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The Ukraine Peace Process Is Moving Quite Fast

By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

The Nation, 8/20/25

The openings and obstacles to a comprehensive Ukraine peace agreement.
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The End of Russia's Exclusion From Europe

Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Glenn Diesen Show, 8/21/25
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The Loomering of Injured Gazan Children

By Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

The American Conservative, 8/19/25

American humanitarian policy is now subject to the whims of a very influential self-proclaimed “Islamophobe.”
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How to Halt the Flow of Weapons Arming Mexican Cartels

By Non-Resident Fellow William M. LeoGrande

Foreign Policy, 8/20/25

Trump should use terrorist designations to target U.S. suppliers.
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U.S. Bullets, U.S. Law: The Legal Net Around Gaza’s Private Guards

By Intern Safia Southey

Lawfare, 8/20/25

U.S. contractors shot Gaza aid seekers. Laws can reach them, but enforcement stalls while the killing continues.
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The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming

Featuring Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Quincy Institute, 8/18/25

Only real diplomacy can stop America from being pulled into another Middle East disaster.
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TAC Right Now/ The American Conservative, 8/22/25

NATO, Ukraine, and Gaza ([link removed])

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Hasan Piker, 8/21/25


** Security Guarantees & Ceasefire Are a Dead End ([link removed])
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Glenn Diesen Show, 8/20/25


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Novara Media, 8/18/25


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Newsmax, 8/23/25


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Thunder Bay Early Morning/ CKPR, 8/22/25


** Russia: Long Road to Resolution ([link removed])
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The John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 8/21/25


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** Is European Lobbying of Trump a Sign of Strength - or Weakness? ([link removed])
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Inside Story/ Al Jazeera, 8/20/25


** Zelensky-Trump Meeting, Ukraine Peace Talks & U.S. Tariffs on India ([link removed])
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PTI News, 8/20/25


** Zelensky: Ukraine Working on Concrete Security Guarantees ([link removed])
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The Context USA/ BBC World, 8/19/25


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Democracy Now!, 8/18/25


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CNBC World, 8/18/25


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Newshour/ Al Jazeera, 8/18/25


** Ukraine to Offer $100B Weapons Deal to Trump to Win Security Guarantee ([link removed])
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Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

The Stream/ Al Jazeera, 8/18/25


** How Syria Can Move Beyond Division, Achieve Reconciliation ([link removed])
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By Anan Tello/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis

Arab News, 8/17/25


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** South Korea’s Next Envoy in Washington? ([link removed])
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By Khushboo Razdan/ Quoted: Research Associate James Park

SCMP, 8/23/25


** At Least 5 in 6 Palestinians Killed Are Civilians ([link removed])
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By Kevin Maimann/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

CBC News, 8/22/25


** China Reacts to Student Interrogations in U.S. ([link removed])
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By Robert Birsel & Shane Croucher/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon

Newsweek, 8/22/25


** Diplomacy Watch: Elite Media Reacts to Ukraine Talks as Expected ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 8/22/25


** South Korea President Lee Aims to Avoid Further Clashes with Trump ([link removed])
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By Research Associate James Park

Responsible Statecraft, 8/22/25


** Think Tank Staffer Stumped When Asked About Arms Industry Funding ([link removed])
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By Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout

Responsible Statecraft, 8/22/25


** Does Putin Really Want to End the War? ([link removed])
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Interview with Research Fellow Zachary Paikin

The Paikin Podcast, 8/21/25


** Trump Faces the Challenge of Offering Security Guarantees to Ukraine in His Push for Peace ([link removed])
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By Vidal Liy/ Quoted: Research Fellow Mark Episkopos, Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, & Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

El País, 8/21/25


** Weapons Makers Fueling Gaza Genocide: Their Grip on the Atlantic Council and a Fellow's Speechless Moment ([link removed])
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By Ahmed Eldin/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

Out Loud with Ahmed Eldin Substack, 8/21/25

Mutual Security Must Undergird Peace in Ukraine ([link removed])

By Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Compact Magazine, 8/20/25


** Loose, Abstract Talk of 'Guarantees' Could Sink Ukraine Peace ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos, Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, & Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Responsible Statecraft, 8/20/25


** Netanyahu’s ‘Total Victory’ Rhetoric Takes an Extreme Turn ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 8/20/25


** Why Israel Won't Beat the Houthis ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 8/20/25


** Church of War: Our Faith That Lethality Has the Power to Heal ([link removed])
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By Board Member Gregory Daddis

Responsible Statecraft, 8/19/25


** Cold Reality Check ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Almut Rochowanski

IPS Journal, 8/19/25


** Security Guarantees? Face Time With Putin? Zelenskyy Gets Warmer Trump Reception But Unclear Results ([link removed])
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By Mike Eckel & Todd Prince/ Quoted: Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Radio Free Europe, 8/19/25


** Iranian Army Says War with Israel Could 'Resume at Any Moment' ([link removed])
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By Staff/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Cradle, 8/18/25


** Rubio Takes Annual Human Rights Report to New Cynical Heights ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Responsible Statecraft, 8/18/25


** 'Security Guarantees' Dominate Talks But Remain Undefined ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Zachary Paikin

Responsible Statecraft, 8/18/25


** What Could Article 5-Like Guarantees Look Like for Ukraine? ([link removed])
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By Laura Kelly/ Quoted: Research Fellow Mark Episkopos

The Hill, 8/18/25


** A Symposium: The Alaska Summit ([link removed])
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Featuring Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord, 8/17/25


** Why Trump Gets It Right on Ukraine Peace ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Responsible Statecraft, 8/17/25
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