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** The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last
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By Board Member Stephen Walt
Foreign Policy, 10/14/25
Only the end of Israel’s special relationship with the United States would signal a true end of war.
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** Trump Risks Going Full Biden by Giving Tomahawks to Ukraine
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By Grand Strategy Director George Beebe
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** Trump’s Gaza Peace Deal ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
Mario Nawfal Show, 10/14/25
** Trump’s Peace Deal for Gaza ([link removed])
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** Ceasefire in Gaza at Risk if Trump Veers Off Course ([link removed])
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Squawk Box Asia/ CNBC, 10/13/25
** So Far So Good But Can All the Benchmarks Be Met? ([link removed])
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 10/13/25
** World Leaders Gather in Egypt for Gaza Summit ([link removed])
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BBC, 10/13/25
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** How Qatar Became Trump’s Key Ally in his Middle East Peace Efforts ([link removed])
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By Kylie Atwood & Jennifer Hansler/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman
CNN, 10/19/25
** The Tech Right Gets Its Own Phyllis Schlafly ([link removed])
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The New York Times, 10/19/25
** Venezuela Regime Change Helps Exxon — Not Americans ([link removed])
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By Harrison Berger/ Quoted: Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout
The American Conservative, 10/18/25
** Blame Game Erupts in Europe as Ukraine Strategy Falters ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov
Responsible Statecraft, 10/17/25
** No, Trump Did Not 'End' the War in the Congo. It's as Bloody as Ever. ([link removed])
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By Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford
Responsible Statecraft, 10/17/25
** Silicon Valley’s War Profiteers ([link removed])
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By Freddy Brewster & Lyle Goldstein / Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Jacobin, 10/17/25
** Trump Bet $40B on Milei, But What do Americans Get Out of It? ([link removed])
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By Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran
Responsible Statecraft, 10/17/25
** Trump Must Say No to Tomahawks for Ukraine ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov
The American Conservative, 10/17/25
** Gaza Ceasefire Hanging by a Thread ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols
Responsible Statecraft, 10/16/25
** Trump’s Iran Gamble Pays Off as WWIII Doomsayers Now Praise Israel-Hamas Ceasefire ([link removed])
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Fox News, 10/16/25
** What’s the Big Deal With Qatar? America’s Frenemy in the Gulf ([link removed])
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Newsweek, 10/16/25
** Army Secretary: Love the Drone or Be Left Behind ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst
Responsible Statecraft, 10/15/25
** Israel Wants to Pay US Pastors a Stipend to Spread the Word ([link removed])
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By Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout
Responsible Statecraft, 10/15/25
** Syria’s Ticking Time Bomb ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols
Responsible Statecraft, 10/15/25
** Undeserved Peace Prize Paves the Path to War ([link removed])
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By Ted Snider/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin & Non-Resident Fellow Miguel Tinker Salas
The American Conservative, 10/15/25
** China Wants Foreign Scientists. The Public Says No, Thanks. ([link removed])
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By Vivian Wang/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon
The New York Times, 10/14/25
** Sound, Fury, Nothing ([link removed])
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By Michael Young/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 10/14/25
** The Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is a Start, But It’s Only a Start ([link removed])
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By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Inkstick Media, 10/14/25
** Donald Trump in Triumph, Israelis Call Him a 'Colossus' of Peace ([link removed])
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By Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Responsible Statecraft, 10/13/25
** Is Rubio Finally Powerful Enough to Topple Venezuela's Regime? ([link removed])
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By Intern Lee Schlenker
Responsible Statecraft, 10/13/25
** Reviving US-Iran Diplomacy Difficult Despite Trump’s ‘Hand of Friendship’ ([link removed])
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By Brian Osgood/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
Al Jazeera, 10/13/25
** Overnight Violence Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict ([link removed])
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By Zia ur-Rehman, Yaqoob Akbary, & Safiullah Padshah/ Quoted: Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein
New York Times, 10/12/25
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