Weekly Round-Up

Quincy news highlights
December 12, 2021 

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The Future of Counterterrorism: Start By Defining the Threat
Wednesday, December 15
1:00-2:00 pm Eastern

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What is the terrorist threat today, and who is threatened? Which fights are insurgencies or civil wars versus anti-U.S. terrorism? And when it is America’s fight, what are the most effective approaches to countering terrorism against our people or interests “over the horizon”? 

Debate: Should the U.S. Seek to Contain China? 
Thursday, December 16
12:00-1:00 pm Eastern

Does China’s rise constitute a “threat” to be contained, or is pursuing a strategy of containment through militarhy action unnecessary and unduly escalatory? QI and the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy are sponsoring a debate between John Mearsheimer and David Kang on one of the most critical foreign policy questions facing Washington today. 

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The Iran Nuclear Deal Will Be Kept Alive — But Barely
By Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
MSNBC, 12/6/21

The Iran deal might be headed toward the “coma option”—where everyone pretends that the deal is still alive in order to avoid the crisis that its official death would spur.

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Kelley Vlahos on the State of the U.S. Military
Interview with Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Editorial Director
CSPAN, 12/12/2021

Kelley discusses the growing disconnect between what the American people want and the policies that are being pursued by Washington's national security and foreign policy establishment.

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Biden’s Democracy Summit Could Backfire
By Stephen Walt, Non-Resident Fellow
Foreign Policy, 12/8/21

There are dangers to hosting diplomatic meetings without a clear purpose.

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Biden Goes One-on-one with Putin 
Interview with Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Fox 5, 12/7/2021

Will this week's call between Presidents Biden and Putin help to de-escalate rising tensions over Ukraine? 

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Biden’s Efforts to Appease Israel on Iran Have Failed on All Fronts by Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Responsible Statecraft, 12/12/21 

The World that the West Built After Pearl Harbour is Cracking, by the Economist Staff/ Quoted: President Andrew Bacevich and East Asia Director Michael Swaine, The Economist, 12/11/21

Now in Power, Key Anti-war Democrats Soften on Saudi War in Yemen by Sara Sirota and Austin Ahlman/ Cited: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, The Intercept, 12/10/21
 
Faith Leaders Call on Biden to End Broad Sanctions by Contributing Editor Jim Lobe, Responsible Statecraft, 12/10/21
 
The Poland-Belarus Migrant Crisis Is Not a ‘Hybrid Attack’ On Europe by Intern David Saveliev, Responsible Statecraft, 12/10/21
 
TELEVISION: Negotiations Over Fate of Deal Continue In Austria Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 12/10/21
 
Betting on Democracy: Biden's Big Idea for U.S. Foreign Policy by Edward Luce/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Stephen Walt and Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Financial Times, 12/10/21 
 
WEBCAST: 2021 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft: A Conversation with Reps. Jim McGovern & Peter Meijer about Congress’ Role in War and Peace Discussion featuring Rep. Jim McGovern and Rep. Peter Meijer, Quincy Institute, 12/9/21
 
TELEVISION: U.S. Team Set to Join Talks this Weekend Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, DW News, 12/9/21
 
PODCAST: What Does Europe Want for Ukraine? Interview with Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, The John Batchelor Show, 12/9/21
 
Top Dem Senator Assails Biden On Cuba Policy by Contributing Editor Jim Lobe, Responsible Statecraft, 12/8/21
 
How the Taiwan Issue Could Spark a Full-On U.S.-China Conflict by East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Responsible Statecraft, 12/8/21
 
What to Expect In the Next Round of Iran Nuclear Talks by Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, and Joe Snell/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al-Monitor, 12/8/21
 
WEBCAST: The Summit for Democracy: An Important Step or an Empty Symbol?  Panel featuring Marlene Laruelle, Daniel Nexon, and Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, moderated by Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, Quincy Institute, 12/8/21
 
Why it Would Be Better if this Democracy Summit Never Happened by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 12/7/21
 
Attacks On Possible Korean Peace Plan Are Politically and Financially Motivated by Senior Research Fellow Jessica Lee, Responsible Statecraft, 12/6/21
 
TELEVISION: Why the U.S. Is Boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Interview with East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Cheddar TV, 12/6/21
 
 
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