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Subject Highlights of the Week @ QI: America before 9/11, is BRICS losing its mojo, & more
Date September 13, 2026 7:13 PM
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** FEATURED
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** ARTICLE
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** What I Miss Most About Pre-9/11 America
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Featuring contributions from Co-Founder Andrew Bacevich, CEO Lora Lumpe, Board Members Katrina vanden Heuvel & Catherine Lutz, & Non-Resident Fellows Paul Pillar & Carolyn Eisenberg

Responsible Statecraft, 9/10/26
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** ARTICLE
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** Is BRICS Losing Its Mojo?
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By Global South Director Sarang Shidore

Foreign Policy, 9/8/26
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** DIGITAL
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** A Must Read Book on the Israel Lobby
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Featuring Co-Founder & Senior Advisor Eli Clifton & Non-Resident Fellow Ian Lustick

John Mearsheimer - Offensive Realism, 9/8/26
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** RESEARCH BRIEFS
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** A New Government in Israel: What the Future Might Hold
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By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon

Quincy Institute, 9/10/26
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** A Blueprint for US Policy Toward the In-Between States
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By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos & Research Associate Artin Dersimonian

Quincy Institute, 9/9/26
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** China’s Evolving Strategy for International Science and Technology Cooperation
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By Senior Research Fellow Denis Simon

Quincy Institute, 9/8/26
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** Crying Wolf? The United States and BRICS in the Global Order
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By Global South Director Sarang Shidore

Quincy Institute, 8/31/26
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** UPCOMING EVENT
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** WEBINAR
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** The German State Elections and the Rise of AfD
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Quincy Institute, September 21, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

A conversation featuring Non-Resident Fellow Molly O’Neal, Reinhard Krumm, & Thomas Fasbender moderated by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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** BROADCAST
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** ‘Chances Are Good’ in Getting a Joint Statement on Iran War from Upcoming BRICS Summit ([link removed])
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Interview with Global South Director Sarang Shidore

CNBC, 9/10/26


** Previewing the Upcoming Russian Elections ([link removed])
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Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 9/10/26


** Ukraine Peace Talks ([link removed])
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Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Scripps News, 9/8/26


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** Houthis Capture Yemen’s Entire Red Sea Coastline ([link removed])
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Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

TRT World, 9/12/26


** Massive Houthi Victory Transforms Iran War ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Glenn Diesen, 9/12/26


** Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: War, Memory, and the World It Created ([link removed])
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A conversation featuring Veterans in Foreign Policy Initiative Director Adam Weinstein, Sultan Alamer, David Kieran, & Ilai Saltzman; moderated by Melani McAlister

Quincy Institute, GWU Institute for Middle East Studies, & GWU Veterans, 9/10/26


** Hillary Clinton Claims All the Blame Lies with Netanyahu ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Young Turks, 9/10/26


** Book Talk | Imperial Realism ([link removed])
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A conversation with Non-Resident Fellow Daniel Bessner & Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Quincy Institute, 9/9/26


** Netanyahu Pressure Reveals Hamas Attack Warning Ignored ([link removed])
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Interview with Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 9/9/26


** Great Britain Imposes Sanctions on Israel ([link removed])
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Interview with Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy

Your World Tonight/ CBC, 9/8/26


** Israel’s Lobby ([link removed])
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Featuring Co-Founder & Senior Advisor Eli Clifton & Non-Resident Fellow Ian Lustick

Nonzero with Robert Wright, 9/8/26


** Netanyahu Ignored Warnings of Oct. 7 Attack! ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Wajahat Ali Show, 9/8/26


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

Switzerland with Tom Switzer, 9/7/26


** Peace Against the Machine ([link removed])
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Interview with Advocacy Director Tori Bateman

Always at War, 9/5/26


** J.D. Vance's Perplexing Moves ([link removed])
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Interview with Responsible Statecraft Managing Editor Connor Echols

Right Now/ The American Conservative, 9/2/26


** A Post-US Regional Order? The Shifting Security Architecture in MENA Amid the Iran War ([link removed])
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Featuring Executive Vice President Trita Parsi & Non-Resident Fellow Shana Marshall

Quincy Institute & Arab Center Washington DC, 9/1/26


** Ukraine on the Brink - What Happens Next? ([link removed])
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Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Glenn Diesen Show, 8/31/26


** ARTICLES
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** How The Nation Covered 9/11 ([link removed])
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By Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Nation, 9/11/26


** BRICS Leaders Demand a Global Voice, but Settle for a Vague Call for Peace ([link removed])
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By David Pierson/ Quoted: Global South Director Sarang Shidore

New York Times, 9/11/26


** Israel’s Soft Power Is Its Hard Power ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Anchal Vohra

Foreign Policy, 9/11/26


** Why Is It So Hard to Imagine the End of American Empire? ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Daniel Bessner

Jacobin, 9/11/26


** Rubio's LatAm Pep Rally Shows the Limits of the Donroe Doctrine ([link removed])
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By Research Associate Lee Schlenker

Responsible Statecraft, 9/11/26


** Can 'America First' Survive Trump's War-First Presidency? ([link removed])
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By Reporter Blaise Malley

Responsible Statecraft, 9/11/26


** AI Fight Shadows Final Preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House Visit to Meet Donald Trump ([link removed])
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By Khushboo Razdan, William Zheng, & Dewey Sim/Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Denis Simon

South China Morning Post, 9/11/26


** BRICS on the Rise ([link removed])
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By Staff/ Quoted: Global South Director Sarang Shidore

Financial Times, 9/10/26


** Cuba: The “Pandora’s Box” of US Humanitarian Assistance ([link removed])
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By David Montgomery/ Quoted: Research Associate Lee Schlenker

The Nation, 9/10/26


** Navy Secretary Casually Admits Iran “Blew the Hell” out of US Base ([link removed])
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By Malcolm Ferguson/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The New Republic, 9/10/26


** US Military Takes Lighter Touch Toward New Targets in Boat Strike Campaign ([link removed])
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By Filip Timotija/ Quoted: Research Associate Lee Schlenker

The Hill, 9/10/26


** Why the US Appears to Have Given Up on Nuclear Deal with Iran ([link removed])
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By Howard LaFranchi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Christian Science Monitor, 9/10/26


** How Realism Gets the World Profoundly Wrong ([link removed])
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By Francis Fukuyama/ Cited: Quincy Institute

Washington Post, 9/13/26


** Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan Now Have Their Own NATO ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Jacobin, 9/9/26


** Peace in Ukraine Remains Far Off Despite Witkoff-Kushner Effort ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Ian Proud

Responsible Statecraft, 9/8/26


** A Test of Nationalist Right, German AfD Victory Echoes Across Europe ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Molly O’Neal

Responsible Statecraft, 9/7/26


** Does Britain Really Face An Imminent Russian Threat? ([link removed])
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By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

UnHerd, 9/5/26


** Arab Diplomats Fear Iran Is Widening the War — and There’s No Way Out ([link removed])
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By Daniella Cheslow/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Politico, 9/4/26


** Is the Israel Lobby Doomed? ([link removed])
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By Daniel Levy/ Quoted: Co-Founder & Senior Advisor Eli Clifton & Non-Resident Fellow Ian Lustick

The Nation, 9/2/26


** Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again ([link removed])
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By Erica Green/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy

The New York Times, 9/2/26


** Trump’s Saudi Nuke Agreement May Prolong the Iran War ([link removed])
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By Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Responsible Statecraft, 9/2/26


** Why Are So Many Vance Allies Leaving the Administration? ([link removed])
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By Managing Editor Connor Echols & Editor-in-Chief Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Responsible Statecraft, 9/2/26


** Sept. 11 Hasn't Yet Found Its Meaning ([link removed])
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By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon

Tribune News Service, 9/1/26


** The Israel Lobby Is Out of Control ([link removed])
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Print interview with Co-Founder & Senior Advisor Eli Clifton & Non-Resident Fellow Ian Lustick`

Jacobin, 9/1/26


** Welcome to the New Defense-Dominant World ([link removed])
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By Board Member Stephen Walt

Foreign Policy, 9/1/26


** US Strikes Iranian Island, First Military Action Since July ([link removed])
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By James Powel & Thao Nguyen / Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

USA Today, 8/31/26

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