** Weekly Round Up
Quincy in the News
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** August 7, 2022
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** JUST RELEASED
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Podcast Series
The Audit
Co-hosted by Adam Weinstein, Research Fellow
The Quincy Institute & Tabadlab
We’re auditing U.S.-Pakistan relations through history, diving deep into the untold stories and events that have defined Washington and Islamabad’s complex relationship—joined by the leaders and decision-makers who were in "the room where it happened.”
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Brief
The Humanitarian Paradox: Why Human Rights Require Restraint
By Aslı Bâli, Non-Resident Fellow
Quincy Institute, 8/1/22
A comprehensive review of “humanitarian” interventions from Kosovo to Libya demonstrates that military force and economic coercion are the wrong tools for advancing human rights.
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Book
Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars
Co-edited by President Andrew Bacevich & Daniel Sjursen
Fifteen American veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan offer invaluable, firsthand perspectives on what made America’s post-9/11 wars so costly and disastrous.
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** FEATURED
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Television
China Begins Military Drills Around Taiwan Less Than One Day After House Speaker Pelosi's Visit
Interview with Michael Swaine, East Asia Director
CBS News, 8/4/22
Breaking down the implications of Pelosi's "reckless" trip to Taiwan and Beijing's response.
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Television
U.S. Didn’t Need Troops in Afghanistan to Kill Al Qaeda Leader
Interview with Adam Weinstein, Research Fellow
NBC LX, 8/2/22
The U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahri shows America can still take down threats without troops on the ground.
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Biden Already Has Two Foreign Crises on His Hands. It's Not Too Late for Him to Avoid a Third.
By Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
MSNBC, 8/7/22
The last thing America needs right now is a three-front foreign crisis. Yet here we are.
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Television
Senate Votes to Help Vets Poisoned by Military ‘Burn Puts.’ Why No Help for Sick Iraqis & Afghans?
Interview with Kelley Vlahos, Editorial Director
Democracy Now!/PBS, 8/3/22
The political brawl over burn pits legislation put “veterans in the crosshairs.”
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Television
Russian Judge Sentences Griner To 9 Years In Prison On Drug Charges
Interview with George Beebe, Grand Strategy Director
Newsy, 8/4/22
Negotiations surrounding this prisoner swap create an opportunity—if U.S. leaders want to take it—to begin a broader dialogue with Moscow.
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Video
Human Rights Require Restraint
By Khody Akhavi, Multimedia Producer
Quincy Institute, 8/4/22
Breaking down the findings of Aslı Bâli's new Quincy Institute brief on the "humanitarian paradox."
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Radio
What Three Past Taiwan Strait Crises Can Teach Us About U.S.-China Tensions Today
Interview with Michael Swaine, East Asia Director
Morning Edition/NPR, 8/2/22
There’s a mutually reinforcing dynamic between Beijing and Washington—both assume the worst of the other and they don't believe what they're saying.
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Webcast
Pelosi Risks WWIII for Ego?
Interview with Robert Ross, Non-Resident Fellow
Rising/Hill.TV, 8/3/22
What exactly did Pelosi's visit accomplish, besides increased threats to Taipei and Washington?
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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China Retaliates with Snap Suspension of Dialogues with U.S. ([link removed]) by East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Responsible Statecraft, 8/5/22
TELEVISION: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Misguided Wars ([link removed]) , Interview with President Andrew Bacevich, The Real News, 8/5/22
Diplomacy Watch: Can Nuclear Risk Push Russia and the U.S. Toward Talks? ([link removed]) by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/5/22
PODCAST: The Military Industrial Complex and the U.S. Government ([link removed]) , Interview with Editorial Director Kelley Vlahos, The Politicrat, 8/5/22
New Clashes Over Nagorno-Karbakh Signal Ripple Effects from Ukraine ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 8/4/22
Secret Spending by the Weapons Industry Is Making Us Less Safe ([link removed]) by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung & Janiyah Williams, The Hill, 8/4/22
Poll: Americans Have No Taste for War with Iran ([link removed]) by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/4/22
Sentenced to Nine Years in a Russian Prison, What’s Next for Brittney Griner? ([link removed]) , Interview with George Beebe, Grand Strategy Director, Cheddar News, 8/4/22
How the Taiwan Lobby Helped Pave the Way for Pelosi’s Trip ([link removed]) by Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Responsible Statecraft, 8/4/22
Morning Rush: Negotiations Ongoing for Brittney Griner's Release, ([link removed])
Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, Newsy, 8/4/22
China Begins Massive Drills Around Taiwan Amid Fears of Blockade ([link removed]) by Gabriel Dominguez/ Quoted: East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Japan Times, 8/4/22
War in Ukraine Devastating the Nation’s Ecosystems ([link removed]) by Erika Schelby/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Asia Times, 8/4/22
BROADCAST: U.S.-China Tensions Rise as Pelosi Vows “Ironclad” Support for Taiwan During Controversial Trip ([link removed]) , Interview with East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Democracy Now!/PBS, 8/3/22
‘We Never Give in to Autocrats’: Why Nancy Pelosi Visited Taiwan ([link removed]) by Gabriel Dominguez/ Quoted: East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Japan Times, 8/3/22
WEBCAST: Iran Nuclear Deal Or No Deal, Is More West Asia Confrontation Likely? ([link removed]) , Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, StratNews Global, 8/3/22
The U.S. Killing of Zawahiri Was More Retribution than Prevention ([link removed]) by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 8/2/22
U.S. Shouldn’t Normalize Post-Coupe Military Juntas in West Africa ([link removed]) by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 8/2/22
BROADCAST: Zawahiri Strike and the PACT Act ([link removed]) , Interview with Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Fox 5 DC, 8/2/22
RADIO: The Need for a Diplomatic Solution to Russia’s War on Ukraine ([link removed]) , Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, The Bradcast/ Pacifica, 8/2/22
TELEVISION: What Nancy Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan Means for U.S.-China Relations ([link removed]) , Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Robert Ross, Cheddar News, 8/2/22
RADIO: Should Nancy Pelosi Make A Trip To Taiwan? ([link removed]) , Interview with Editorial Director Kelley Vlahos, The Lars Larson Show/KXL, 8/2/22
Why Are Americans So Unplugged from the Wars in their Own Name? ([link removed]) , Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Mary Dudziak by Intern Tevah Gevelber, Responsible Statecraft, 8/1/22
Are U.S. Sanctions Against Iran and Russia Backfiring in Dangerous Ways? ([link removed]) by Non-Resident Fellow Ariel Petrovics & Ryan White, Responsible Statecraft, 8/1/22
As Pelosi Taiwan Visit Looms, Menendez Bill Would ‘Gut’ One China Policy ([link removed]) by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/1/22
Al-Zawahiri Killing Shows ‘Over-the-Horizon’ Counterterrorism Can Work ([link removed]) by Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Responsible Statecraft, 8/1/22
TELEVISION: China Threatens Action Over Pelosi’s Expected Trip to Taiwan ([link removed]) , Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Robert Ross, CBS News, 8/1/22
Schumer Announces New Vote on Burn Pits Bill Blocked by Republicans ([link removed]) by Grayson Quay/ Quoted: Editorial Director Kelley Vlahos, The Week, 8/1/22
Putin Announces New Naval Doctrine ([link removed]) by Arwa Ibrahim & Virginia Pietromarchi/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Al Jazeera, 7/31/22
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