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** How to Keep Resolution 2803 From Becoming a US–Run Occupation
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By Non-Resident Fellow Carol Daniel-Kasbari
Quincy Institute, 12/10/25
The US can avoid a quagmire in Gaza by aligning implementation with genocide-prevention obligations, Palestinian self-determination, and a credible exit strategy.
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** Costly Adaptation, Not Capitulation: Iran’s Likely Trajectory Under the Post—JCPOA Pressure Campaign
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By Non-Resident Fellow Hadi Kahalzadeh
Quincy Institute, 12/9/25
Current US strategy towards Iran will likely exacerbate poverty in the general Iranian public, while hardening the Iranian regime’s resolve around security and nuclear advancement.
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** Trump’s Gaza Plan and What It Means for Palestinians
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Featuring Non-Resident Fellow Carol Daniel-Kasbari & Mouin Rabbani; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy
Quincy Institute, 12/11/25
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** 12 Days That Shook Iran
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Featuring Executive Vice President Trita Parsi [interview begins at 27:15]
Fault Lines/ Al Jazeera, 12/9/25
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** Trump Has Painted Himself Into a Corner on Venezuela
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By Non-Resident Fellow Jorge Heine
Financial Times, 12/11/25
The best option for the US now is a compromise solution that considers some of Washington’s demands but falls short of regime change.
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** The Seizure of Russian Assets is Not in the Interest of Peace
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By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos
Quincy Institute, 12/10/25
If Europe seizes Russia’s state assets, despite the likely illegality of such a move, it would expose both itself and Ukraine to a set of near- and long-term consequences.
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** Trillion Dollar War Machine
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Interview with Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman
Majority Report with Sam Seder, 11/8/25
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** BROADCAST
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** Ukraine-Russia Conflict and the Transformation of Warfare ([link removed])
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Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
The John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 12/11/25
** How Military Spending Drives the US Into Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home ([link removed])
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Interview with Democratizing Foreign Policy Ben Freeman & Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Your Call/ 91.7 FM Bay Area, 12/9/25
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** Tucker Carlson | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von ([link removed])
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** Mark Rutte’s Russia Rhetoric Is Paranoid, Not Prudent ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
Unheard, 12/13/25
** Secret Report Warns China Could Defeat US Forces in Taiwan Scenario ([link removed])
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By Nick Allen/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine
Daily Mail, 12/13/25
** The Trillion Dollar Question ([link removed])
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Letter to the Editor by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Washington Post, 12/12/25
** Euro-Elites Melt Down Over NSS, Missing — or Ignoring — the Point ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov
Responsible Statecraft, 12/11/25
** Think Tanker Altered Ukraine War Map Before Big Polymarket Payout ([link removed])
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By Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout
Responsible Statecraft, 12/11/25
** Lawmakers, Experts Warn of ‘Uncharted Waters’ as US Reportedly Seizes Venezuelan Tanker ([link removed])
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By Camille Bugayong & Rita Chandler/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Jorge Heine
Boston Globe, 12/10/25
** Fixing the Pentagon's Gilded Fortress ([link removed])
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By Ed Board/ Cited: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
The New York Times, 12/10/25
** Business Is Booming for Defense Contractors ([link removed])
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By Kripa Jayaram and Sumanta Sen/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
Reuters, 12/9/25
** Congress, You Have a Chance to Implement Trump Gaza Plan Right ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Carol Daniel-Kasbari
Responsible Statecraft, 12/9/25
** Trump's 'Monroe Doctrine 2.0' Completely Misreads Latin America ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Jorge Heine
Responsible Statecraft, 12/9/25
** ‘Voodoo Rituals’ and Banana Wars: US Military Action in Latin America ([link removed])
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By Helene Cooper/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Miguel Tinker Salas
The New York Times, 12/9/25
** Beyond ASEAN, Southeast Asia Reasserts Its Global South Identity ([link removed])
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By Global South Director Sarang Shidore & Joanne Lin
Nikkei Asia, 12/8/25
** Congress Wants to Stop Trump Troop Withdrawal from Europe ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst
Responsible Statecraft, 12/8/25
** Emerging Markets Are Shrugging Off Donald Trump’s Tariffs ([link removed])
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By Alan Beattie/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran & Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford
Financial Times, 12/8/25
** 'In Trump We Trust': Arab States Frustrated With Stalled Gaza Plan ([link removed])
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By Editor-in-Chief Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Responsible Statecraft, 12/8/25
** ‘This Ain’t Gonna Work’: How Russia Pulled the Plug on Assad ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols
Responsible Statecraft, 12/8/25
** Why Trump Seeks a Swift End to the Ukraine War ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov
The American Conservative, 12/8/25
** Miami’s Anti-Communist Insider Turns Convicted Foreign Agent ([link removed])
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By Intern Lee Schlenker
Jacobin, 12/7/25
** Tucker Carlson to Qatar Premier: Why Did Israel Bomb You? ([link removed])
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By Editor-in-Chief Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Responsible Statecraft, 12/7/25
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