Weekly roundup of Quincy Institute news and events
** Weekly Round-Up
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** Quincy news highlights
January 16, 2022
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** UPCOMING WEBINARS
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U.S.-Russia Relations: Can ‘Strategic Empathy’ Be A Way Forward?
Wednesday, January 19
12:00-1:00 pm Eastern
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The U.S. and Russia have been holding high-level talks over Ukraine and Moscow’s proposal to refashion post-cold war security arrangements that have been in place for the past quarter century. While meetings between American and Russian diplomats are welcome, we might also recognize that President Biden’s pursuit of “stability and predictability” with Russia may find more success if he embraces the idea of “strategic empathy.”
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Biden’s Shameful Silence on Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
By Executive Vice President Trita Parsi & Research Fellow Annelle Sheline
The New Republic, 1/13/22
The president vowed to end the war. But the U.S. keeps selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, which keeps using them to wreak misery in Yemen.
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Guantanamo’s Prison Has Stumped Three Presidents. Biden Can Finally Close It
By Ramzi Kassem, Non-Resident Fellow
Washington Post, 1/14/22
Quiet developments in Washington give Non-Resident Fellow Ramzi Kassem hope.
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Climate Change Resolution Fails to Pass UN Security Council
By Sarang Shidore, Director of Studies
National Interest, 1/6/22
The United States and its partners need to adopt an approach of genuine give-and-take to make progress on an issue that currently polarizes the international community.
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Radio
The Lessons Learned From America’s Reliance on Military Contractors in Afghanistan
Interview with William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow
1A/National Public Radio, 1/11/22
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Podcast
Sensible Negotiation: A Way Out of the Ukraine Crisis
Interview with Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Radio Open Source/WBUR, 1/13/21
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Video
Afghanistan's Dismal Bargain: A Conversation With Author Anand Gopal
By Research Fellow Adam Weinstein & Multimedia Producer Khody Akhavi
Quincy Institute, 1/12/22
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After Afghanistan: Can the U.S. Restore Its Global Credibility ([link removed]) ? ([link removed]) by Jonathan Broder/ Quoted: President Andrew Bacevich & Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, CQ Researcher, 1/14/22
Hawks Restart Campaign for War With Iran ([link removed]) by Distinguished Fellow Joe Cirincione & Geoff Wilson, Responsible Statecraft, 1/14/22
Did This Week’s U.S.-NATO-Russia Meetings Push Us Closer to War? ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/22
Did Biden Help the Saudis Turn the Tide in Their Favor in Yemen? ([link removed]) by Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Responsible Statecraft, 1/3/22
Regional States Seek to Compel Elections in Mali ([link removed]) by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/22
How Private Contractors Disguise the Real Costs of War ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Inkstick Media, 1/12/22
House Leaders Near Deal on Stalled China Competition Bill ([link removed]) by Daniel Flatly & Anna Edgerton/ Cited: Quincy Institute, Bloomberg, 1/12/22
Many Americans Want Talks With Iran, Even if a Deal Won’t Stop the Bomb ([link removed]) by Matthew Kendrick/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Morning Consult, 1/10/22
U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria with Unclear Mission Attacked Again ([link removed]) by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 1/10/22
America Must Stay Away From Kazakhstan’s Troubles ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 1/10/22
You Can’t Have Real Diplomacy Without Diplomats ([link removed]) by Intern Hayden Schmidt, Responsible Statecraft, 1/10/22
Who’s Afraid of an ICBM Review? ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Defense One, 1/9/22
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