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August 4, 2024

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Brief
A Program for Progressive China Policy

By East Asia Director Jake Werner
Quincy Institute, 7/30/24


Rather than reflexive China-bashing to advance their agenda, a better path for American progressives would be to reduce bilateral tensions while confronting the root causes of great power conflict and the rise of illiberal politics in China, the United States, and around the world.

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Only a Strong U.S. ‘No’ to Israel Will Stop Another War
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon
The New York Times, 7/31/24


Beyond ongoing if futile diplomacy to get Hezbollah’s cooperation and acknowledging Israel’s right to self-defense, a cease-fire in Gaza is the surest way to defuse tensions in the North. This is now a race against the clock.

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Will Israel Drag the U.S. Into a New Forever War?
By Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein & Research Fellow Annelle Sheline
The Nation, 8/1/24


Regional war isn’t inevitable if the Biden administration delivers a firm message to Israel: The U.S. will provide neither weapons nor funding for an Israeli war on Hezbollah.

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The Middle East Is Inching Toward Another War
By Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
Time, 8/1/24


The U.S. can still stop the region from descending into chaos, but only if it is willing to put clear and public red lines in front of Netanyahu.

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Digital
The Endgame in Ukraine

Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe
Moment of Truth/ American Moment, 7/31/24


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Television
Israel’s Assassination Worsens Prospects for Gaza Ceasefire 

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
CNN, 8/3/24

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Radio
Implications of the Russia-U.S. Prisoner Swap

Interview with Research Fellow Mark Episkopos
WTOP-DC, 8/1/24

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Radio
Hamas Accuses Israel of Killing its Top Political Leader While in Tehran

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
Morning Edition/ NPR, 7/31/24


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2 Renowned Strategists Say the U.S. Should Defend Taiwan With Nuclear Strikes. Experts Say Such Talk is Just a Taste of What's to Come. by Matthew Loh/ Quoted: East Asia Director Jake Werner, Business Insider, 8/2/24

Biden Team Blows Off Deadline for Ukraine War Strategy by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 8/2/24

Diplomacy Watch: Ukrainian Public Opinion More Divided Than Ever by Reporter Blaise Malley, Responsible Statecraft, 8/2/24

Max Boot Called Trump a Foreign Asset. Now His Wife Is Indicted for Just That. by Michael Schaffer/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Program Director Ben Freeman, Politico, 8/2/24


Space Force Wants to 'Fly Me to the Moon' by Junior Research Fellow Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, 8/2/24

RADIO: Ukraine: Negotiations Within Reach After the Election, Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, The John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 8/1/24

For Iran and Hezbollah, Calibrating Response to Israeli Strikes Leaves No Room for Error by Ab Sewell/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, AP, 8/1/24

Haniyeh Killing in Iran Risks Dragging U.S. Into War It Says it Doesn’t Want by Staff/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 8/1/24

Trigger Happy Israel and Its Thirst For Revenge by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 8/1/24

Will Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Hold Together? by Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon & Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Foreign Policy, 8/1/24


TELEVISION: After Israel's Assassination of Top Hamas Leader in Iran, The U.S. Must Deescalate to Avoid Regional War, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 7/31/24

DIGITAL: Israel Assassinates Top Hezbollah, Hamas Officials, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Breaking Points, 7/31/24

TELEVISION: Israeli Attack ‘Aimed at Maximum Embarrassment’ of Iranians, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Sky News, 7/31/24


Hamas' Top Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed During Raid in Iran by Joey Garrison, Kim Hjelmgaard, & John Bacon/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, USA Today, 7/31/24

Killing of Hamas Leader Leaves Gaza Ceasefire Hopes Dangling by a Thread by Nadeen Ebrahim/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 7/31/24


New Strategy Commission Reflects Conflicts-Of-Interest And Outmoded Thinking by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Forbes, 7/31/24

Netanyahu Accused of Sabotaging Cease-Fire Talks With Assassination of Hamas Leader by Jake Johnson/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Common Dreams, 7/31/24

Stop Treating Georgia as a Creature of the U.S. and the West by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 7/31/24


Apparently, Azerbaijan’s Got Plenty of Agents in Washington by Junior Research Fellow Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, 7/30/24

Will Philip Gordon Be President Harris’s National Security Adviser? by James Carden/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Nation, 7/30/24


Venezuela’s Election Shows the Bipartisan Failure of U.S. Policy, Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow William LeoGrande, The Washington Post, 7/29/24

Attacks on U.S. Troops in Middle East Resume by Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Responsible Statecraft, 7/29/24

Congressional Applause for Netanyahu Undermines U.S. Security by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Inkstick Media, 7/29/24

Erdogan’s Outreach to Assad May Signal Final Curtain on Syria War by Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis & Intern Hekmat Aboukhater, Responsible Statecraft, 7/29/24

WSJ Omits Major Pompeo Conflict of Interest in 'Trump Peace Plan' by Senior Advisor Eli Clifton, Responsible Statecraft, 7/29/24


A New Pax Romana by Board Member Rev. Liz Theoharis & Shailly Gupta Barnes, TomDispatch, 7/28/24
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