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Subject Highlights of the Week @ QI: US–China scientific collaboration, military buildup in the Caribbean, the life and death of Dick Cheney, & more
Date November 9, 2025 8:59 PM
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** FEATURED
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** RESEARCH
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** US–China Scientific Collaboration at a Crossroads: Navigating Strategic Engagement in the Era of Scientific Nationalism
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By Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon & Caroline Wagner

Quincy Institute, 11/4/25

A strategic cooperation framework – "smart openness" – will keep America connected to the frontiers of global science while building in robust security safeguards. Because in today's world, excluding one of the two scientific superpowers isn't strength—it's self-sabotage.

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** US Military Buildup in the Caribbean Demands Congressional Action
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By Director of Studies Marcus Stanley & Research Intern Lee Schlenker

Quincy Institute, 11/6/25

Congress must assert its authority over war and peace to signal that there are limits to presidential military authority and to head off the worst outcomes that could result from a regime-change operation in Venezuela.

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** With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the US Eyes Cuba as Well
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By Non-Resident Fellow William LeoGrande & Peter Kornbluh

Foreign Policy, 11/4/25

Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.

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** DIGITAL
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** Has Trump Caved on His Anti-War Machine Promise?
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Interview with Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

Undercurrents with Emily Jashinsky, 11/7/25

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** Despite a $1 Trillion Pentagon Budget, Our Veterans Are Being Neglected
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By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung & Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

Tribune News Service, 11/4/25

While tens of thousands of veterans are homeless and hundreds of thousands are going hungry, the Pentagon is wasting billions on things like $1,500 coffee cups and $150,000 on soap dispensers.

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** DIGITAL
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** Iraq War Lies
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Interview with Responsible Statecraft Contributing Editor Jim Lobe

Always at War/ Quincy Institute, 11/6/25

On the life and legacy of Dick Cheney, the architect of endless war.

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** Book Talk | From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine
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Wednesday November 12, 3:00-4:00 PM ET

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** The USMCA Review: What Future for North American Economic Integration?
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Friday November 14, 2:00-3:00 PM ET

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** Book Talk | The Once and Future World Order
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Tuesday November 18, 12:00-1:00 PM ET

Featuring Amitav Acharya & Executive Vice President Trita Parsi
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** Bodyguard of Lies: A Movie Screening Followed by Conversation on Accountability and the War in Afghanistan with Filmmakers and General David D. McKiernan (Ret.)
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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** DIGITAL
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** The Power Competition Between Xi Jinping and Trump ([link removed])
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Interview with East Asia Director Jake Werner

UpFront/ 94.1 KPFA, 11/4/25


** BROADCAST
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** The Institutionalization of the Ukraine War ([link removed])
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Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 11/6/25


** ARTICLES
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** Biden Greenlit Israel’s Strikes in Lebanon, Says Former Israeli Diplomat ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 11/7/25


** Central Asia Doesn't Need Another Great Game ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Pavel Devyatkin

Responsible Statecraft, 11/7/25


** Chinese Student Boom Helps Create More University Spots for Americans: Study ([link removed])
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By Ling Xin/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon

South China Morning Post, 11/6/25


** US-China Trade Tensions May Have Eased, But Southeast Asia Still Under Pressure: Analysts ([link removed])
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By Laura Zhou/ Quoted: Global South Director Sarang Shidore

South China Morning Post, 11/6/25


** Death Knell for the Summit of the Americas? ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Jorge Heine

Responsible Statecraft, 11/6/25


** For Arab and Muslim Americans, Mamdani's Victory Grants Seat at Table ([link removed])
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By Rosaleen Carroll/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy

Al-Monitor, 11/6/25


** Read This Evangelical Zionist Leader’s Leaked Suspense Novel ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 11/6/25


** Senate Vote Fails to Block Trump Attacks on Venezuela ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 11/6/25


** Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Is a Loss for Zionism ([link removed])
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By Michael Arria/ Quoted: Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Mondoweiss, 10/5/25


** Arab Leaders Are No Longer Buying Washington's Iran Story ([link removed])
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By Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Responsible Statecraft, 11/4/25


** Cheney, Architect of Endless War, Helped Kill Our Faith in Leaders ([link removed])
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By Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos & Contributing Editor Jim Lobe

Responsible Statecraft, 11/4/25


** Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the GOP’s Reckoning on Israel ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 11/4/25


** Ukraine's 'Busification' — Forced Conscription — Is Tip of the Iceberg ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Ian Proud

Responsible Statecraft, 11/4/25

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