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UPCOMING EVENTS

WEBINAR

Trump’s Gaza Plan and What It Means for Palestinians

Tuesday December 11, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Featuring Non-Resident Fellow Carol Daniel-Kasbari, Mouin Rabbani, & Muhammad Shehada; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy

MORE. MORE. MORE.

BROADCAST

Trillion Dollar War Machine

Interview with Democratizing Foreign Policy Ben Freeman

NBC Bay Area, 12/1/25


Maduro Slams 'Colonial Threat' as Trump Says Venezuelan Airspace Should Be Closed

Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Jorge Heine

CBC News, 11/29/25


Ukraine Peace Deal Is Closer Than Ever But Key Obstacles Remain

Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Final 5/ Fox Five DC, 11/26/25

DIGITAL


Qatari Oligarchs Want a Piece of America - Trump is Selling it to Them

Featuring Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

More Perfect Union, 12/5/25


Book Talk | Blood and Treasure - The Economics of Conflict from the Vikings to the Modern Era

A conversation with Duncan Weldon & Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran


Quincy Institute, 12/4/25


With Affordability the Big Issue, Why Can We Afford Guns and Not Butter?

Interview with Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 12/2/25



Book Talk | Devils’ Advocates


A conversation with Kenneth Vogel & Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout

Quincy Institute, 12/2/25


Book Talk | Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000

A conversation with Non-Resident Fellow Aileen Teague & Global South Director Sarang Shidore

Quincy Institute, 11/24/25

ARTICLES

As Palestinians Yearn for a Leader, Top Candidate Remains Behind Bars

By Louisa Loveluck/ Quoted: Senior Fellow Khaled Elgindy

Washington Post, 12/7/25



A 19th Century Strategy Can’t Solve 21st Century Problems

By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

Forbes, 12/5/25


New House, Senate Attempts to Preempt War with Venezuela

By Intern Lee Schlenker

Responsible Statecraft, 12/4/25


Report: 20% of All US Aid to Afghanistan Was ‘Wasted’

By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 12/4/25


Trump’s Russia–Ukraine Diplomacy Is Good. Here’s How It Could Be Better

By Andrew Day/ Quoted: Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven & Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

The American Conservative, 12/4/25


US Airstrike Survivors Clung to Boat Wreckage For an Hour Before Second Deadly Attack, Video Shows

By Joseph Gedeon & Chris Stein / Quoted: Director of Studies Marcus Stanley

The Guardian, 12/4/25


US Capital Investments For Something Other Than Beating China

By Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran & Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford

Responsible Statecraft, 12/4/25



Destroying Civilian Boats Without Concrete Proof Is Unlawful

Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Aileen Teague

London School of Economics, 12/3/25


Israeli-Linked Group Shaped US Media Coverage in Breach of Foreign Lobbying Law

By Staff/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

Middle East Monitor, 12/3/25


Who's Behind Push to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terror Group?

By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 12/3/25


Europe Could Be on the Hook for $160 Billion to Keep Ukraine Afloat

By Non-Resident Fellow Ian Proud

Responsible Statecraft, 12/2/25


Inside Israel's Shadow Campaign to Win Over American Media

By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 12/2/25


Satellite Shows US Carrier Strike Group in Caribbean

By Amira El-Fekki/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Marcus Stanley & Intern Lee Schlenker

Newsweek, 12/2/25


Europe Wants Endless War in Ukraine. Trump Should Walk Away.

By Doug Bandow/ Quoted: Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

CATO Institute, 12/1/25


Lockheed, Northrop Grumman Profit Off Their Own Inefficiencies

By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 12/1/25


Stop Making the Donbas Territory a Zero-Sum Confrontation

By Non-Resident Fellow Almut Rochowanski

Responsible Statecraft, 12/1/25


In Pardon of Narco Trafficker, Trump Destroys His Own Case for War

By Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Responsible Statecraft, 11/29/25


Trump’s Focus on Drug War Means Big Business for Defense Startups

By Heather Somerville and Vera Bergengruen/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

Wall Street Journal, 11/29/25


Dispatch From Tehran

By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov
The American Conservative, 11/28/25


How The US-Israel Alliance Has Evolved, For Better And Worse, A Year Into Trump

By Wallace White/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Daily Caller, 11/27/25


A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America

By Non-Resident Fellow Greg Grandin

The Nation, 11/26/25


Ukraine Faces Thanksgiving Deadline As Leaks And Doubts Cloud Trump Peace Plan

By Wallace White/ Quoted: Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Daily Caller, 11/26/25


The Dangerous, Unhinged Reaction to Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan

By Andrew Day/ Quoted: Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

The American Conservative, 11/25/25


Can Iran Reinvent Itself? A Fragile Charm Offensive Meets Mounting Internal Strain

By Patrick Wintour/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Guardian, 11/24/25


Yellow Lines and Green Zones: The De Facto Partition of Gaza

By Alessandra Bajec/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy

The New Arab, 11/24/25