Weekly review of Quincy Institute news and events
** Weekly Round Up
Quincy in the News
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** March 20, 2022
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** OUR LATEST PODCAST
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Lessons Learned
Featuring David Kang, Stephen Wertheim, & Emma Ashford
In Search of Monsters/ Quincy Institute & Radio Open Source, 3/17/22
In the fifth installment of our joint podcast with Radio Open Source, Christopher Lydon explores what history and international relations theory has to tell us about Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine. He interviews several leading next-generation thinkers on theory versus practice, and asks what conclusions we might draw to date from the conduct of this horrible war.
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** UPCOMING EVENTS
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Webinar
19 Years After the Invasion: A Reflection on the U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
Wednesday March 23, 6:00-7:00 PM Eastern
Featuring Naveed Shah, Joanna Sweatt, Dan Caldwell, Brandi Jones, Dina Al Bayati, & Adam Weinstein
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Webinar
The Yemen War in Numbers: Saudi Escalation and U.S. Complicity
Thursday, March 24, 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern
Featuring Jeremy Scahill, Aisha Jumaan, Justin Logan, Annelle Sheline, & Trita Parsi
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Event
MLK 55 Years Later—Can the Church Study War No More?
Saturday, April 2, 3:30-6:00 PM Eastern
Featuring Bernice King, Andrew Bacevich, & Pastor Michael McBride
Riverside Church, New York City (& live streamed)
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How to Avoid a New Cold War and Focus on What America Really Needs
By Katrina vanden Heuvel, Board Member
Washington Post, 3/15/22
What comes next is yet to be defined, with a stark contrast between what might be possible and what appears likely to follow.
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Webcast
Not a Pawn: Southeast Asia in a World of Rising Great Power Tensions
Discussion featuring Kishore Mahbubani, Dino Patti Djalal, Elina Noor, & Sarang Shidore
Quincy Institute & Asian Peace Programme, 3/16/22
In our inaugural partnership event, QI and National University of SIngapore's Asian Peace Programme explore how Southeast Asian countries can best navigate the fraught relationship between the United States, China and Russia, and how the United States should reorient its Southeast Asia policies accordingly.
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We’re #1: The U.S. Government is the World’s Largest Arms Dealer
By William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow
Forbes, 3/16/22
Few Americans know how extensive the U.S. weapons trade is, or that their government is intimately involved in it.
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Ukraine War Is Causing a Commodities ‘Super Cycle’ and Likely Global Food Crisis
By Amir Handjani, Non-Resident Fellow
Responsible Statecraft, 3/16/22
Wheat, corn, and sunflower oil have already hit record high prices. Here is what happens if Russia decides to weaponize them.
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Television
The U.S.-Aided Yemen War is 7 Years Old
Interview with Annelle Sheline, Research Fellow
NBC LX, 3/15/22
Imagine the destruction in Ukraine going on for seven years. That's the situation in Yemen, which Saudi Arabia and the UAE are attacking with U.S. backing. This war could use some global media and policy attention, too.
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Television
UN Secretary General Warns Nuclear War Within 'Realm of Possibility'
Featuring Joseph Cirincione, Distinguished Non Resident Fellow
Mornings With Maria/ Fox Business, 3/16/22
The world has not been this close to nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The longer the war in Ukraine continues, the greater the risk of direct U.S.-Russia fighting and nuclear escalation. Now, as then, we need a diplomatic off ramp.
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While Attention Is Elsewhere, DoD Wants to Send Troops Back to Somalia
By Samar al-Bulushi, Non-Resident Fellow
Responsible Statecraft, 3/15/22
There’s a growing array of competing, armed groups on the ground and as usual, the United States thinks it can just walk in and sort it all out.
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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India’s Parlays with Russia Point to Middle Power Pushback on Ukraine ([link removed]) by Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, Responsible Statecraft, 3/18/22
TELEVISION: Machine Guns, Body Armor, Helmets — U.S. to Send More Arms to Ukraine ([link removed]) , Interview with Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, WION, 3/18/22
Ukraine Has Already Won the War ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 3/18/22
U.S. General: Weapons Sales Are a ‘Low-Hanging Fruit, Everyone’s Interested’ ([link removed]) by Researcher Hayden Schmidt, Responsible Statecraft, 3/17/22
The History Behind Putin’s War in Ukraine ([link removed]) by Doug Henwood/ Interviewed: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Jacobin, 3/17/22
The Influencers Behind the Ukrainian PR Machine ([link removed]) by Hailey Fuchs/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Politico, 3/17/22
‘All Wars End in Agreements’: Zelenskyy Voices Hope for Peace Deal As Talks Progress ([link removed]) by Jake Johnson/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Common Dreams, 3/16/22
TELEVISION: Breaking Down Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy’s Ask for War Help ([link removed]) , Interview with Advocacy Director Marcus Stanley, NBC Lx, 3/16/22
NATO’s Restraint Has Made Things Worse for Russia in Ukraine ([link removed]) by Non-Resident Fellow Ariel Petrovics, Responsible Statecraft, 3/15/22
PODCAST: The Latest on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict ([link removed]) , Interview with Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Sojourner Truth Podcast, 3/15/22
Ukraine Conflict a Boon for Defense Industry ([link removed]) by Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Ellen Mitchell/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Hill, 3/15/22
Iran’s Strike on Iraq Puts U.S. In Awkward Position Amid Nuclear Talks ([link removed]) by Abbas Al Lawati & Nadeen Ebrahim/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 3/14/22
PODCAST:The Future for Russia, Energy, and the World ([link removed]) , Interview with Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Ben Domenech Show/FOX News Radio, 3/14/22
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