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November 5, 2023

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UPCOMING EVENTS

In-Person, Live Streamed Event
East Meets West
Thursday, November 9, 8:30 - 11:45 EST

Unpacking U.S.-China relations in the lead up to the anticipated Biden-Xi meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit


In conjunction with ForeignPolicy.com, featuring Board Chair Andrew Bacevich, Kurt Campbell, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Adam Smith, Global South Director Sarang Shidore, & more

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Webinar
After the Ukrainian Counter-Offensive
Tuesday, November 7, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

Featuring Daniel Davis, Rajan Menon, & Margarita Konaev; moderated by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

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Exclusive Screening & Webinar
Film Screening: What I Want You to Know
Tuesday, November 14, 7-7:45 pm EST


Featuring Capt. Tommy Furlong, Catie Foertsch, & Board Member Gregory Daddis

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FEATURED

Is the U.S. an ‘Indispensable Nation’ or Reckless and Misguided?
By Board Chair Andrew Bacevich
The Boston Globe, 10/31/23


Biden is now doubling down on the self-congratulatory rhetoric of the 1990s, in effect embracing the very logic that delivered the excesses and mistakes that he urges others not to repeat.

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‘Hamas Has Created Additional Demand’: Wall Street Eyes Big Profits from War
By Investigative-Journalist-at-Large Eli Clifton
The Guardian/Responsible Statecraft, 10/30/23


Analysts' comments raise questions about whether major banks are abiding by their own human rights policies.

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Governor Newsom’s Visit to China Shows the Potential for a Sophisticated, Progressive Foreign Policy
By Acting East Asia Director Jake Werner
The Nation, 11/1/23

We need intelligent dialogue, not crude confrontation.


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Can America Afford a New Nuclear Weapons Buildup?
By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

Tribune News Service, 11/3/23

The Pentagon is already in the midst of a three-decades-long effort to build a new generation of nuclear weapons that could cost up to $2 trillion. Spending even more would undermine both our military and economic security. 

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Israel May be Able to Avoid a Regional Escalation
By Senior Research Analyst Steven Simon
The Economist, 10/31/23

But continued hard-right rule could foster dystopia.

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The Republicans Who Want to Invade Mexico
By Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin
The New York Times, 11/1/23

As Martin Luther King Jr. once said of another war, the bombs we drop there explode here.

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It Looks Inevitable That the War in Gaza Will Spread. Is It?
By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
The Guardian, 11/2/23


The Middle East is the greatest area of vulnerability for the United States, and many countries want to cause trouble.

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Television
The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza and Risks of a Regional War
Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
CBS News, 11/4/23

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Biden’s Pitch for War Spending: U.S. Defense Industry Needs Customers by Stephen Dinan/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Washington Times, 11/5/23

WEBINAR: Book Talk: A Precarious Armenia in a Changing World Order, featuring Gerard Jirair Libaridian & Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute, 11/3/23

Decoding the ‘Positive Signal’ in China-U.S. Relations by Sophie Wushuang Yi/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine, The Diplomat, 11/3/23

Diplomacy Watch: Ukrainian Commander Admits War is ‘Stalemate’ by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 11/3/23

House Passes Israel Aid Bill That is Expected DOA in the Senate by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 11/3/23

Secret U.S. Military Presence in Yemen Adds a Twist to Houthi Attacks on Israel by Ken Klippenstein/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Intercept, 11/2/23

The Lessons for Israel of America’s War in Afghanistan by Non-Resident Fellow Monica Duffy Toft, Christopher Preble, & Michael A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 11/1/23

With World's Focus on Gaza, West Bank Conflict Brews by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 11/1/23

New Speaker Johnson: Vote on Separate $14.3B Israel Aid Bill This Week by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 10/31/23

Universities Shouldn’t Ever Take Sides in a War by Board Member Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy, 10/31/23

TELEVISION: What's on the Agenda for Biden-Xi Meeting in November?, Interview with Acting East Asia Director Jake Werner, CBS News, 10/31/23

White House to Congress: Foreign Weapons Funding is All About U.S. Jobs by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/31/23

Ending U.S. Military Assistance to Azerbaijan Immediately by Intern Alex Little, Responsible Statecraft, 10/30/23

PLA Will ‘Show No Mercy’ Against Taiwan Independence Moves, Top Chinese General Says by Jack Lau/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine, South China Morning Post, 10/30/23

Will the Israel-Hamas War Upend China’s Middle East Ambitions? By Erin Hale/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 10/28/23

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