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December 3, 2023

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Thursday, December 7, 10:00-11:00 AM EST

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Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy, 75 Years After the UDHR
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Peace or Destruction — What was Kissinger's Impact?

Featuring contributions from Board Chair Andrew Bacevich, Grand Strategy Directory George Beebe, Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, & more
Responsible Statecraft, 12/1/23


A wide range of experts and commentators weigh in on the conflicted legacy of an American statesman.

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Biden Can’t Save America From Trump If He Alienates Young Voters Over Gaza
By Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
The New Republic, 11/27/23


Gen Z overwhelmingly supports a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Biden refuses to call for one—and he’s getting clobbered in the polls as a result.

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COP28: Will There be an Honest Stocktaking on Climate?
By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
Responsible Statecraft, 12/1/23 


Our national security establishment needs to urgently reorder its priorities.

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A People’s Obituary of Henry Kissinger
By Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin
The Nation, 11/30/23


For decades, Kissinger kept the great wheel of American militarism spinning ever forward.

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Book Talk: The Lost Peace
Discussion with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven and Dr. Richard Sakwa on how the West failed to prevent a second Cold War with Russia
Quincy Institute, 11/27/23

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Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at Historic Pace
Featuring analysis from Non-Resident Fellow Neta Crawford
The New York Times, 11/26/23


Even a conservative assessment of the reported Gaza casualty figures shows that the rate of death during Israel’s assault has few precedents in this century, experts say.

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Israel and Hamas Ceasefire Negotiations
Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
The Hill/ Rising, 11/30/23


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COP28 Host Faces Scrutiny Over Oil Ties, Human Rights as Global Climate Talks Kick Off by Saul Elbein and Rachel Frazin/ Quoted: Global South Director Sarang Shidore, The Hill, 12/1/23

PODCAST: The Death of Henry Kissinger, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin, American Prestige, 12/1/23 

Diplomacy Watch: New Revelations Shed Light on Early Talks by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 12/1/23

Truce Ends, Israel's Assault Resumes on Gaza by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 12/1/23

‘Widowmaker’ in Fatal Air Crash Linked to 50+ American Deaths by Justin Rohrlich/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Daily Beast, 12/1/23

WEBINAR: Why There Will Be No Winners in the Israel-Gaza War, Discussion with Board Chair Andrew Bacevich, Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA), 11/30/23

TELEVISION: Glowing Obituaries for Henry Kissinger Reveal “Moral Bankruptcy” of U.S. Elites, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin, Democracy Now!, 11/30/23

The Banality of Henry Kissinger, By Non-Resident Fellow Andre Pagliarini, NACLA, 11/30/23 

Are Democrats Fracturing Over Israel Aid? by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 11/30/23

Henry Kissinger’s Central Role in the U.S. Carpet Bombing of Cambodia by Rebecca Tan and Regine Cabato/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin, The Washington Post, 11/30/23

Henry Kissinger Remembered as Influential Statesman, 'War Criminal'” by Phil Helsel/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin, Yahoo News, 11/30/23

Henry Kissinger Was a War Criminal Responsible for Millions of Deaths by Lex McMenamin/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin, Teen Vogue, 11/30/23

Like the Tin Man, He Seems to Have Lacked a Heart by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Politico, 11/30/23

The Myth of the 'Surgical' War by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 11/30/23

What Would a Trump Administration Mean for the War in Ukraine? by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Russia Matters, 11/30/23

Biden's Role in Ukraine Peace is Clear Now by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 11/29/23

China Presents U.N. with Vague Mideast Peace Plan as U.S. Promotes its Own Role in Easing the Gaza War by Michael Weissenstein/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, AP News, 11/29/23

From the War Room to Wall Street by Non-Resident Fellow Christy Thornton, Jacobin, 11/29/23

Henry Kissinger, the Towering American Diplomat, Dies at Age 100 by Marcy Steinberg/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin, CNBC, 11/29/23

Osprey Crash in Japan Kills at Least 1 U.S. Soldier by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 11/29/23

Pentagon Enlists Politico to Amplify Funding Woes Claim by Managing Editor Ben Armbruster, Responsible Statecraft, 11/29/23

Rand Paul to Force Vote on Syria Troop Withdrawal by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 11/29/23

To Die at the Right Time by Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin, Jacobin, 11/29/23

Now Is the Perfect Time To Reexamine U.S. Ties With the Gulf States by Jack McGrath/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Program Director Ben Freeman, Newsweek, 11/28/23

Joe Biden Moves to Lift Nearly Every Restriction on Israel’s Access to U.S. Weapons Stockpile by Ken Klippenstein/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Intercept, 11/25/23

TELEVISION: The Israel-Hamas Truce, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNBC World, 11/24/23

Revealed: How Top P.R. Firm Uses ‘Trust Barometer’ to Promote World’s Autocrats by Adam Lowenstein/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Program Director Ben Freeman, The Guardian, 11/24/23

Conflicting Visions Leave Future Governance of Gaza in Doubt by Staff/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Voice of America, 11/23/23

Why U.S.-Led Sanctions on Russia are a Failure by Intern Sophia Ampgkarian, Responsible Statecraft, 11/23/23

'Dangerous Escalation': Iraqi Government Condemns US Airstrikes by Jake Johnson/ Cited: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Common Dreams, 11/22/23

Israel-Hamas Deal: Talking vs. Bombing, Works by Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Responsible Statecraft, 11/22/23

JFK: A Man on the Brink of Revelation by CEO Lora Lumpe, Responsible Statecraft, 11/22/23

U.S. Strikes in Iraq Show Risk of Escalation to Wider War by Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Responsible Statecraft, 11/22/23

Leading Political Scientists Call for Ceasefire in Gaza by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 11/21/23

TELEVISION: The Heat: Israel-Hamas Conflict, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CGTN, 11/20/23

Venture Capital’s Role in the Military-Industrial Complex by Jack McGrath/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 11/20/23

Why Does Israel Target Palestinian Hospitals? Psyops, say Analysts by Urooba Jamal/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 11/20/23

Why Is Latin America So Pro-Palestine? by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 11/20/23

DIGITAL: What’s the Impact of the Houthis Hijacking a Ship in the Red Sea?, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Inside Story/ Al Jazeera, 11/20/23

Most of Israel’s Weapons Imports Come From the U.S. Now Biden is Rushing Even More Arms by Jonathan Guyer/ Cited: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Vox, 11/18/23

Pentagon Fails Sixth Audit in a Row, Claiming “Progress Sort of Beneath the Surface” by Ken Klippenstein/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Intercept, 11/17/23

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