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June 19, 2022

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OUR PODCAST SERIES

In Search of Monsters
Unofficial China

Interview with Kaiser Kuo and Jing Tsu
Radio Open Source/Quincy Institute, 6/16/22

What would empathy between the two biggest kids on the world's playground look like?

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Al Qaeda: Evergreen Threat or Yesterday’s Fight?
Tuesday, June 21 at 12-1PM EDT
Featuring Tricia Bacon, Daniel Byman, & Asfandyar Mir; moderated by Research Fellow Adam Weinstein

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The New Right: Ukraine Marks Major Foreign Policy Shift Among Conservatives
Wednesday, June 22 at 12-1PM EDT
Featuring Mollie Hemingway, Saurabh Sharma, Emile Doak, & Director of Grand Strategy George Beebe; moderated by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos


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FEATURED

In the Middle East, Biden Walks in Trump’s Footsteps and Will Repeat His Failure  
By Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
MSNBC, 6/18/22

Committing American lives to defend dictatorships is far more scandalous than engaging with MBS.  


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Television
Gas Prices and Biden’s Foreign Policy
Interview with Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Fox5, 6/18/22 

How much of an impact does the White House’s foreign policy have on gas prices?


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Bipartisan ‘Fighting Foreign Influence Act’ Targets Think Tank Funding
By Eli Clifton, Investigative Journalist at Large
Responsible Statecraft, 6/16/22

New legislation follows allegations of high profile corruption and influence peddling involving well-connected Americans.

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Television
Biden Faces Criticism Over Planned Trip to Saudi Arabia

Interview with Steven Simon, Senior Research Analyst
The National Desk/Sinclair, 6/14/22


Despite campaign promises to make Saudi Arabia  “the pariah they are,” President Biden is attempting to reset the U.S.-Saudi relationship.

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Stop Using the ‘China Threat’ to Throw Money at the Pentagon
By Marcus Stanley, Advocacy Director
Responsible Statecraft, 6/16/22

The United States can achieve its defensive goals in the Western Pacific without spending its way to total military dominance. 


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Television
Ukraine: Weapons Expert Urges Negotiation vs. ‘Military First Approach’ 

Interview with William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow,
Democracy Now!/PBS, 6/16/22
  
The United States is a major player in Ukraine, and its only policy shouldn’t be sending weapons without some sort of diplomatic strategy to go with it.


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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Pentagon Explores Using SpaceX for Rocket-Deployed Quick Reaction Force by Sam Biddle/Quoted: Senior Resarch Advisor William Hartung, The Intercept, 6/19/22
 
Poll Finds Improved U.S. Image Abroad, But Wariness of Military Ties by Contributing Editor Jim Lobe, Responsible Statecraft, 6/17/22
 
Pakistan Comes Closer to Exiting Terror Funding Monitor’s ‘Gray List’ by Ayul Guz/ Quoted: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, VOA News, 6/17/22
 
What Does it Mean for Pakistan to Be Removed from the FATF ‘Grey’ List?
by Staff/ Quoted: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, TRT World, 6/17/22
 
TELEVISION: Two U.S. Citizens Missing in Ukraine After Volunteering to Fight, Interview with Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Joe Cirincione, NBC News Now, 6/16/22

WEBCAST: How Much Is Enough? Reining in Runaway Pentagon Spending, Discussion featuring Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Gordon Adams, Shailly Gupta Barnes, and Julia Gledhill, moderated by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Quincy Institute, 6/16/22

Biden Needs the Saudis. Do They Need Him? by Colm Quinn/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Foreign Policy, 6/15/22
 
Will Erdogan Be the Biggest Winner in the Ukraine Crisis? by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 6/15/22
 
Biden’s Saudi Arabia Trip Shows ‘MBS’ Got Away with Murder’… Experts Say by John Haltiwanger/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Insider, 6/14/22
 
Stuck While the World Moves on: Upwards of 160,000 Afghans Remain in Limbo by Editorial Intern Tevah Gevelber, Responsible Statecraft, 6/14/22

WEBCAST: The Threat of Nuclear War: Four Decades After ‘The Day After,’ Discussion featuring Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel, Jeff Daniels, and Sharon K. Weiner, moderated by Nausicaa Renner, Quincy Institute/The Intercept/The Nation, 6/14/22

The Scandal Embroiling Washington’s Most Venerable Think Tank, Explained by Jonathan Guyer/ Cited:  Investigative Journalist at Large Eli Clifton & Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Vox, 6/14/22
 
Saudis Lure Pro Golfers with Bags of Cash to ‘Sportswash’ Their Image by Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Responsible Statecraft, 6/14/22
 
PODCAST: Seeking Redemption Through Proxy War, Interview with President Andrew Bacevich, History As it Happens/Washington Times, 6/13/22

What Will Biden Do if Putin Goes Nuclear? Experts Say a Nuclear Response Is Unlikely but Not Impossible by Ken Dilanian, Dan De Luce and Courtney Kube/ Quoted: Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Joe Cirincione, NBC News, 6/13/22 
 
Brookings President Resigns After Beign Accused of Secretly Lobbying for Qatar by Investigative Journalist at Large Eli Clifton, Responsible Statecraft, 6/12/22
 
Iran Is Closer Than Ever to a Nuclear Weapon as Biden Runs Out of Options by Tamara Qiblawi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, CNN, 6/12/22

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