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January 14, 2024

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Video
Why is Biden Escalating the Gaza War?
By Senior Video Producer Khody Akhavi & Senior Advisor Eli Clifton
Quincy Institute1/11/24

By striking Yemen, President Biden has chosen to escalate conflict in the Middle East. As chances of a broader regional war increase by the day, there is a clear way to de-escalate: a ceasefire in Gaza. 

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Brief
Paths to Crisis and Conflict Over Taiwan
By Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine & Junior Research Fellow James Park
Quincy Institute1/11/24

A new report sheds new light on how the political and social dynamics fueling mutual hostility between Beijing and Washington could play a much more decisive role in a future crisis over Taiwan than factors which earn far more attention.

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UPCOMING EVENT

Webinar
Demilitarizing the U.S.-Mexico Relationship
Tuesday, January 16, 1:00-2:00 PM EST

Featuring Non-Resident Fellows Miguel Tinker Salas, Christy Thornton, & Aileen Teague; moderated by Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

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Webinar
Interpreting the Taiwan Elections: Democracy in the Shadow of Geopolitics
Wednesday, January 17, 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Featuring Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine, Shelley Rigger, & Steven Goldstein; moderated by Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

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FEATURED

Television
This Weekend's Elections in Taiwan

Interview with Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine
CNBC, 1/11/24


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Russia's Upper Hand Puts U.S.-Ukraine at a Crossroads
By Grand Strategy Director George Beebe & Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
Responsible Statecraft, 1/11/24


Absent a compromise settlement, massive levels of aid for Kyiv would have to continue, perhaps indefinitely

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5 Reasons the Israel-Palestine Conflict Won’t End Any Time Soon
By Board Member Stephen Walt
Foreign Policy, 1/8/24


Extremists, lobbyists, meddling outsiders, and deeper structural problems mean that the issue is likely to remain unresolved.

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Television
'Huge Miscalculation': Biden’s Refusal to Push for Gaza Ceasefire Could Drag U.S. Into Middle East War

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
Democracy Now!, 1/8/24


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MORE. MORE. MORE.

A Wider War Doesn’t Suit Iran, Even as It Benefits From Rising Tensions by Tamara Qiblawi, Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 1/13/24

Attack on Yemen Exposes Hypocrisy of Biden and Blinken's "Rules-Based Order" by Norman Solomon/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Salon, 1/13/24

U.S. Strikes Houthi Rebels in Joint Yemen Bombing With UK. How Close Are We to All-Out War? by Kim Hjelmgaard & Tom Vanden Brook/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, USA Today, 11/12/24

How Taiwan’s Election Could Upstage the Republican Primary by Bradley Devlin, Quoted: Senior Fellow Michael Swaine, The American Conservative, 1/12/24

DIGITAL: The Implications of Bombing the Houthis, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Crash Course with Michael Walker, 1/11/24

TELEVISION: Israeli Officials’ Statements ‘Problematic’ For Country in ICJ Genocide Case, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Cuomo/ NewsNation, 1/11/24

Surprise: U.S. Military Failed to Properly Track Weapons to Ukraine by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 1/11/24

The ICJ and South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel, Explained by Trevor Bach/ Cited: Global South Director Sarang Shidore, U.S. News & World Report, 1/11/24

Watch: 22-Minute Speech Details Israeli Officials' Genocidal Statements at ICJ by Jake Johnson/ Cited: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Common Dreams, 1/11/24

What To Know As You Watch Taiwan’s Polls by Phelim Kine/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine & Junior Research Fellow James Park, China Watcher/ Politico, 1/11/24

Why U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq Add to Fears of a Regional War by Giorgio Cafiero/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The New Arab, 1/11/24


RADIO: Are There Any Red Lines for Biden? Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Majority Report with Sam Seder, 1/10/24

DIGITAL: Israel's War, Biden's War, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Stephen Walt, Nonzero with Robert Wright, 1/10/24

Biden Administration Plans to Crack Down on Covert Foreign Influence in Washington by Cristina Maza/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Program Director Ben Freeman, National Journal, 1/10/24


Is That U.S. Drone Base in Niger Really Necessary? by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 1/10/24

Menendez Case Puts Focus on Foreign-Agents Law by Benjamin Hulac/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman, New Jersey Spotlight News, 1/10/24

Emissions From Israel’s War in Gaza Have ‘Immense’ Effect on Climate Catastrophe by Nina Lakhani/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Neta Crawford, The Guardian, 1/9/24

DIGITAL: Arms, Influence, and the Military Industrial Complex, Interview with Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Power Problems/ CATO Institute, 1/9/24

War on Gaza: Only the U.S. Can Stop a Regional War by Reining in Israel by Seyed Hossein Mousavian/ Cited: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Middle East Eye, 1/8/24

DIGITAL: What’s Behind Antony Blinken’s Latest Visit to the Middle East?, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Inside Story/ Al Jazeera, 1/7/24

Can South Africa's Case Against Israel Stop War in Gaza? by Staff/ Quoted: Global South Director Sarang Shidore, The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe), 1/7/24

As Qatar Mediates the World’s Disputes, Its U.S. Lobbying Sows Legal Problems by Aruna Viswanatha/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Program Director Ben Freeman, Wall Street Journal, 1/7/24

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