Friday, December 8, 2023
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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.
“We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria,” by Wendy Pearlman - New Yorker
The Ulysses S. Grant who emerges from Ron Chernow’s new biography, “Grant,” is a man with quite a story to tell. I could easily imagine the pitch for a modern-day memoir: Grant’s struggles with alcoholism, his difficult relationship with his father, his improbable journey to...
A Minnesota couple's love story leads to a philanthropic legacy - Minnesota Star Tribune
One of Gerald Rauenhorst’s earliest childhood memories was of walking behind the family wagon, loaded down with possessions. The Catholic family of 10 had lost their southwestern Minnesota farm to foreclosure in the 1930s and were now destined to scratch by as tenant farmers.
Iraqi vice president warns of growing power of Iran-backed militias - Washington Times
Iraqi Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi, the top government official representing the country’s Sunni minority, on Tuesday denied claims that Baghdad is pressing the Trump administration to directly arm and train the country’s Sunni militias to counter the growing influence of Iranian-backed Shia paramilitaries.
Iraqi VP calls Iran-backed militias his nation's top threat - AP
Iraq's highest-ranking Sunni leader said Tuesday the growing influence of Iranian-backed Shiite militias looms as the nation's most pressing future security threat and called for bolstering U.S. military aid to...
How do you build peace? A conversation with the Dalai Lama -Al Jazeera
The world's most violent conflict zones also often happen to be places with high populations of young people, according to the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Despite the challenges of growing up in turmoil, though, many young people are...
Young Peacebuilders and His Holiness the Dalai Lama Participate in Al Jazeera’s ‘The Stream’ - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
Youth Leaders from conflict zones met His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a second interaction this morning. The session began with His Holiness and two of the young leaders, Aluel Atem from South Sudan and Paula Porras from Colombia, participating online in...
Iraqi VP asks for arms, training for Sunnis in his country - AP
Iraq's highest-ranking Sunni is in Washington this week pleading for more military aid for his community's militias, hoping the Trump administration will deliver on pledges to counter Iran's growing power across the Middle East.
Mona Yacoubian on the Liberation of Raqqa - SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124
Mona Yacoubian spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about the liberation of Raqqa, Syria, from Isis. Yacoubian also spoke about the necessity of continued U.S. involvement in Raqqa.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Urges Greater Role for Women and Youth as Peace-builders - Central Tibetan Administration
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has called on youth and women leaders to further strengthen their leadership in promoting peace in their communities. Speaking at a two-day meeting with youth leaders of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) at his residential hall, His Holiness Dalai Lama expressed...