Weekly Round-Up

Quincy news highlights
January 23, 2022

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Can War In Ukraine Be Avoided? An American-Russian Conversation
Thursday, January 27
1:00-2:00 pm Eastern

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At a time of deep crisis between the United States, NATO, and Russia, it is vitally important to identify real American and Russian interests and goals. The Quincy Institute will host Russia in Global Affairs' Fyodor Lukyanov and the Council on Foreign Relations' Thomas Graham to discuss and debate this crisis from Russian and American perspectives.

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Video
How Anti-Asian Discrimination Can Undermine America's National Security
By Jessica Lee, Research Fellow, Syrus Jin, Intern & Khody Akhavi, Multimedia Producer
Quincy Institute, 1/19/22


Washington’s anti-China climate drives legislation and policies that encourage discrimination against Asian Americans but do little to enhance our national security.

WATCH HERE

Television
Putin Appears Poised to Invade Ukraine

Interview with Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
The Medhi Hasan Show/MSNBC, 1/19/22


How should U.S. leaders manage escalating tensions with Russia?

WATCH HERE

Knowing When to Stop
By Andrew Bacevich, President
The American Conservative, 1/17/22


A perpetual challenge in empire-building is knowing when to stop, allowing further expansion to take a back seat to consolidation. The United States in our own time offers a master class on how not to do it. 

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Television
As U.S.-Russia Tensions Escalate over Ukraine, U.S. May Stumble into War

Interview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Board Member
Democracy Now!, 1/20/22

America's greatest interest in Ukraine is avoiding a disastrous war with Russia. 

WATCH HERE

Podcast
The End of NATO?

Interview with Andrew Bacevich, President
History as it Happens/Washington Times, 1/17/22


Examining thirty years of strategic drift and eastward expansion.

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Panel
U.S.-Russia Relations: Can ‘Strategic Empathy’ Be A Way Forward?
Discussion featuring Gov. Jerry Brown, Nicolai Petro, Robert Wright, & Katrina vanden Heuvel, Board Member
Quincy Institute/ACURA, 1/19/22

Can the Biden team scale back the escalatory approach and replace it with some simple strategic empathy?

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

US Policy is Fueling Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis by Ellen Ioanes/ Quoted: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Vox, 1/22/22
 
Can Russia Back Down in Ukraine? by Jen Kirby/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Vox, 1/22/22 
 
How Emmanuel Macron Can End the Threat of War in Europe by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 1/21/22
 
Biden Faces Criticism Over Failed Promise to End Yemen War After Saudi-led Airstrikes Kills Dozens, Including Children by John Haltiwang/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Business Insider, 1/21/22
 
Biden’s First Year Adds Progressive Shakeups to Centrist Foreign Policy Agenda by Bryant Harris/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The National, 1/20/22
 
Diplomats & Experts: Negotiate, or Expect ‘Drastic Escalation’ By Russia by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 1/20/22 

Democrats Say Biden Must Clarify U.S. Role in Yemen Conflict by Umar A. Farooq/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Middle East Eye, 1/20/22
 
Joe Biden Never Ended the War in Afghanistan by Zeeshan Aleem/ Quoted: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein and Non-Resident Fellow Barnett Rubin, MSNBC, 1/20/22
 
Liberal Illusions Caused the Ukraine Crisis by Non-Resident Fellow Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy, 1/19/22
 
Big ‘2+2’ U.S.-Japan Meeting Held Promise, Then They Dropped the Ball by Non-Resident Fellow Mike Mochizuki, Responsible Statecraft, 1/19/22
 
Houthis Strike Abu Dhabi as Yemen War Drags On by Colm Quinn/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Foreign Policy, 1/18/22
 
Stop the Stumble Toward War with Russia by Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Washington Post, 1/18/22
 
How to Reach an Agreement on Ukraine by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, RealClear World, 1/18/22
 
One Step Backward: U.S. to Assist French in Failing African Counter-terror Ops by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 1/18/22
 
Kim Jong-un’s January Missile Test Barrage Is Fast But Not Furious by Timothy W. Martin/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Jessica Lee, The Wall Street Journal, 1/18/22
 
Bad Guys Can Do Good in Afghanistan by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, The National Interest, 1/18/22
 
PODCAST: No Legal Reason Stopping Guantanamo Bay Closure, but it Will Take Political Will Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Ramzi Kassem, CBC/The Current, 1/18/22
 
In Dark Influence Ops, Time to Take Down Chess Masters as Well as Pawns by Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Responsible Statecraft, 1/17/22
 
Dr. King’s 1967 Anti-war Speech Wasn’t Popular, But it was Prescient by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Responsible Statecraft, 1/17/22

 
 
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