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December 22, 2024

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Policy Note
Trump 2.0: Restraint Foreign Policy Recommendations for Trump’s Second Term

By Quincy Institute Staff
Quincy Institute, 12/19/24


We developed a set of recommendations for the incoming Trump administration for pursuing a vision of U.S. foreign policy leadership that emphasizes using our national strength to avert global conflict and support a more stable, peaceful international order that will benefit Americans.

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Video
How Would Israel's West Bank Annexation Impact Jordan?
By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline & Senior Video Producer Khody Akhavi
Quincy Institute, 12/20/24

Will Trump fulfill his campaign pledge to end the forever wars in the Middle East? He'll have to choose between reining in Israeli actions, or risk greater conflict in Jordan and beyond. 

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Trump Says We Should Leave Syria Alone. He’s Not Wrong.
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon
U.S. News & World Report, 12/17/24

The American record on intervention in the recent civil war is a cautionary tale.

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Start by Keeping Ukraine Out of Ceasefire Talks
By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
Foreign Policy, 12/16/24

The issue of when Ukraine should be involved in the negotiating process and on which issues is more fraught than has generally been acknowledged.

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Webinar
What Is The Legacy of the Syrian Civil War?
Featuring Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon & Omar Dahi; moderated by Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein
Quincy Institute, 12/19/24

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Brief
Jordan on the Edge: Pressures from the War in Gaza and the Incoming Trump Administration
By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline
Quincy Institute, 12/16/24

This brief examines the implications of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian and Israeli–Lebanese conflicts for the Kingdom of Jordan. It draws on firsthand author interviews with top-level Jordanian officials, Islamist leaders, journalists, and other experts to examine the kingdom’s outlook. 

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

WEBINAR: The Aftermath of South Korea’s Martial Law Fiasco, Featuring Research Associate James Park, Non-Resident Fellow Nathan Park, & Natalia Slavney, moderated by Acting East Asia Director Jake Werner, Quincy Institute, 12/20/24

DIGITAL: Assad Dynasty: How One Family Brutally Ruled Syria for 54 Years, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, Real TalkMiddle East Eye, 12/20/24

Diplomacy Watch: Trump's 'Gotta Make a Deal' on Ukraine by Reporter Stavroula Pabst, Responsible Statecraft, 12/20/24

Europe Is Sabotaging Ukraine by Delaying Peace Talks by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, UnHerd, 12/20/24

Yoon Suk-yeol’s Downfall Should Spark Introspection on the U.S. Approach to South Korea by Research Associate James Park, The Diplomat, 12/20/24 

'Humanitarian Superstar' Samantha Power Admits Gaza Is a Loss by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 12/19/24

RADIO: Jordan Faces Collapse, With Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank, Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Background Briefing with Ian Masters/ 94.1 KPFA, 12/17/24

Israel Researcher Warns of Potential Coup and Unrest in Jordan by Staff/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Middle East Monitor, 12/17/24

Trump Meets TikTok CEO After Saying China, U.S. Can ‘Solve All World’s Problems’ Together by Khushboo Razdan/ Quoted: Acting East Director Jake Werner, South China Morning Post, 12/17/24

European 'Peacekeepers' in Ukraine? A Horrible Idea. by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 12/16/24

Inauguration Invitation to Xi Shows Trump’s Deal-Making in Action by Khushboo Razdan/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon, South China Morning Post, 12/16/24

DIGITAL: Are Russian and Ukrainian Tactics Being Shaped by the Return of Donald Trump?, Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Inside Story/ Al Jazeera, 12/18/24

Jordan Braces as Israeli Annexation of West Bank Looms by Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Responsible Statecraft, 12/16/24

Oliver Stone: On Being 19 in War, and For a County Addicted to It by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 12/16/24

The U.S.-China Research Partnership Gets Back on Track. Now What? by Christine Mui/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon, Politico, 12/16/24

WEBINAR: Power Plays: U.S.-Turkey Relations Under Trump, Featuring Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon, Kadir Ustin, Gönül Tol, & Colonel Rich Outzen, moderated by Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein, Quincy Institute, 12/16/24

Even Iran Is Attempting to Play Nice With Donald Trump by Robbie Gramer & Eric Bazail-Emil/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Politico, 12/15/24
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