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.
In Africa’s feature phone market, one company leaves every other in its wake. Shenzhen-based manufacturer Transsion accounted for more than three-quarters of all the phones in the category sold on the continent in the first quarter of the year, well ahead of...
The United States and some Western nations may have banned Chinese technology giant Huawei because of security concerns, but the Chinese telecoms giant is continuing to widen its reach in Africa. Senegal this week became the latest African nation to...
On July 10, the current United Nations resolution authorizing cross-border aid into rebel held parts of northwestern Syria will expire. A host of civil society groups have warned that if Russia vetoes re-authorization, it would leave millions at risk of...
Afghan leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah will meet United States President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday for a high-stake discussion likely to shape Afghanistan’s future as the US withdraws forces nearly 20 years after...
"China's response to the Myanmar coup reveals how far ASEAN's preeminent regional role has been eroded," writes Jason Tower, Myanmar country director for the United States Institute of Peace, in commentary for Nikkei Asia. "This leaves ASEAN effectively right where...
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Robin Wright, U.S. Institute for Peace Distinguished Fellow, about what the results of Friday's elections in Iran mean for on-going efforts to reenergize the Iran Deal. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Iran's new president, Ebrahim Raisi, was...
Peace for Asia spoke with Knox Thames, Visiting Expert, United States Institute of Peace on his research on the Ahmedi community in Pakistan. The discussion focuses on the historical, institutional, and societal factors that embattle the minorities in Pakistan...
President Biden's eight-day trip overseas culminated with a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While Mr. Biden said he accomplished his goal of restarting diplomacy with Russia, it's not clear if progress was made on key issues...
The U.S. military will soon complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. But the Afghan government is under constant attack from the Taliban and is struggling to hold onto its territory. This past weekend saw...
Ethiopia has announced an end to eight months of conflict with an immediate ceasefire in its Tigray region, state media reported on Monday. Hours earlier, witnesses reported federal government troops were seen leaving Tigray's capital...