retake Crimea diplomatically. William Taylor was speaking to NHK amid the growing prospect of Ukrainian troops ramping up their counteroffensive in the coming spring and summer. Taylor...