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August 14, 2022

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Brief
NATO's Tunnel Vision
By George Beebe
Quincy Institute, 8/11/22

If Europe is to be whole, NATO cannot serve as its overarching security arm. NATO should focus on defense of its existing members, not expanding its ranks or operating out of area, including against China.


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What in the World Are Washington and Beijing Doing?
By Michael Swaine, East Asia Director
Tribune News Service, 8/9/22

Rather than sleepwalk toward conflict, Beijing and Washington need to wake up, get a grip, and start discussing off-ramps.


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Washington Is Gung-Ho for a New Cold War. But that’s a Bad Old Idea
By Katrina vanden Heuvel, Board Member
Washington Post, 8/10/22

Cold war is America’s comfort zone. We won the last one. We wear the white hats. It’s democracy against authoritarianism. And we’ve got the biggest and best military. Who could object?

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Television
Iran Nuclear Deal Appears Within Reach as Negotiators Send "Final Text" to Tehran and Washington

Interview with Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
Democracy Now!, 8/11/22


After over a year of negotiations, a return to the Iran Nuclear Deal may be imminent, though a few obstacles remain.

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Weapons Contractors Thrive Despite Pandemic, Supply Chain Issues
By William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow
Forbes, 8/10/22

The top five companies on the list were all American firms, as might be expected given a Pentagon budget of over $800 billion per year and the dominance of U.S. companies in the international arms market.

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Will the New Taiwan Crisis Spiral Out of Control?
By Michael Swaine, East Asia Director
The National Interest, 8/11/22

China and the United States must now prepare to defuse the crisis triggered by Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.


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Television
CBS Walks Back Reporting that 70% U.S. Aid Sent to Ukraine Is Missing

Interview with Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
Rising/ HillTV Live, 8/9/22


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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Why We Can’t Rely on NATO to Make Europe Whole Again by Director of Grand Strategy George Beebe, Responsible Statecraft, 8/13/22

Biden’s New Africa Strategy Is Shortsighted and Stale by Non-Resident Fellow Alex Thurston, Responsible Statecraft, 8/12/22

Bans on Russian Travel and Culture Play into Putin’s Hands by Eurasia Program Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 8/12/22

RADIO: The Tragic Ottoman and Habsburg Empires in the 21st Century, Interview with Eurasia Program Director Anatol Lieven, The John Batchelor Show/CBS, 8/11/22 

RADIO: Ukrainian Military Aid, Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, Julie Mason Mornings/SirusXM, 8/11/22 

PODCAST: Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Forever Wars, Interview with President Andrew Bacevich, New Books Network, 8/10/22

Beware of Viewing Balkans as New Front in Russian-NATO Proxy War by Eurasia Program Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 8/10/22

Iran Deal’s Fate Could Again Hinge on IAEA Probe by Elizabeth Hagedorn and Andrew Parasiliti/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Monitor, 8/10/22

Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Points to More than Just Incoherent U.S. Policy by Sholto Byrnes/ Quoted: Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, The National, 8/9/22

AIPAC’s New Strategy: Spend Millions on Elections, Don’t Mention Israel by Investigative Journalist at Large Eli Clifton, Responsible Statecraft, 8/9/22
 
Pentagon Contractors in Afghanistan Operated with Minimal Disclosure and Oversight by Investigative Journalist at Large Eli Clifton, Responsible Statecraft, 8/9/22

What Ever Happened to the ‘Rules-Based International Order’? by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/9/22

The Ethical and Political Stakes of Humanizing War by Non Resident Fellow Samuel Moyn, DAWN, 8/8/22

Will Zawahiri’s Killing Help Biden Earn Political Dividends? by Umer Bin Ajmal/ Quoted: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, The National, 8/8/22

PODCAST: U.S.-China and U.S.-Asian Relations Under the Biden Administration, Interview with Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, Asian Peace Programme, 8/3/22

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