USIP’s Sarhang Hamasaeed says, “Iraq is at its best state in the last five years. The country is recovering from an existential fight with ISIS … and the Kurds are now back in Iraq’s politics and more involved.” Yet, many Iraqis remain disenchanted with the country’s political leaders and are skeptical of the government’s ability to deliver services, security, and jobs.
Both the eastern and western shores of the Red Sea increasingly function as a common political and security arena in which the U.S. has...
While ISIS has claimed responsibility for the devastating terror attack in Moscow, Putin has baselessly tried to shift the blame to Ukraine, says USIP’s...
Ann-Louise Colgan discusses the International Day of Peace and USIP’s Third Annual Peace Day Challenge.