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August 7, 2022

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JUST RELEASED

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

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.


WATCH HERE

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.


WATCH HERE

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."

WATCH HERE

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?


WATCH HERE

MORE. MORE. MORE.

China Retaliates with Snap Suspension of Dialogues with U.S. by East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Responsible Statecraft, 8/5/22 
 
TELEVISION: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Misguided Wars, Interview with President Andrew Bacevich, The Real News, 8/5/22 
 
Diplomacy Watch: Can Nuclear Risk Push Russia and the U.S. Toward Talks? by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/5/22
 
PODCAST: The Military Industrial Complex and the U.S. Government, Interview with Editorial Director Kelley Vlahos, The Politicrat, 8/5/22 
 
New Clashes Over Nagorno-Karbakh Signal Ripple Effects from Ukraine by Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 8/4/22
 

Secret Spending by the Weapons Industry Is Making Us Less Safe by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung & Janiyah Williams, The Hill, 8/4/22

Poll: Americans Have No Taste for War with Iran by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/4/22

Sentenced to Nine Years in a Russian Prison, What’s Next for Brittney Griner?, Interview with George Beebe, Grand Strategy Director, Cheddar News, 8/4/22
 
How the Taiwan Lobby Helped Pave the Way for Pelosi’s Trip by Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Responsible Statecraft, 8/4/22

Morning Rush: Negotiations Ongoing for Brittney Griner's Release, 
Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, Newsy, 8/4/22 

China Begins Massive Drills Around Taiwan Amid Fears of Blockade by Gabriel Dominguez/ Quoted: East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Japan Times, 8/4/22
 
War in Ukraine Devastating the Nation’s Ecosystems 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, Interview with East Asia Director Michael Swaine, Democracy Now!/PBS, 8/3/22
 
‘We Never Give in to Autocrats’: Why Nancy Pelosi Visited Taiwan 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?, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, StratNews Global, 8/3/22 
 
The U.S. Killing of Zawahiri Was More Retribution than Prevention by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 8/2/22
 
U.S. Shouldn’t Normalize Post-Coupe Military Juntas in West Africa by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 8/2/22
 
BROADCAST: Zawahiri Strike and the PACT Act, 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, 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, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Robert Ross, Cheddar News, 8/2/22
 
RADIO: Should Nancy Pelosi Make A Trip To Taiwan?, 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?, 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? 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 by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/1/22
 
Al-Zawahiri Killing Shows ‘Over-the-Horizon’ Counterterrorism Can Work by Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Responsible Statecraft, 8/1/22 
 
TELEVISION: China Threatens Action Over Pelosi’s Expected Trip to Taiwan, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Robert Ross, CBS News, 8/1/22
 
Schumer Announces New Vote on Burn Pits Bill Blocked by Republicans by Grayson Quay/ Quoted: Editorial Director Kelley Vlahos, The Week, 8/1/22
 
Putin Announces New Naval Doctrine by Arwa Ibrahim & Virginia Pietromarchi/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow Anatol Lieven, Al Jazeera, 7/31/22

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