Weekly Round-Up

Quincy news highlights
December 5, 2021 

UPCOMING WEBINARS

The Summit for Democracy: An Important Step or an Empty Symbol?
Wednesday, December 8
10:30-11:30 am Eastern

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Will the upcoming “Summit for Democracy” convened by the Biden administration strengthen democracy and American leadership in the world? Or will it instead lead to heightened perceptions of U.S. hypocrisy and double standards?

2021 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft: A Conversation with Representatives Jim McGovern & Peter Meijer 
Thursday, December 9
4:30-5:15 pm Eastern

Senators Christopher Murphy, Mike Lee, and Bernie Sanders, and Representatives Jim McGovern and Peter Meijer have been selected as the joint recipients of the 2021 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft. The award recognizes the role of this bipartisan group in championing legislation that strengthens the constitutional role of Congress in exerting control over executive war powers. 

FEATURED

Duty, Honor, Country: Ian Fishback and the Idea of America
By Andrew Bacevich, President
The Nation, 12/2/21

This uniformed whistleblower sacrificed his life for this nation no less than the several thousand who fell in battle.


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Recent Chinese Views on the Taiwan Issue
By Michael Swaine, East Asia Director
China Leadership Monitor, 12/1/21

Many Chinese officials and elites regard the current situation as increasingly dangerous and precarious, requiring ever more energetic Chinese deterrence actions against both Taipei and Washington. 

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In the Middle East, Russian Actions Often Align With U.S. Interests
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Foreign Policy, 11/30/21

Moscow has been supporting, not undermining, U.S. interests in the region.

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Dark Money Network Pushes Pro-UAE/Saudi Policies From New York
By Investigative Journalist at Large Eli Clifton & Murtaza Hussain
Responsible Statecraft/The Intercept, 11/26/21

A shadowy group purportedly challenging the Turkish government is actually a pro-Israel network pursuing an anti-Iran agenda. 

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

WEBCAST: Can the Iran Nuclear Deal Be Revived? Featuring Mahsa Rouhi, Eric Brewer,Trita Parsi, & Tom O’Connor, Quincy Institute, 12/3/21

Expert Says U.S. Was ‘Minutes From War’ With Tehran by Chris Bradford/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Sun, 12/2/21

Why Iran’s Domestic Woes Won’t Soften Its Approach in Vienna by Jonathan Harounoff/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Haaretz, 12/2/21

Does the Pentagon Have a Global Posture Problem? by Mark Episkopos/ Quoted: Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The National Interest, 12/2/21

PODCAST; Putin’s Gamble: Russia and Ukraine by Martin Di Caro/ Interviewed: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, History As It Happens/Washington Times, 11/30/21

TELEVISION: Iran Nuclear Talks by Johannes Pleschberger/ Interviewed: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Heat/CGTV, 11/30/21

What War With Russia Over Ukraine Would Really Look Like by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 11/24/21

How U.S.-China ‘Competition’ Could Lead Both Countries to Disaster By Non-Resident Fellow Rajan Menon, Los Angeles Times, 11/22/21
 
 
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