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August 11, 2024
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UPCOMING EVENT
Webinar/Book Talk
Illusions of Control: Dilemmas in Managing U.S. Proxy Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
Thursday, August 15, 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern

Featuring Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein & Erica Gaston

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Webinar
Will a Saudi-Israel Normalization Deal Undermine Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts?
Wednesday, August 21, 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern

Featuring Jeremy Pressman, Rula Jebreal, & Jon Hoffman; moderated by Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

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JUST RELEASED

Brief
Inside the ICBM Lobby: Special Interests or the Public Interest?
By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Quincy Institute, 8/6/24

The $315 billion Sentinel program to build a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) should be scrutinized for both its utility and its cost, which has increased a whopping 81 percent since 2020.

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FEATURED

Digital
What Iran Might Do Next
Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
Foreign Policy Live, 8/7/24

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Radio
Modernizing Nuclear War
Interview with Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Scheer Intelligence/ KCRW, 8/9/24

How could they, in good conscience, be talking about modernizing the devil's weapon?

LISTEN HERE

Now Is the Moment for Kamala Harris to Ditch Biden on Gaza
By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline
The New Republic, 8/8/24

If Harris and the Democrats want to win in November, they need to convince Biden to tell Netanyahu that the U.S. will not fight this war for him—and to put all additional security assistance on hold until the prime minister agrees to a full ceasefire in Gaza.

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Digital
Iran vs. Israel vs. Hezbollah: Who makes the first move to war?
Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
The Big Picture/ Middle East Eye, 8/5/24

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Television
Will Ukraine's Use of ATACMS in Crimea Help Them Achieve Victory?
Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
PBS Newshour, 8/7/24

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Defense Contractors Tied to Sentinel Nuclear Missile Program Increase Spending on Congress: Report
Featuring Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
The Hill, 8/7/24

A new report from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft finds that 11 contractors have donated $87 million since 2018 to Congress for the ICBM Sentinel program, including a nearly 20 percent increase over the past two election cycles.

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MORE. MORE. MORE.
Diplomacy Watch: Ukraine Takes the War Inside Russia by Managing Editor Ben Armbruster, Responsible Statecraft, 8/9/24

Rescuing NATO From Crisis by Research Fellow Mark Episkopos, Responsible Statecraft, 8/9/24

U.S., Japanese Lawmakers Ask Biden for Diplomacy on Taiwan by Reporter Ben Armbruster, Responsible Statecraft, 8/9/24

The State Department’s Gaza Policy Has Failed by Research Fellow Annelle Sheline & Hala Rharrit, Foreign Policy, 8/9/24

'I'm Speaking Now': Harris Rebukes Gaza Protesters by Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Responsible Statecraft, 8/8/24

Meet the Army of Lobbyists Behind $2 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Boost by Intern Hekmat Aboukhater & Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Responsible Statecraft, 8/8/24

World-Ending Maneuvers? By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung & Intern Hekmat Aboukhater, TomDispatch, 8/7/24

DIGITAL: Netanyahu Has Provoked and Khamenei Has Promised a War That Nobody Wants, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 8/7/24

DIGITAL: The Escalating Regional War, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Jewish Currents, 8/7/24

What the Ukraine War Has in Common With Vietnam by Research Fellow Mark Episkopos, Responsible Statecraft, 8/7/24

DIGITAL: Middle East on the Brink, Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, History as it Happens with Martin DiCaro, 8/6/24

The Two Biggest Global Trends Are at War by Board Member Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy, 8/6/24

Poll: Most Americans Don't Want to Send Troops to Defend Israel by Reporter Aaron Sobczak, Responsible Statecraft, 8/6/24

U.S. Professor Says Israel’s Problems ‘Deep, Unfixable’ by Staff/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow John Mearsheimer, Middle East Monitor, 8/6/24

U.S. Personnel Wounded in 'Dangerous Escalation' at Iraq Base by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 8/6/24

What a Platypus Can Teach Europe About Ukraine by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 8/6/24

What’s Shaping Up as Tension Points Between Harris and the Left quoting Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Politico, 8/5/24

DIGITAL: Middle East on the Brink, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Nonzero with Robert Wright, 8/5/24

DIGITAL: U.S. Troops Flood Middle East as Iran War Looms, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Breaking Points, 8/5/24

TELEVISION: Expect Iran’s Retaliation Against Israel to Be ‘Much More Targeted’ Now Than in April, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Amir Handjani, CNBC, 8/5/24

How a Spate of Terrorist Attacks by a ‘Resurgent’ Daesh Threaten to Push Syria Deeper Into Chaos by Anan Tello/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Arab News, 8/5/24

There They Go Again: Heritage Pushes New Nuclear Arms Race by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Responsible Statecraft, 8/5/24

Wagner's Africa Momentum Tested by Deadly Clash with Mali Rebels by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 8/5/24
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