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Subject Highlights of the Week @ QI: From where, oh where, could $60B be cut? Did Israel lose in Gaza? Tulsi's test, Trump's push to "clean out" Gaza, & more
Date February 2, 2025 6:00 PM
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** BRIEF
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** Keys to Developing a More Efficient, Effective Defense at Lower Cost
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By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Gabe Murphy, & Julia Gledhill

Quincy Institute, Stimson Center, & Taxpayers for Common Sense

DOGE could save $60 billion annually by tackling Pentagon waste and inefficiency.
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** The Senate’s Tulsi Gabbard Test
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By Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

The American Conservative, 1/29/25

An establishment that zealously punishes dissenters and strictly polices public discourse is out of touch with the Americans.

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** DIGITAL
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** Untangling DC Think Tank Funding & Influence
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Interview with Junior Research Fellow Nick Cleveland-Stout

System Update with Glenn Greenwald, 1/29/25

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** DIGITAL
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** The Israelis Lost in Gaza
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow John Mearsheimer

The Bottom Line/Al Jazeera, 1/31/25

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** President Trump Pushes Egypt, Jordan To "Clean Out" Gaza; Expert Says It Would Destabilize Region
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Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Rising/The Hill, 1/27/25

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** UPCOMING EVENTS
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** WEBINAR
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** Jordan and the Annexation of the West Bank
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Monday, February 3, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST

Featuring Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Marwan Muasher, & Bruce Riedel; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon
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** Europe and the Trump Administration
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Tuesday, February 4, 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST

Featuring Tony Brenton, Pascal Boniface, Alexandra Dienes, & Rüdiger Lüdeking; moderated by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
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** Living the Asian Century: A Book Conversation with Kishore Mahbubani
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Wednesday, February 12, 8:30-9:30 AM EST

Featuring Kishore Mahbubani & Global South Director Sarang Shidore
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** The Myth of American Idealism
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Thursday, February 13, 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Featuring Nathan Robinson & Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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** ARTICLES
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** Putin and Zelenskyy Claim That the Other Is Not Ready to Negotiate ([link removed])
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By Reporter Aaron Sobczak

Responsible Statecraft, 1/31/25


** Trump: 'We're Not Involved in Syria, They Got Their Own Mess' ([link removed])
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By Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Responsible Statecraft, 1/31/25


** F-35 Crashes Same Day Lockheed CEO Touts Its Success ([link removed])
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By Investigative Journalist at Large Eli Clifton

Responsible Statecraft, 1/30/25


** Snowden, Snowden, Snowden! Tulsi Grilled on Little Else ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 1/30/25


** Trump Suggests He Wants Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza. Is It Feasible? ([link removed])
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By Ali Harb/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Al Jazeera, 1/30/25


** A Belligerent Trump Could Unite Latin America - Against Him ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Andre Pagiliarini

The New Republic, 1/29/25


** Acquisition Reform: So Hot Right Now ([link removed])
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By Connor O’Brien

The Morning Defense/ Politico Pro, 1/28/25


** DeepSeek’s Rattling of U.S. Tech Stocks Could Change How America Sanctions China ([link removed])
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By Marg Magnier & Khushboo Razdan/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon

South China Morning Post, 1/28/25


** New Neocon Manifesto: Keep U.S. Troops in the Middle East ([link removed])
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By Contributing Editor Jim Lobe

Responsible Statecraft, 1/28/25


** Teflon Lukashenko Is Elected Again in Belarus. What Now? ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos

Responsible Statecraft, 1/28/25


** The Senate Blocks ‘Poorly Crafted' ICC Sanctions Bill ([link removed])
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By Reporter Aaron Sobczak

Responsible Statecraft, 1/28/25


** What To Expect From Trump 2.0's Middle East Policy ([link removed])
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By Giorgio Cafiero/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The New Arab, 1/28/25


** Trump Can't 'Clean Out' Gaza Without Destabilizing Entire Region ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Responsible Statecraft, 1/27/25


** Trump Wants to Reverse America’s Decline. Good Luck ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Samuel Moyn

The Guardian, 1/27/25


** BROADCAST
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** Tulsi Gabbard’s Hearing ([link removed])
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Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Lars Larson Show, 1/30/25


** Ukraine: EU Must Buy Russian Gas ([link removed])
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Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

The John Batchelor Show/CBS, 1/30/25


** HTS Cuts Russian Contract Over Port of Tartus ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Joshua Landis

All Things Considered/NPR, 1/29/25


** Counterterrorism in Context ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Samar Al-Bulushi

Against the Grain/KPFA, 1/27/25


** The Impact of a Second Trump Term in Latin America ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin

Against the Grain/KPFA, 1/27/25


** DIGITAL
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** Think Tank Foreign Funding, FARA, and Lobbying-Disclosure Laws ([link removed])
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Interview with Junior Research Fellow Nick Cleveland-Stout

The Giving Review, 1/28/25


** No Hope for Ukraine Peace Deal? ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident John Mearsheimer

System Update with Glenn Greenwald, 1/25/25
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