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December 8, 2024

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How to Stop the United States and China From Sliding into War
By Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine
War on the Rocks, 11/25/24


The United States and China are ill-prepared to avert or manage a future political-military crisis. Remedying this situation requires the creation of bilateral, civilian-led dialogue structures and processes needed to educate crisis handlers, and to create and put in place crisis prevention and management mechanisms.

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South Koreans Know What Dictatorship Looks Like
By Non-Resident Fellow Nathan Park
Foreign Policy, 12/4/24


Public memory helped fuel the rapid fight to protect democracy.

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Digital
Will Assad Survive?

Interview featuring Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis
Al Jazeera, 12/3/24


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DOGE’s Best First Target: The National Endowment for Democracy
By Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
The American Conservative, 11/29/24


Why should the government be funding a CIA cut-out to meddle in politics abroad and at home?

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Debate
Is It Time to End the War in Ukraine?

Featuring Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven & Evelyn Farkas
Zeteo, 11/26/24


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On Middle East, Will Trump Follow His Instincts or Hawkish Advisers?
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon & Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein
Responsible Statecraft, 11/26/24


Six key factors shaping Trump’s strategy in a second term.

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Webinar
Biden’s Africa Trip: What Are the Payoffs?
Featuring Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford, Elizabeth Shackelford, & Ziyanda Stuurman; moderated by Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Quincy Institute, 12/5/24


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Online Conference
The Rules-Based Order Is in Crisis: What Comes Next?
Quincy Institute, 11/25/24

Over three webinars, we discuss proposals that came out of the Better Order Project — a QI initiative bringing together more than 130 scholars, and practitioners from more than 40 countries to help rejuvenate and stabilize the international order.  Speakers include Nathalie Tocci, Naledi Pandor, and Antonio Patriota. 

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Elon Musk’s Martian Dreams Are a Boon to the U.S. Military by Eva Dou & Aaron Gregg/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Washington Post, 12/7/24

What the Syrian Rebellion Could Mean for the Balance of Power in the Middle East by Mostafa Salem/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 12/7/24

Diplomacy Watch: Still Tap Dancing Around NATO for Kyiv by Intern Sam Bull, Responsible Statecraft, 12/6/24

Europe's Center Is Not Holding by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 12/6/24

Industry: War With China May Be Imminent, But We're Not Ready by Reporter Stavroula Pabst, Responsible Statecraft, 12/6/24

The Angry Iraq Vets Who Want to Upend U.S. Foreign Policy by Joel Schectman, Nancy A. Youssef, & Vera Bergengruen/ Quoted: Board Member Andrew Bacevich, Wall Street Journal, 12/6/24

How Will China Policy Be Affected by Donald Trump’s Overhaul of the U.S. Federal Workforce? by Kushboo Razdan/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon, South China Morning Post, 12/5/24


DIGITAL: Syria Rebels Just Blew Up Secret U.S.-Israel-UAE Efforts to Lure Assad Away From Iran; Trump Picks Feinberg as Number Two at DOD, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis & Reporter Stavroula Pabst, Background Briefing with Ian Masters/ 94.1 KPFA, 12/5/24

RADIO: Ukraine; Negotiate When?, Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Eye on the World/ CBS Radio, 12/5/24


Amnesty International Calls Israel's Actions in Gaza Genocide by Reporter Aaron Sobczak, Responsible Statecraft, 12/5/24

Billionaire Tied to Shady Military Ops Could Be No. 2 Pentagon Pick by Junior Research Fellow Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, 12/5/24

South Korea’s Turmoil Is the Latest Threat to a Three-Way Pacific Alliance by Motoko Rich/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow David Kang, The New York Times, 12/4/24

U.S. May Push But Ukrainians Balk at Lowering Draft Age to 18 by Reporter Aaron Sobczak, Responsible Statecraft, 12/4/24

DIGITAL: Domino Effect? Assad's Allies Stretched Thin as Syrian Rebels Pounce, debate featuring Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, France 24, 12/3/24


The Low Hanging DOGE Fruit at the Pentagon for Elon and Vivek by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Responsible Statecraft, 12/3/24

Streets on Fire: Is Georgia Opposition Forming Up a Coup? by Non-Resident Fellow Almut Rochowanski, Responsible Statecraft, 12/2/24

RADIO: Syrian Government Tries to Curb Rebel Advances, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, The World Today/ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12/1/24

Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted by Raja Abdulrahim/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, The New York Times, 12/1/24

Rapid Collapse of Syrian Forces Around Aleppo Stuns Many by Edward Yeranian/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Voice of America, 11/30/24

Three Conditions for a U.S.-Backed Peace Agreement in Ukraine by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, UnHerd, 11/30/24


National Guard Troops Deserve Equal GI Bill Eligibility by Non-Resident Fellow Daniel Elkins, Military Times, 11/29/24

DIGITAL: How Will Iran React to Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Agreement?, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, TRT World Now, 11/27/24


PODCAST: Meet the Trumpists, Interview with Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The War Nerd/ New Radio, 11/27/24

Thiel Pal and Venture Capitalist Eyed for 2nd Highest Post in Pentagon by Reporter Stavroula Pabst, Responsible Statecraft, 11/27/24


Why Biden Is Going to Angola by Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford, Responsible Statecraft, 11/27/24

DIGITAL: How Not to Fix U.S. Foreign Policy, Interview with Board Member Stephen Walt, Power Problems/ CATO Institute, 11/26/24


Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Begins, But Can It Last? by Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Responsible Statecraft, 11/26/24

Making Sense of Trump’s National Security Team by Eric Bazail-Emil & Phelim Kine/ Quoted: Acting East Asia Director Jake Werner, National Security Daily/ Politico, 11/26/24


Protests Lead to Another President Out the Door in South Caucasus by Junior Research Fellow Artin Dersimonian, Responsible Statecraft, 11/26/24

Bessent: Strong Dollar, Tariffs Can Wield U.S. Power on World Stage by Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran, Responsible Statecraft, 11/25/24

Strong Dollar Set to Hit Emerging Market Bonds, Warn Investors by Joseph Cotterill/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran, Financial Times, 11/25/24
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