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** Taiwan: An Important but Non-Vital US Interest
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Quincy Institute, 9/24/25

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** Trump’s Ukraine Gamble
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** Iran ‘Still Willing to Talk’ to US but Trump Wants Isolation or War ([link removed])
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Interview with Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein

Al Jazeera, 9/27/25


** Trump’s Pro-Israel Enforcer ([link removed])
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Featuring Reporter Connor Echols

The Majority Report with Sam Seder, 9/25/25


** America, América: Neighbors or Rivals? ([link removed])
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Always at War/ Quincy Institute, 9/24/25


** Dangerous Bet - Will India’s Alliance with Israel Backfire? ([link removed])
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ANI News, 9/24/25


** UN General Assembly ([link removed])
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The Heat/ CGTN America, 9/24/25


** Zelensky Warns the World is "in the Most Destructive Arms Race in History ([link removed])
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 9/24/25


** Americans Eventually Rejected the GWOT. Will Israelis Reject Their War on Gaza? ([link removed])
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Quincy Institute, 9/22/25


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The Glenn Diesen Show, 9/21/25


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** US Policy on Gaza ([link removed])
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Talk Back/ KGVO, 9/26/25


** Trump's U.N. Speech Suggesting Europe Fund Ukraine War ([link removed])
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The John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 9/25/25


** Trump’s Shifting Rhetoric on Ukraine ([link removed])
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The Answer/ AM 560 9/24/25


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** Why Delegates Walked Out of the UN Assembly — How Many, and Who They Were ([link removed])
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By Andrea Trinidad/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

International Business Times, 9/28/25


** US Experts ‘In Line With Trump's Direction’ Over President Lee's "END Initiative" ([link removed])
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By Choi Seungjin/ Quoted: Research Associate James Park

Maeil Business, 9/26/25


** Another Poll Shows Americans’ Declining Support for Israel ([link removed])
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By Contributing Editor Jim Lobe

Responsible Statecraft, 9/26/25


** Diplomacy Watch: A Tale of Two Trumps ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 9/26/25


** Trump's Latest Line on Ukraine Isn't a ‘Shift’, It's a Hand-Off ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 9/26/25


** Is Russia’s African Presence Winding Down? ([link removed])
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By Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford & Intern Zakariya Rahimi
The National Interest, 9/25/25


** Lula and Trump’s Backstage Breakthrough ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Andre Pagliarini

Foreign Policy, 9/25/25


** Trump’s Apparent About-Face On Ukraine May Not Be The Change It Seems ([link removed])
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By Wallace White/ Quoted: Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Daily Caller, 9/25/25


** US War Chief Orders 'Unusual Gathering' of Top Generals Amid Fears of New War ([link removed])
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By Staff/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Cradle, 9/25/25


** Does Trump Really Believe Ukraine Can Regain All Its Territory? ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Unherd, 9/24/25


** How a Little-Known Embassy Aide Hijacked U.S. Israel Policy ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 9/24/25


** Trump Causing 'Loss of Faith in American Promises' in Middle East by Adopting Israeli Policy ([link removed])
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By Jeremiah Hassel/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Mirror US, 9/24/25


** Georgia’s Choice: The Past or the Future — Not Russia or the West ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Ian Proud

Responsible Statecraft, 9/24/25


** Nero at the United Nations ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

The Realist Review, 9/24/25


** Syria's New Leader Sheds Terror Past at UN ([link removed])
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By Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein

Responsible Statecraft, 9/24/25


** White House Goes All-in on Argentina. It May Not Work. ([link removed])
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By Matt Peterson/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran

Barron’s, 9/24/25


** Trump Backs Argentina’s Crisis-Stricken President. A Bailout May Be Next. ([link removed])
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By Joe Light/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran

Barron’s, 9/23/25


** Trump Brings American Culture Wars to the Global Stage at the U.N. ([link removed])
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By Howard LaFranchi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Christian Science Monitor, 9/23/25


** What Would Happen if Israel Lost America’s Support? ([link removed])
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By Chas Newkey-Burden/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi & Director of Studies Marcus Stanley

The Week, 9/23/25


** Hundreds Protest Iranian Regime as Trump Slams Country's Actions in Fiery UN Speech ([link removed])
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By Jeremiah Hassel/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Mirror US, 9/23/25


** Britain's Half-Baked National Security Strategy ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Responsible Statecraft, 9/22/25


** How to Turn Recognition of Palestine Into More Than Just Symbolism ([link removed])
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Responsible Statecraft, 9/22/25

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