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April 21, 2024

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Webinar
Book Talk - Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability
Tuesday, April 23, 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Featuring Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven & Michael Kimmage


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Does Peace Have a Chance in Ukraine?

Wednesday, April 24, 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Featuring Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, Samuel Charap, & Liana Fix; moderated by Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos


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Research Note
Troops in Peril: The Risks of Keeping U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria

By Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein & Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon
Quincy Institute, 4/15/24


The security benefits gained from maintaining forward-deployed American troops in Iraq and Syria do not outweigh the significantly greater risks involved. U.S. policymakers should begin planning for a withdrawal.

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FEATURED

Biden's Small Win — and Bigger Failure — in the Middle East
By Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
New York Times, 4/22/24


Biden’s success in helping avert Israel-Iran escalation — for now — is only a small part of the White House’s much larger strategic failure in the region. 

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Television
Aid for Ukraine Passes U.S. House
Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
BBC News, 4/20/24


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Webinar
China as a Hegemonic Challenge?

Discussion featuring Non-Resident Fellow Steven Kosiak, Derek Grossman, & Jennifer Kavanagh; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine
Quincy Institute, 4/16/24


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Coming to Terms
By Grand Strategy Director George Beebe & Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
Harper's Magazine, 4/15/24


Current trends are pointing not toward a lasting stalemate but toward Ukraine’s eventual collapse. The United States should seek negotiations now. 

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Israel's Escalating Tit-for-Tat War with Iran
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon
The Economist, 4/16/24


It is no accident that Israel and Iran are on the precipice of war. It is the result of long-standing agendas devised by misguided policymakers on both sides.

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What Russia Sanctions Failure Says About the Future
By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos
The American Conservative, 4/15/24


The disastrous failure of Russia sanctions offers a glimpse of a future for which U.S. policy, stuck in a staid 1990s mentality even as the world quickly passes it by, is not prepared.

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Television
Middle East on Edge Following Iranian Attack on Israel

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer/ CNN, 4/14/24


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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Why Did the Afghan Taliban Sour on Pakistan? By Zia Ur Rehman/ Quoted: Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Deutsche Welle, 4/20/24

TELEVISION: Israel Carries Out Military Strike Against Iran, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Reid Out/ MSNBC, 4/19/24

RADIO: Israel Targets Missile Strikes on Iran — Days After Iran Attacked Israel, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Morning Edition/ NPR, 4/19/24

Diplomacy Watch: How Close Were Russia and Ukraine to a Deal in 2022? by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 4/19/24

Making Fair Elections a Condition for Easing Sanctions Is Wrong by Reporter Maya Krainc, Responsible Statecraft, 4/19/24

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel by Staff/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 4/19/24

TELEVISION: Iran Appears To Be Downplaying Israeli Attack, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 4/18/24

Blinken Ignores State Recommendation to Sanction Israeli Units: Report by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 4/18/24

Is the Gaza War Destabilizing Jordan? by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 4/18/24

Risks Are Higher Than Ever for U.S.-China Cyber War by Intern Hadley Spadaccini, Responsible Statecraft, 4/18/24

What Will NATO Do With its Giant Arctic Footprint? by  Intern Alex Little, Responsible Statecraft, 4/18/24

Bankers Upgrade Lockheed Stock After Iran Strikes at Israel by Junior Research Fellow Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, 4/17/24

Is Mike Johnson Playing Chicken With Detractors Over Foreign Aid? by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 4/17/24

South Korea Has a Warning About Donald Trump’s Trial by Catherine Kim/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Nathan Park, Politico, 4/17/24

The F-35 Fighter Will Now Cost More Than $2 Trillion by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 4/17/24

DIGITAL: How Iran's Attack Benefits Israel, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Robert Wright's Nonzero Podcast, 4/16/24

TELEVISION: Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Reidout/ MSNBC, 4/16/24

A Multipolar World Might Backfire for America’s Enemies by Peter Franklin/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow John Mearsheimer, UnHerd, 4/16/24

How Powerful is Iran? by Harriet Marsden/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Week, 4/16/24

The Pentagon is Flirting with the Dark Side of AI by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Janet Abou-Elias, & Lillian Mauldin, Responsible Statecraft, 4/16/24

What Everyone Should Know About the ‘Security Dilemma’ by Nathan Robinson/ Quoted: Board Member Stephen Walt, Current Affairs, 4/16/24

America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East, by Board Member Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy, 4/16/24

DIGITAL: Biden Meets With Iraq's PM Over Concerns That U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria Are Vulnerable, Interview with Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 4/15/24

Netanyahu Wants War With Iran. Biden Can Prevent It by Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Foreign Policy, 4/15/24

DIGITAL: Biden Tells Netanyahu ‘Take the Win’ and Do Not Escalate After Thwarted Iran Attack on Israel, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Rising/ The Hill, 4/15/24

RADIO: Can the Conflict Between Israel and Iran Be Contained?, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Here & Now/NPR, 4/15/24

TELEVISION: Is Regional War at Stake as Israel Weighs Response to Iran? Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Democracy Now!, 4/15/24

TELEVISION: New Yorkers With Ties to Israel and Iran Concerned About Escalating Middle East Conflict, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CBS News New York, 4/15/24

TELEVISION: Why Iran Hates Israel (and America), Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Sky News, 4/15/24

Bipartisan Lawmakers Rush to Battle Stations After Iran Attack by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 4/15/24

Can New U.S. Envoy Help End the War in Sudan? by Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford, Responsible Statecraft, 4/15/24

Throwing More Tax Dollars at the Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safer by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Hill, 4/15/24

TELEVISION: Iran's Attack on Israel, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Ayman Mohyeldin Reports/ MSNBC, 4/14/24

Iran’s Attack Seemed Planned to Minimize Casualties While Maximizing Spectacle by Tamara Qiblawi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 4/14/24

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