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Subject Highlights of the Week @ QI: Is strategic ambiguity still working? Will the Gaza ceasefire last? Rubio rises to top LatAm hawk, & more
Date October 26, 2025 5:29 PM
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** WEBINAR
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** Preventing Taiwan War: Is Strategic Ambiguity Still Working?
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Debate featuring Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine, Eric Heginbotham, & Bonnie Glaser; moderated by East Asia director Jake Werner

Quincy Institute, 10/21/25

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** US-Russia Agreement to End NATO Expansionism or Accept an Ugly Russian Victory
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Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Glenn Diesen Show, 10/22/25

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** Gaza Ceasefire: Will It Last?
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Interview with Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) President Lara Friedman

Always at War/ Quincy Institute, 10/22/25

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** ARTICLE
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** How ‘Little Marco’ Became Trump’s Top Hawk on Latin America
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By Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

The American Conservative, 10/20/25

Trump has long flirted with toppling Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, and he has effectively positioned Marco Rubio to do it.

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** RESEARCH
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** China’s Historic Rise to the Top of the Scientific Ladder
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By Caroline Wagner

Quincy Institute, 10/24/25

Long-term US innovation potential will depend on renewing our own scientific capacities and remaining in touch with the global scientific frontier.

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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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** DIGITAL
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** Is Trump Losing Patience with Putin Over the Ukraine War? ([link removed])
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Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Inside Story/ Al Jazeera, 10/23/25


** Trump’s New Expansionism ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin

Foreign Policy Live, 10/20/25


** Trump Officials in Israel for Gaza Peace Damage Control ([link removed])
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Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Background Briefing with Ian Masters/ KPFA, 10/20/25


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** Trump to Meet with Putin in Budapest ([link removed])
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Interview with Grand Strategy George Beebe

550 AM KTSA, 10/20/25


** ARTICLES
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** 'Annulled'! Russia Won't Abide Snapback Sanctions on Iran ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 10/24/25


** Diplomacy Watch: Trump Turns the Screws on Moscow ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 10/24/25


** For Its 80th Birthday, the UN Needs More Than a Reset ([link removed])
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By Heba Aly/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Foreign Policy, 10/24/25


** The Cowboy Lobbyist Who Claimed He Fixed an Election ([link removed])
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By Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout

Responsible Statecraft, 10/23/25


** Trump Supporters Are Uneasy About Military Actions Against Venezuela ([link removed])
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By Edward Wong/ Cited: Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

New York Times, 10/23/25


** Trump Vows to End Aid If Israel Annexes West Bank, Ignoring Ongoing Annexation ([link removed])
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By Sharon Zhang/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Truthout, 10/23/25


** AIPAC Has Become so Politically Toxic That Even Centrist Democrats Are Abandoning the Group ([link removed])
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By Michael Arria/ Quoted: Senior Advisor Eli Clifton

Mondoweiss, 10/22/25


** Breaking the IDF ([link removed])
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By Mitchell Bard/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

JNS, 10/22/25


** Defense Startup Announces World’s ‘First Autonomous Fighter Jet’ ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 10/22/25


** GOP Senator: Congress in Dark on ‘Narco’ Strikes ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 10/22/25


** ICJ Rejects Israeli Claims About UNRWA and Orders Officials to Provide More Aid to Gaza ([link removed])
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By Julia Conley/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Common Dreams, 10/22/25


** Poland’s Janus Face on Ukraine Is Untenable ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Ian Proud

Responsible Statecraft, 10/22/25


** These Israeli-Backed Gangs Could Wreck the Gaza Ceasefire ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 10/22/25


** Trump's Most Underrated Diplomatic Win: Belarus ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos

Responsible Statecraft, 10/22/25


** Finally, Trump Takes a Sensible Turn on Ukraine ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Responsible Statecraft, 10/21/25


** Are Killer Robot Boats Coming to Save Us? ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 10/20/25

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