** Weekly Round-Up
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** January 31, 2021
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BRIEF
The dominance dilemma: The American approach to NATO and its future
By Joshua Shifrinson, Non-Resident Fellow
Quincy Institute, 1/28/21

As the Biden administration moves full steam-ahead in restoring alliances abroad, a new QI brief challenges the underlying notion that alliances bring peace and cooperation rather than war and rivalry, and enhance U.S. security rather than burden it. Case study: NATO.

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Biden can’t restore American primacy — and shouldn’t try
By Stephen Wertheim, Deputy Director for Research & Policy
Foreign Affairs, 1/25/21

Four years ago, as Joe Biden prepared to leave the vice-presidency, he told the World Economic Forum that the United States would continue to lead the “liberal international order” and “fulfill our historic responsibility as the indispensable nation.” The years that followed were not kind to Biden’s assurances.

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Dark money think tanks dominate House Foreign Affairs witness list
By Eli Clifton, Investigative Journalist at Large
The American Prospect & Responsible Statecraft, 1/26/21
When expert witnesses appear before congressional committees, they should disclose details about their funding, including federal grants or contracts or money they’ve received from foreign governments.

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Biden must rethink the American way of war
By Rajan Menon, Non-Resident Fellow
Foreign Policy, 1/25/21
"You may not be interested in war,” it has often been said, “but war is interested in you.” Perhaps so, but Trotsky’s dictum hasn’t applied to the United States since January 1973, when the country replaced a draft-based military with an all-volunteer force.

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WEBCAST
Toward an inclusive and balanced regional order: A new US strategy in East Asia
Featured: Susan Thornton, Michael Swaine, Jessica Lee, & Rachel Esplin Odell. Moderator: J. Stapleton Roy.
Quincy Institute, 1/29/21
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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How Israel could imperil Biden efforts on Iran ([link removed]) , Interviewed: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Rising/ HillTV Live, 1/28/21
Will the US end military domination to save the planet? ([link removed]) by CEO Lora Lumpe, Responsible Statecraft, 1/28/21
Netanyahu’s new campaign against the Iran deal is a risky gambit ([link removed]) by Senior Research Analyst Steven Simon, Aaron David Miller, & Daniel Kurtzer, Responsible Statecraft, 1/28/21
Biden reviews Gulf arms deals, starts long path with Iran ([link removed]) , Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, AFP/France 24, 1/28/21
Rumored Iran envoy gets big boost after smear campaign tries to take him down ([link removed]) by Research Assistant Matthew Petti, Responsible Statecraft, 1/28/21
How can Biden recalibrate China policy? ([link removed]) Interviewed: East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Today on Wall Street, 1/27/21
Biden slams the breaks on UAE, Saudi weapons gravy train — for now ([link removed]) by Contributing Editor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 1/27/21
Q&A: What do Afghans see as the main impediments to peace? ([link removed]) by Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Responsible Statecraft, 1/26/21
A word of caution: China’s aggressive Taiwan flyovers could be just the start ([link removed]) by East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Responsible Statecraft, 1/26/21
The three social evils: Racism, materialism, and militarism ([link removed]) by Multimedia Producer Khody Akhavi, Quincy Institute, 1/26/21
Netanyahu’s warning to Biden over reentry into Iran deal ([link removed]) , Interviewed: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 1/26/21

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