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December 15, 2024

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Webinar
Power Plays: U.S.-Turkey Relations Under Trump

Monday, December 16, 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern

Featuring Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon, Kadir Ustin, Gönül Tol, & Colonel Rich Outzen; moderated by Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein

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Webinar
What Is The Legacy of the Syrian Civil War?
Thursday, December 19, 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern

Featuring Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon & Omar Dahi; moderated by Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein

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Webinar
The Aftermath of South Korea’s Martial Law Fiasco

Friday, December 20, 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern

Featuring Research Fellow James Park, Non-Resident Fellow Nathan Park, & Natalia Slavney; moderated by Acting East Asia Director Jake Werner

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FEATURED

Policy Note
A New Era: Responding to a Post–Assad Syria
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon & Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis

Quincy Institute, 12/11/24

Recommendations for U.S. policy towards Syria in the aftermath of Assad's toppling.

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Policy Note
Bridging the Divide: It Is Time for a New Science Agreement With China

By Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon & Mark Cohen
Quincy Institute, 12/10/24

The Science and Technology Agreement (STA) has been a critical pillar of U.S.–China relations for more than 45 years. The agreement is more important than ever in ensuring American S&T advancement, addressing global challenges, and better understanding China’s evolving innovative capacities.

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A Top Syria Expert Explains Washington’s Next Move
Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis
Politico Magazine, 12/10/24

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The Three-Dollars Problem
By Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran
Financial Times, 12/11/24

Interactions across the National Security Dollar, Trade Dollar, and Financial Stability Dollar could become increasingly problematic.

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Podcast
How Close Are We to World War III?

Interview with Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
The Signal Sitdown/ The Daily Signal, 12/11/24

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When It Comes To Nuclear Weapons, Tell It Like It Is
By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung & David Cortwright
Inkstick Media, 12/10/24

Nuclear “modernization” is an unnecessary and wasteful diversion of federal funds to pursue an arms race with Russia and China that increases the risk of nuclear war.

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Why Are Cuba and the U.S. Still Mired in the Cold War?
By Non-Resident Fellow William LeoGrande & Peter Kornbluh
Foreign Policy, 12/12/24

How a historic reconciliation deal unraveled.

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Diplomacy Watch: Will Assad’s Fall Prolong Conflict in Ukraine?, by Managing Editor Ben Armbruster, Responsible Statecraft, 12/13/24

Seminal U.S.-China Science Pact Renewed for 5 Years With ‘Guardrails’ for Researchers, Data by Bochen Han & Khushboo Razdan/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon, South China Morning Post, 12/13/24

U.S. and China Sign New Science Pact — But With Severe Restrictions by Natasha Gilbert & Smriti Mallapaty/Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon, Nature, 12/13/24 

It's Time to Retire the Munich Analogy by Research Fellow Mark Episkopos, Responsible Statecraft, 12/13/24

RADIO: Concessions on the Table?, Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Eye on the World/ CBS, 12/12/24


WEBINAR: Syria and the United States After Assad, Featuring Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon, Sinam Sherkany Mohamad, & Caroline Rose; moderated by Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Quincy Institute, 12/12/24

Chinese Official Praises Trump Invitation But Does Not Say if Xi Will Attend Inauguration by Kawala Xie & Laura Zhou/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine, South China Morning Post, 12/12/24

How Ukraine Is Helping the HTS Militants Who Overthrew Assad by Reporter Stavroula Pabst, Responsible Statecraft, 12/12/24

Syria and the Ousting of Assad: Is It Good or Bad for the United States? by Michael Collins/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon, USA Today, 12/11/24

U.S. Says It Could Recognise New Syrian Government, Lawmakers Push to Unwind Sanctions by Umar a Farooq/ Quoted: Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Middle East Eye, 12/11/24

PODCAST: Assad's Fall, Israel's Continued Bombardment of Gaza, and U.S. Foreign Policy, Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael, 12/10/24

PODCAST: The Fall of Assad & Syria’s Uncertain Future, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Power Problems/ CATO Institute, 12/10/24

RADIO: The End of the Assad Regime in Syria, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Front Burner/ CBC Radio, 12/10/24

Implications of Assad’s Fall for Syria and the Region, Featuring contribution from Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Arab Center Washington D.C., 12/10/24

In Syria Free-For-All, U.S. Aims to Break ISIS and Protect Allies by Anna Mulrine Grobe/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon, Christian Science Monitor, 12/10/24

Romania's Election Canceled Amid Claims of Russian Interference by Research Fellow Mark Episkopos, Responsible Statecraft, 12/10/24

Syria Turmoil Puts U.S. Troops in Bind, Scrambles Alliances by Brad Dress/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon, The Hill, 12/10/24

The Fall of Assad Is a Defeat for Russia — And No 'Win' for the U.S. by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 12/10/24

U.S. Still Fighting ISIS War Inside Syria Amid Power Vacuum by Reporter Stavroula Pabst, Responsible Statecraft, 12/10/24

Why the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Has Endured by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 12/10/24

RADIO: How the Fall of Assad's Regime Changes the Geopolitics of the Middle East, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, All Things Considered/ NPR, 12/9/24

Assad’s Collapse Should Prompt A Rethink Of The Middle East by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, The National Interest, 12/9/24

 
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