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** August 28, 2022
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Strategic Patience: Sustainable Engagement with a Changed Afghanistan
Monday, August 29 at 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Featuring Graeme Smith, Haroun Rahimi, Tara Moayed, & Jordan Kane. Research Fellow Adam Weinstein will moderate.
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The Sugar High of Unipolarity: Why U.S. Military Interventions Increased after the Cold War
Tuesday, September at 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Featuring Monica Duffy Toft, Sidita Kushi, & John Mearsheimer. Executive Vice President Trita Parsi will moderate.
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Symposium
Was Withdrawing from Afghanistan the Right Thing to Do?
Compiled by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos & Managing Editor Ben Armbruster
Responsible Statecraft, 8/25/22
We asked more than 20 scholars, journalists, and advocates how they feel today about the decision to leave, one year after the fall of Kabul.
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Last Chance for America and Iran
By Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
Foreign Affairs, 8/26/22
The main reasons why the new JCPOA will be more fragile are not internal to the deal but external.
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How the U.S. Should Respond to Russian Influence in Latin America
By Aileen Teague, Non-Resident Fellow
Responsible Statecraft, 8/22/22
Moscow’s regional reach is limited but Washington needs a long term plan for reengagement in the Western Hemisphere.
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Radio
Why the U.S. Cares About the War in Ukraine
Interview with George Beebe, Grand Strategy Director
NPR, 8/25/22
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The Saudi Lobby Builds Back Better
By Ben Freeman, Research Fellow
The Intercept, 8/25/22
It’s no surprise that Joe Biden failed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah.” But from Hollywood to academia, Saudi interests have returned to industries that once vowed to cast them off.
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Mourning a Lost War: Why Nation-Building Failed in Afghanistan
By Adam Weinstein, Research Fellow
The National Interest, 8/22/22
Our flawed understanding, our limited outreach to Afghan society, and our unreliable political partners in Kabul wouldn’t have mattered so much if we weren’t fighting a counterinsurgency, which meant building a nation.
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Weeks After Biden’s Fist-Bump, Saudi Arabia Continues to Taunt America
By Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
MSNBC, 8/25/22
Biden not only failed to bring oil prices down — he also committed to a misguided security strategy.
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Stuart Scheller’s Tragic Truth-Telling About Military Hypocrisy
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Editorial Director
The American Spectator, 8/25/22
The former lieutenant colonel’s upcoming book shows the high price of bad leadership.
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Television
Ukraine Has Become a Bloody Stalemate. We Need a Settlement to End the Fighting.
Interview with Anatol Lieven, Eurasia Director
Democracy Now!/PBS, 8/26/22
A possible path to a general ceasefire could begin with securing the safety of the region around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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PODCAST: Stop Trying to Put Afghanistan in the Rearview ([link removed]) , Interview with Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Crashing the War Party, 8/26/22
Biden Urged to Reseal Nuclear Deal to Avert ‘Disastrous U.S.-Iran War’ ([link removed]) by Jessica Corbett/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Common Dreams, 8/25/22
The Spinning Door: From U.S. Government Service to Lobbying for Dictators ([link removed]) by Researcher Nick Cleveland-Stout & Research Fellow Ben Freeman, Responsible Statecraft, 8/25/22
Restored Iran Nuclear Deal Could Serve as Platform for Talks on Other Regional Tensions ([link removed]) by Asmahan Qarjouli/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Doha News, 8/25/22
Flexibility on Both Sides Brings Iran Nuclear Deal Closer ([link removed]) by Brooke Anderson/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The New Arab, 8/24/22
Putin Fairly Deconstructed: A Man, a Myth, the State ([link removed]) by Eurasia Program Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 8/24/22
The Pentagon Wants to Keep This New Multibillion Dollar Plane a Secret ([link removed]) by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/24/22
Are the U.S. and Iran About to Restore the Nuclear Deal? ([link removed]) by Maziar Motamedi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 8/23/22
How the Killing of Iran’s Top General Squandered U.S. Leverage in Iraq Today ([link removed]) by Senior Analyst Steven Simon, Responsible Statecraft, 8/22/22
Is Turkey on the Cusp of Restoring Ties With Syria's Assad? ([link removed]) by Tyler Durden/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Joshua Landis, The New Arab, 8/22/22
Will Washington Blow its Chance for a Fresh Start in Colombia? ([link removed]) by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 8/22/22
As U.S. Announces New $800M Ukraine Arms Package, Here's The Total List Since War's Start ([link removed]) by Tyler Durden/ Quoted: Reporter Connor Echols, Zero Hedge, 8/19/22
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