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** American Supremacy Is Over, and Something New Is Coming
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By Global South Director Sarang Shidore

The New York Times, 1/12/26

The nascent new order is a mishmash of many ingredients and flavors. A world in this mold will be less top-down and more self-organized, driven more by pragmatism than ideology.
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** Who Would Take Power If Iran’s Regime Falls?
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CBS News, 1/16/26
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** Venezuela Is Regime Change Under Another Name
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By Research Associate Lee Schlenker & Middle East Program Director Adam Weinstein

Foreign Policy, 1/17/26

Maduro’s removal is a familiar story, and one that doesn’t end well.
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** The World Splits in Three
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By Non-Resident Fellow Monica Duffy Toft

The New York Times, 1/12/26

The post-World War II rules-based order is collapsing, and the world’s most powerful states are reaching for a dated playbook: spheres of influence.
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** Making Big Money on War: Polymarket and Think Tanks
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Interview with Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout

The Kyle Anzalone Show, 1/12/26
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** Homeland Empire
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By Non-Resident Fellow Nikhil Pal Singh

Equator, 1/14/26

Dominance without hegemony is dangerous, but fragile.
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** Prospects and Problems for Reinvigorating Superpower Nuclear Cooperation
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By Non-Resident Fellow Ariel Petrovics

Quincy Institute, 1/15/26

This QI brief offers a path with historical precedent for pragmatic nuclear cooperation that takes account of the strategic interests of all three nuclear superpowers.
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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** BROADCAST
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** The Geopolitics of the Iran Protests and the Threat of Escalation ([link removed] )
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/17/26


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Impact of New U.S. Sanctions on Iran’s Leadership ([link removed] )
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Velshi/ MS Now, 1/17/26


** Who Would Take Power if Iran's Regime Falls? ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CBS News, 1/16/26


** Trump Admin Imposes Sanctions for Iran Crackdown on Protestors ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Good Morning America, 1/16/26


** Russia's Role as a Stabilizing Factor in Middle East Tensions ([link removed] )
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Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven,

John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 1/16/26


** Phase Two of Gaza Peace Plan Begins ([link removed] )
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Interview with Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy

The World /PRX, 1/15/26


** Trump Admin Imposes Sanctions on Iran Over Its Crackdown on Protestors ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

ABC News, 1/15/26


** A Closer Look at Iran ([link removed] )
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Fox 5 DC, 1/15/26


** Will Trump Go to War with Iran? ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President

7 AM/ PlayerFM, 1/14/26


** US Diplomacy Will Struggle If It Focuses Only on Iran's Nuclear Program ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Al Jazeera, 1/12/26


** DIGITAL
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** Bombing Iran Won’t Help the Protesters ([link removed] )
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Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline,

Time of Monsters/ The Nation, 1/16/26


** US to Strike Iran - What Comes Next? ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Mario Nawfal Show, 1/14/26


** American Primacy, Cold War Liberalism, and the China Challenge ([link removed] )
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Daniel Bessner

Sinica Podcast, 1/14/26


** Why Regime Change in Iran Is Harder Than Many Think ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Bloomberg, 1/14/26


** Why Did Trump Really Attack Venezuela? ([link removed])
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Interview with Research Associate Lee Schlenker

Always At War/ Quincy Institute, 1/14/26


** A New Iranian Revolution? ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Beinart Notebook, 1/13/26


** Iran Attack Imminent? ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Majority Report with Sam Seder, 1/13/26


** The Iran Protests, The Regime's Crackdown, And the Potential for Global Blowback ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, 1/13/26


** The Trillion Dollar War Machine ([link removed])
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Interview with Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

Booknotes+/ C-Span, 1/13/26


** 'Absence of Credible Alternatives' Has Allowed Iranian Regime to Survive, Analyst Says ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

France 24, 1/12/26


** Iran at a Crossroads: Protests, Repression, and the Risk of US Military Escalation ([link removed])
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A conversation featuring Vali Nasr, Ellie Geranmayeh, & Mohammad Ali Shabani; moderated by Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Quincy Institute, 1/12/26


** As Violence Escalates Inside Iran, Clashes Between Saudi Arabia and the UAE Intensify ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 1/12/26


** How Volatile Is the Situation in Iran? ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Inside Story/ Al Jazeera, 1/11/26


** ARTICLES
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** Trump’s Hard Line in Latin America Leaves China with Room to Maneuver ([link removed] )
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By Non-Resident Fellow Jorge Heine

Bloomberg, 1/17/26


** Iran Protests: What Comes Next ([link removed] )
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By Mostafa Salem/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/16/26


** Russia Won’t Have to Say No: Europe Will ([link removed])
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By Ted Snider/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Molly O’Neal

The American Conservative, 1/16/26


** Trump Digs in as Europe Sends Troops to Greenland ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Pavel Devytakin

Responsible Statecraft, 1/16/26


** Exiled Crown Prince’s Plan for Iran Is Mostly Aimed at Trump, Experts Say ([link removed])
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By Melanie Lidman/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Associated Press, 1/15/26


** If Europe Starts Attacking Russian Cargo Ships, All Bets Are Off ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Responsible Statecraft, 1/15/26


** War, Diplomacy, or Revolt: What Comes Next in Iran? ([link removed])
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By Nadeen Ebrahim/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/15/26


** Are Iran’s Protests Different This Time Around? ([link removed])
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By Virginia Pietromarchi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Al Jazeera, 1/14/26


** J.D. Vance Is Tie-Breaker Killing War Powers Vote ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 1/14/26


** Not ‘Trump-Compatible’? China Expert Rudd Exits Australia’s US Ambassador Role ([link removed])
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By Lucy Quaggin & Khuhboo Razdan/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon

South China Morning Post, 1/14/26


** Trump vs Iran: Gulf Allies Fear US ‘Help’ May Unleash Chaos ([link removed])
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By Tom Hussain/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

South China Morning Post, 1/14/26


** With Crackdown on Protests, Iran’s Government ‘Is Only Buying Time ([link removed])
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By Steven Erlanger/ Quoted: Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

New York Times, 1/14/26


** House Passes Sweeping ‘Duty Free’ Pact for African Imports ([link removed])
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By Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford

Responsible Statecraft, 1/14/26


** The EU and Mercosur Build One of the World's Biggest Free-trade Zones ([link removed] )
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By Isabel Debre/ Quoted: Research Associate Lee Schlenker

ABC News, 1/14/26


** Sorry, the EU Has No Right to Cry 'McCarthyism' ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/26


** Tech Billionaires Behind Greenland Bid Want to Build 'Freedom Cities' ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Pavel Devyatkin

Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/26


** The “Donroe” Doctrine Is Dangerous ([link removed])
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By Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Nation, 1/13/26


** Trump Designates 3 Branches of Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Groups ([link removed])
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By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/26


** Trump Pledges to Act on ‘Significant’ Death Toll in Iran Protests ([link removed])
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By Laura Rozen/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Diplomatic Substack, 1/13/26


** Trump Threatens Another Military Attack on Iran ([link removed])
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By Michael Arria/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Mondoweiss, 1/13/26


** Iranian Regime Appears Less Divided, Army Threatens to Join Crackdown, Expert Says ([link removed])
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By Helen Regan/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/12/26


** The Foreign Intervention Iranians Want Is the Lifting of Sanctions, Experts Say ([link removed])
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By Staff/ Write-up on Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

Middle East Eye, 1/12/26


** How US Could Intervene In Iran, 4 Possible Options ([link removed])
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By Brendan Cole/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Newsweek, 1/12/26


** Iran's Inflation Protests Turned Into an Uprising. Will Trump Get Involved? ([link removed])
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By Matthew Petti/ Quoted: Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

Reason Magazine, 1/12/26


** The World Splits in Three ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Monica Duffy Toft

The New York Times, 1/12/26


** Trump Declares 25% Tariff on Any Country Doing Business With Iran ([link removed])
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By Dave DeCamp/ Quoted: Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

Antiwar.com, 1/12/26


** Trump on New Start Nuke Treaty With Russia: If 'It Expires It Expires' ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 1/12/26


** Trump Will Be Sore When Cuba Domino Refuses to Fall ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow William LeoGrande

Responsible Statecraft, 1/12/26


** Iraq War Critic, Venezuela Mission Defender: Vance’s Foreign Policy Journey ([link removed])
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By Michael Birnbaum and Natalie Allison/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

The Washington Post, 1/11/26

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