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November 12, 2023

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Film Screening & Webinar
What I Want You to Know
Tuesday, November 14, 7:00-7:45 pm EST


Featuring Capt. Tommy Furlong, Sgt. Travis Weiner, Catie Foertsch, & Board Member Col. (Ret.) Gregory Daddis

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JUST RELEASED

Brief
The Conventional Wisdom About the Chinese Military Challenge: Incomplete and Unpersuasive

By Non-Resident Fellow Steven Kosiak
Quincy Institute, 11/6/23


Addressing the analytical shortcomings in mainstream assessments of the Chinese military challenge. 

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Video
Did a Foreign Agent Control the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee?

By Senior Video Producer Khody Akhavi & Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman
Quincy Institute, 11/6/23


Senator Robert Menendez's indictment raises serious questions about U.S. military assistance to Egypt, but it could provide an opening for future DOJ efforts to crack down on foreign influence campaigns. 

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FEATURED

Conference
East Meets West

Event featuring Board Chair Andrew Bacevich, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Adam Smith, Foreign Policy Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal, Global South Director Sarang Shidore, & more
Quincy Institute/Foreign Policy, 11/8/23


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The Israel-Gaza War Will Fail
By Board Chair Andrew Bacevich
Commonweal Magazine, 11/10/23


While the fury that Israel is directing at Hamas is understandable, vengeance makes a poor substitute for strategy. At the end of the day, mutual coexistence remains the only road to peace.

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Israel’s War in Gaza, Subsidized by the U.S.A.
By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
The Nation, 11/10/23


Reliance on U.S. aid gives the Biden administration leverage to push for a cease-fire, hostage exchange, and an end to the slaughter of civilians—if it can find the political will.

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‘Buying Influence’: Top U.S. Nuclear Board Advisers Are Tied to Arms Business
By Investigative-Journalist-at-Large Eli Clifton & Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman
The Guardian/Responsible Statecraft, 11/10/23


Nine of 12 members of the commission proposing a bigger, better arsenal have financial ties to defense contractors.

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Television
Saudi Arabia Hosts Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
CNN, 11/10/23

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The World Won’t Be the Same After the Israel-Hamas War
By Board Member Stephen Walt
Foreign Policy, 11/8/23


The Middle East’s latest war will have widespread geopolitical effects.

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Television
MSM Quiet as Pakistan Forces Expulsion of 1.7M Afghans Refugees: Crisis Explained

Interview with Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein
Rising/ The Hill, 11/7/23


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Roses Dressed in Black
By Board Member Liz Theoharis
TomDispatch, 11/5/23

America's war economy and the urgent call for peace in the Middle East.

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Webinar
After the Ukrainian Counteroffensive
Discussion featuring Daniel Davis, Rajan Menon, & Margarita Konaev; moderated by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
Quincy Institute, 11/4/23

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Afghanistan Vet Symposium: How Do You Feel About Your Service Today? Responsible Statecraft, 11/10/23

Diplomacy Watch: Western Pressure on Ukraine Grows by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 11/10/23

The Post 9/11 Veteran at Midlife: A Different Kind of 'Transition' by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 11/10/23

RADIO: Ukraine: Stalemate as the Clock Winds Down, Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, The John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 11/9/23

GOP Candidates: Latest U.S. Strikes in Syria Not Enough by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 11/9/23

Is Gaza on Track for Permanent War? by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 11/9/23

TELEVISION: U.S. Isolating Itself by Rejecting Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Calls, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CBS News, 11/9/23


Sen. Paul: On Ukraine, State Department Sounds Like ‘Department of War’ by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 11/8/23

There is Strong Public Support for Holding the Pentagon and its Contractors Accountable by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Hill, 11/7/23

U.S. Viewed as Isolated in Diplomatic Fallout of Gaza War by Akmal Dawi/ Quoted: Board Member Stephen Walt, Voice of America, 11/7/23


U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel Shrouded in Secrecy — But Not Ukraine by Ken Klippenstein/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Intercept, 11/7/23

In Israeli-Palestinian Battle to Sway Congress, Only One Side Wins by Abigail Hauslohner/ Quoted: Board Member Stephen Walt, The Washington Post, 11/6/23

Iran and Israel: From Allies to Archenemies, How Did They Get Here? by Maziar Motamedi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 11/6/23

Killer Drone Opera Crashes and Burns by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 11/6/23

U.S. Guided Missile Sub Shows Up in Suez Canal by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 11/6/23

Zelenskyy Says the Israel-Hamas War Is Distracting From Russia's Invasion of Ukraine by Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert/ Quoted: Board Member Stephen Walt, Business Insider, 11/6/23

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