Eight military coup attempts across the greater Sahel — five of them successful — have made this African region the epicenter of a global crisis: military putsches in countries struggling with poor governance, extremism, violence and related ills. On February 23, USIP hosted a discussion with experts from across the foreign policy community on ways to counter this trend toward authoritarianism and make U.S. and international support for democracy more effective.
In this discussion, we’ll ask how the United States and the international community can address these national security challenges. How should U.S. assistance be...
On April 17, Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) discussed the growing threat of illicit exploitation of online terrorist financial networks...
With international attention focused on a potential U.S.-North Korea summit meeting in May, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a surprise trip to...