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January 30, 2022

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UPCOMING WEBINARS

Are the JCPOA Negotiations on Their Last Legs?
Thursday, February 3
1:00-2:00 PM ET

More than a year has passed since Joe Biden took office and the United States has yet to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, or JCPOA. Join us to assess whether time is running out  and what options the United States and its European allies have if the talks collapse.

Who’s Afraid of the Military Industrial Complex? — The Shifting Politics of Pentagon Spending

Thursday, February 16
11:00-12:00 PM ET

At time when the greatest challenges to our security are pandemics, climate change, and domestic discord, why do we continue to shower enormous sums on the Pentagon and the arms industry? This discussion will explore the power of the military-industrial complex from its origins in World War II to the present, looking at its political strengths and weaknesses and how it might be overcome.

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Biden Is Enabling America’s Indefensible History with Saudi Arabia
By Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
MSNBC, 1/25/22

The United States' "back to basics" approach to its Middle East policy is the problem, not the solution.

Russia Has Been Warning About Ukraine for Decades. The West Should Have Listened
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Time, 1/25/22

The existing crisis with Russia has origins that go far beyond Putin. Russia has a foreign and security blob, just as does the United States, with a set of semi-permanent beliefs about Russian vital interests rooted in national history and culture.

Authors of Think Tank Report Praising Gulf Arms Sales Have Ties to Defense Industry
By Eli Clifton, Investigative Journalist at Large
Responsible Statecraft, 1/25/22

The Jewish Institute for National Security of America didn’t disclose the potential for a serious conflict of interest.

Television
U.S. Puts 8,500 Troops on High Alert as Tensions Rise Between NATO & Russia Over Ukraine
Interview with William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow
Democracy Now!/PBS, 1/25/22


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Webcast
Can War In Ukraine Be Avoided? An American-Russian Conversation
Featuring Fyodor Lukyanov, Thomas Graham, & Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven
Quincy Institute, 1/27/22

Video
Frozen Funds: How Deadly U.S. Sanctions Are Inflaming Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Discussion with Research Fellow Adam Weinstein & Graeme Smith
Quincy Institute, 1/27/22

 

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Video
How Anti-Asian Discrimination Can Undermine America's National Security

By Khody Akhavi, Multimedia Producer
Featuring Senior Research Fellow Jessica Lee & Intern Syrus Jin
Quincy Institute, 1/19/22


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