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.
As Lebanon prepares for the upcoming legislative elections in May, the international community continues to consider Lebanon’s “deliberate depression” as inconsequential...
Russia’s attacks in Ukraine are escalating and on Wednesday, it was announced that the first city in the country had fallen to Russian forces. Although the U.S., European Union and several countries around the world have imposed harsh sanctions against Russia, President Vladimir Putin, his top advisors and several wealthy Russian families, the death toll is rising as forces continue airstrikes and ground assaults on the Ukrainian people...
A group of Harvard Divinity School alumni in humanitarian aid professions reflected on the impact of their education at HDS and discussed the intersection of ethics, religion, and spirituality at a virtual panel Tuesday. The discussion included three HDS alumni — interim director of Religion and Inclusive Societies at U.S. Institute of Peace Palwasha L. Kakar, Church World Service President Richard L. “Rick” Santos, and International Bridges to Justice founder Karen I. Tse...
Moscow’s war on Ukraine and the ferocious financial backlash it’s unleashed are not only inflicting an economic catastrophe on President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The repercussions are also menacing the global economy, shaking financial markets and making life more perilous for everyone from Uzbek migrant workers to European consumers to hungry Yemeni families...
The war in Ukraine continues with major Ukrainian cities either under seige or facing future shelling. DSR host David Rothkopf brings together Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University; Ambassador Douglas Lute, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO; and Ambassador Bill Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to discuss the current situation on the ground in Ukraine and potential paths forward in the conflict. Is deescalation possible? How bad will it this get for Ukrainian civilians stuck in Kharkiv and Kyiv? What is left for NATO to do to push back against Putin? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions at the consequential moment in history...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss Ukraine's accusations of war crimes by Russia, potential negotiations and sanctions that are isolating Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor discusses Russian sanctions’ effects on ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast.’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about Ukraine’s defense as Russian forces escalate attacks on civilian areas...
(Washington, D.C.) – On June 2, 2022, the U.S. Institute of Peace together with the VII Foundation will open “Imagine: Reflections on Peace,” a multimedia exhibit that explores the themes and challenges of peacebuilding through an immersive look at societies that suffered — and survived — violent conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the alert level of their nuclear forces and warned of extreme consequences for any country that attempts to interfere with the invasion into Ukraine. Russia has the world's largest nuclear stockpile and the announcement has many fearing the start of a third world war...