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July 10, 2022

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In Ukraine, U.S. Veterans Step In Where the Military Will Not
Interview with George Beebe, Grand Strategy Director
The New York Times, 7/3/22
 
“Just as in Vietnam, the risk [in Ukraine] is that we get inadvertently drawn deeper and deeper in, one small step at a time.” 


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Abe Pursued a Shift in More Militaristic Policies for Japan
By Sarang Shidore, 
Director of Studies
Responsible Statecraft, 7/10/22
 

The influential prime minister, assassinated while campaigning Friday, wanted to take his country into a new, post-war direction. 

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Radio
D.O.J. Is Stepping up Enforcement of a Law That Regulates Foreign Lobbying in Washington 

Interview with Ben Freeman, 
Research Fellow
All Things Considered/NPR, 7/5/22 
 
It’s past time that Washington think tanks were transparent about who funds their work.

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Television
NATO Expansion and What a Ukraine Peace Settlement Could Look Like

Interview with Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Democracy Now!/PBS, 6/30/22
 
Examining the wisdom of NATO’s pivot to China and the urgent need to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Fueling the Warfare State
By William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow
TomDispatch, 7/7/22
 
America's $1.4 trillion "National Security" budget makes us less safe.


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Radio
Washington Lobbyists Plug for Ukraine 

Interview with Ben Freeman, Research Fellow 
The World/PRI, 7/6/22 

Regardless of what Americans think of a foreign country and its lobbyists—whether we’re talking about a good guy, a bad guy, or an ugly guy—we need to have transparency about the work they’re doing in Washington.


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What to Expect From Biden’s Big Middle East Trip
By Senior Analyst Steven Simon & Aaron David Miller
Foreign Policy, 7/7/22

With rare exception, the Middle East has become a place where U.S. presidential ideas, especially big ones, go to die. 


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MORE. MORE. MORE.

U.S.-Led Naval Escort to Break Russian Blockade Could Risk Wider War by Communications Associate Sam Fraser, Responsible Statecraft, 7/10/22

Diplomacy Watch: Non-aligned Countries Flex Their Muscles by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 7/8/22 
 
Americans Aren’t Very Happy About Biden’s Middle East Visit: Poll by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 7/8/22 


VIDEO: New Iran Sanctions May Spell Death of the JCPOA, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Responsible Statecraft, 7/6//22
 
Democrats Propose Blocks on Biden Security Pacts with Saudi Arabia, UAE by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 7/6/22


Occupied Yemeni Island Could Host Part of U.S.-Led Missile Defense System by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 7/6/22
 
A U.S. Security Alliance in the Middle East is Unjustified by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 7/5/22 
 
Can Outside Actors Stop the Atrocities in Africa’s Sahel? by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 7/5/22  
 
Inside Ukraine’s Lobbying Blitz in Washington by Jonathan Guyer/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Vox, 7/5/22 
 
The Karakalpakstan Protests Are Both a History Lesson and Warning for the West by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 7/5/22 
 
Both Parties Agree on One Thing: More Money for the Military by Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Gordon Adams, Responsible Statecraft, 7/2/22 
 
Ignoring the Ghosts of the ‘Great War’ — At Our Own Peril by Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, Responsible Statecraft, 7/1/22
 
Biden’s Mideast Agenda Could Increase the Risks of War by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Forbes, 6/30/22
 
At Least 90 Former Members of Congress Lobbied for Foreign Entities Since 2000 by Alec Schemmel/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman & Researcher Nick Cleveland-Stout, The National Desk, 6/30/22
 
‘You Can’t Fix Systemic Problems at the Unit Level’, Interview with economists Mark Blyth & Brendan Greeley, Radio Open Source/Quincy Institute, 6/30/22
 
Diplomacy Watch: A Flurry of Meetings, but Little Momentum for Peace by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 6/29/22
 

TELEVISION: Lawmakers to Foreign Agents? 100 Former Members Register as Lobbyists, Interview with Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Rising on HillTV Live, 6/29/22 

Wait, Is there Really a New U.S.-led Air Defense Alliance in the Middle East? by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 6/29/22
 
At Least 90 Lawmakers Became Foreign Agents After Exiting Congress Since 2000, Study Finds by Ryan Lovelace/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman & Researcher Nick Cleveland-Stout, Washington Times, 6/29/22  
 
On Iran, the Biden Presidency Has Been Trump’s Second Term by Branko Marcetic/ Interviewed: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Jacobin, 6/29/22
 
Poll: China Most Influential Power in Africa as U.S. Influence Wanes by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 6/29/22 
 
TELEVISION: Macron Confronts Biden Over Saudi Oil, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Rising on HillTV Live, 6/28/22
 
Defending the Nation While Desperate for a Decent Place to Live by Reporting Intern Tevah Gevelber, Responsible Statecraft, 6/28/22
 
The Well-Traveled Road from Member of Congress to Foreign Agent by Research Fellow Ben Freeman & Researcher Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, 6/28/22

CIA ops, Commandos in Ukraine: Can We Just Admit We Are Fighting This War?  by Editorial Director Kelly Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 6/27/22 
 
RADIO: U.S. Arms Production for Ukraine, Interview with Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The World/PRI, 6/27/22 
 
Iran Keen on Qatar as Potential Host of Nuclear Talks by Fatemeh Salari/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Doha News, 6/27/22

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