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** June 11, 2023
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A Restraint Approach to U.S.–China Relations: Reversing the Slide Toward Crisis and Conflict
Wednesday, June 21st from 11:00 am -12:00 pm EST
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More Money, Less Security: Pentagon Spending and Strategy in the Biden Administration
By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Quincy Institute, 6/8/23
Sticking to the current defense spending strategy is not only economically wasteful, but will also make America and the world less safe.
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Policy Note
H.R. 3202: Analyzing Legislative Efforts to Block Arab Engagement with Syria
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon & Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis
Quincy Institute, 6/9/23
Will additional direct sanctions on the Syrian government and people and secondary sanctions on Arab states that have decided to re-engage the Syrian government after 12 years of isolation bring about the change that some in Washington want?
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The Politics of Avoidance
By Chairman of the Board Andrew Bacevich
Commonweal Magazine, 6/7/23
On the debt as on security, we prefer to ignore inconvenient facts.
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Is Saudi-Israeli Normalization Worth It?
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon & Aaron David Miller
Foreign Policy, 6/6/23
It would be a dramatic accomplishment, but not nearly as transformational as many may think.
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Television
Iran Unveils its First Hypersonic Missile
Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
CNNi, 6/7/23
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Nord Stream Revelations Should Chasten Ukraine Dam ‘Hot Takes’
By Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Responsible Statecraft, 6/8/23
News that the CIA was sitting on intel that showed Kyiv planning attacks should be a warning: all is not always what it seems.
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Digital
Defense Contractors Bought Off Ukraine War Coverage
Interview with Research Fellow Ben Freeman
Breaking Points, 6/5/23
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RADIO: Par for the Course - Golf, Geopolitics and the Shifting Sands of Global Power ([link removed]) by Tracey Lee Holmes/ Interview with Senior Analyst Steven Simon,The Ticket/ABC (AU), 6/10/23
Diplomacy Watch: S. Africa Suggests Moving BRICS Summit to China ([link removed]) by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 6/9/23
How U.S. Weapons Firms Influence the Ukraine Debate ([link removed]) by Staff / Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Modern Diplomacy, 6/9/23
How WWII Nostalgia Fuels Media’s Impractical Ukraine Aims ([link removed]) by Managing Editor Ben Armbruster, Responsible Statecraft, 6/9/23
Is Excessive Pentagon Spending Stealing Our Future? ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Forbes, 6/9/23
The Pentagon Is Freaking Out About a Potential War With China ([link removed]) by Michael Hirsch / Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Politico, 6/9/23
Solving the Mystery of Henry Kissinger’s Reputation ([link removed]) by Non-Resident Fellow Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy, 6/9/23
What Kind of Peace Do We Seek? At 60, JFK’s Speech Never Gets Old ([link removed]) by Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel & James Carden, Responsible Statecraft, 6/9/23
The U.S. Military’s Carbon Footprint Is Making Africa Less Secure ([link removed]) by Intern Kyilah Terry, Responsible Statecraft, 6/8/23
RADIO: Updates on the War in Ukraine ([link removed]) , Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Eye on the World with John Batchelor/CBS, 6/8/23
Gargantuan Pentagon Budget Puts 'Special Interests Over the National Interest ([link removed]) by Jake Johnson / Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Common Dreams, 6/8/23
Mike Lee: We Need Less ‘Peacocking and Popping Off’ When Dealing with Russia ([link removed]) by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 6/8/23
Poll: Most Europeans Support Neutrality in U.S.-China Conflict ([link removed]) by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 6/8/23
Sen. Rand Paul: My Colleagues are ‘Beating the Drums’ for ‘War with China’ ([link removed]) by Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 6/8/23
Note to Congress: There is No Emergency that Would Require More Military Funding ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Responsible Statecraft, 6/8/23
DIGITAL: The ([link removed]) United States' Meandering Syria Policy ([link removed]) , ([link removed]) Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, The Majority Report with Sam Seder, 6/7/23
An Oil State Hired the Biggest PR Firms to Buff Its Climate Image. It Didn’t Help ([link removed]) by Corbin Hiar & Zach Colman / Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Politico, 6/7/23
Why the Arab States' U-turn on Assad is a Massive Game-Changer ([link removed]) by Jonathan Steele/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Middle East Eye, 6/7/23
TELEVISION: LIV Golf Merges with the PGA Tour ([link removed]) , Interview with Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Scripps News, 6/7/23
TELEVISION: Thousands Evacuate after Ukrainian Dam Collapses ([link removed]) , Interview with Research Fellow Suzanne Loftus, CBS News Prime Time, 6/6/23
RADIO: On the Ukrainian Dam Explosion ([link removed]) , Interview with Research Fellow Suzanne Loftus, NewsTalk 830 (Minneapolis, MN), 6/6/23
Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace is Within Grasp: Don’t Blow it Up ([link removed]) by Junior Research Fellow Artin DerSimonian, Responsible Statecraft, 6/6/23
‘Gigantic Victory for Sportswashing’: Old Truths Will Haunt Golf’s New Dawn ([link removed]) by Sean Ingle / Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, The Guardian, 6/6/23
U.S. Presses for Tightened Sanctions on Syria's Assad ([link removed]) by Dale Gavlak/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Voice of America, 6/6/23
Surprise! Congress Likely to Hide Defense Spending in New Ukraine Aid Bill ([link removed]) by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 6/6/23
Indonesia’s Audacious Ukraine Play is a Message From the Global South ([link removed]) by Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, Responsible Statecraft, 6/5/23
Sparks Fly in Syria Sanctions, Normalization Debate ([link removed]) by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 6/5/23
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