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.
According to USIP Visiting Expert Dr. Haroro Ingram, the game’s conceptualization began following a conversation between Commander Billy Dela Rosa of PA and Member of Parliament (MP) Abdullah Makapaar a.k.a. Commander Bravo. “It [game] began about how we can build peace and friendship at the...
USIP’S Interim Country Manager, Dr Chris Kwaja, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the public relied largely on the media for credible information about the polls. Kwaja said that it was the duty of journalists to conduct due diligence on news sources and contents before publication...
For more than a decade, Afghanistan was continuously ranked among the 10 most corrupt governments. But this year, the country has left its disreputable position, and the Taliban claim credit for it. On Tuesday, Transparency International, a Berlin-based nongovernment corruption watchdog, released its latest...
The intimidating credentials of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari set them apart with regard to elections and general governance styles. While their military backgrounds may have helped them to shape their political and leadership styles, some people believe that President...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have all embarked on African tours within the past month. Yellen met with South African officials including President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, just days after the country’s...
Mirna Galic spoke to Bloomberg’s Daybreak Asia about the significance of NATO deepening ties in Asia, addressing security threats from North Korea and China, and NATO seeking more cooperation from countries in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine including Japan’s issue and a new national...
The major investments of China in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has been targeted by the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) and other terrorist groups. Nikkei Asia reported that attacks on Chinese projects in the area are also a kind of retaliation for the inhuman treatment of the Muslim Uyghur population in...
A pickup truck with four-wheel drive rumbled down a small hill and then came to a sudden stop. For the past few hours, we had been winding through a long road in the northern part of Shan State, where the trees on both sides were so thick that we couldn’t see anything from the windows. I quickly jumped out...
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials have watched with some anxiety as billions of American dollars flowed into the country, well aware of Kyiv’s history of political corruption and fearing that aid might be siphoned off for personal gain. The ouster of several top officials from Ukraine’s government...