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October 16, 2022

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In Search of Monsters Podcast Series
Humane Wartime 
Featuring QI Non-Resident Fellows Mary Dudziak and Samuel Moyn
Quincy Institute & Radio Open Source, 10/13/22


This week on our partnership with Radio Open Source and Christopher Lydon,  we break down the modern state of wartime-in-denial.

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Will Biden Finally Get Tough With Saudi Arabia?
Discussion with U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, Bruce Reidel, Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, & Research Fellow Annelle Sheline
C-SPAN/The Quincy Institute, 10/14/22


What can and should the United States do to rebalance the relationship with Saudi Arabia? 

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What Xi Jinping's Third Term Means for China and the World
Interview with Michael Swaine, East Asia Director
Vox, 10/16/22

Examining Xi's growing power and what to expect from China's 20th Party Congress.

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An End to U.S. Military Support for Saudi Arabia is Long Overdue
By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline & Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
The Hill, 10/12/22

The uproar over Riyadh’s support for Russia may turn the political tide, boosting support for a Yemen War Powers Resolution that would cut off U.S. arms transfers, spare parts and maintenance to the Saudi military.

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Top Republicans Are Aiming at Brookings. Will It Backfire?
Interview with Ben Freeman, Research Fellow
NBC News, 10/14/22


The lack of disclosure, transparency, and enforcement surrounding the foreign money pouring into Washington think tanks has the potential to create an enormous national security problem. 

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How Biden’s New National Security Strategy Gets China Wrong
By Research Fellow Jake Werner & East Asia Director Michael Swaine
The National Interest, 10/13/22


It is hard to square a zero-sum characterization of the dire threat that China poses to the world with the document’s assertion of a need to constructively engage Beijing.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today
By Katrina vanden Heuvel, Board Member
The Washington Post, 10/11/22


As Russia's nuclear threats and the risk of escalation bring us terrifyingly close to the brink of Armageddon once again, we should look to the Cuban missile crisis to guide us in resolving our present one. 

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"Election Interference”: Oil Price Hike Is Saudi Arabia’s October Surprise Against Biden
Interview with Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
The Intercept, 10/11/22

OPEC's oil production cuts have forced Biden to choose between protecting Democratic lawmakers in Congress, or tripling down on a flawed gamble that says that the U.S. has no choice but to acquiesce to Saudi Arabia to prevent Riyadh from aligning with Russia.

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MORE. MORE. MORE.

Twenty Years After Iraq War Vote, Barbara Lee Is Fighting to End the War on Terror by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/16/22 

Too Late for a Saudi Rethink? Critics Say Oil Cut Was a Predictable Blow for Biden By Hyder Abbasi/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, NBC News, 10/15/22 

Will OPEC’s move to cut production drive a wedge in US-Saudi relations? by TRT Staff/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, TRT World, 10/14/22

TELEVISION: US-Saudi Relations, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, DW News, 10/14/22

Diplomacy Watch: Gulf States Join Turkey in Push for Ukraine Peace Talks by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/14/22 

Democrats Suggest Shifting Weapons from Saudi Arabia to Ukraine by Stephanie Kirchgaessner/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Guardian, 10/14/22 

Biden’s National Security Strategy: Worthy Perspectives but Little Strategy by Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar, Responsible Statecraft, 10/14/22

Global South Again Shows Ambivalence on the Ukraine War by Director of Studies and Senior Research Fellow Sarang Shidore, Responsible Statecraft, 10/13/22


PODCAST: OPEC Oil Cuts, Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Quincy Institute/Radio Open Source, 10/13/22 

Saudi-Led OPEC Production Cut Could Be 'Tipping Point' for Global Recession, IAEA Warns by Jake Johnson/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Common Dreams, 10/13/22

What Biden's National Security Strategy Fails to Do by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Inkstick Media, 10/13/22

How the Booming Spyware Industry Is Making Life Hell for Journalists Around the World by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/13/22
 
Emerging ‘Consequences’ of the U.S.-Gulf Fallout Over OPEC’s Cuts by Melissa Hancock/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, AGBI, 10/13/22

Biden’s ‘Schizophrenic’ National Security Strategy by Advocacy Director Marcus Stanley, Responsible Statecraft, 10/12/22

How Did We Avoid a Cuban Missile ‘Armageddon’? Strategic Empathy by Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel and James Carden, Responsible Statecraft, 10/12/22

Is It Time for the United States to Break Up With Saudi Arabia? by Spencer Bokat-Lindell/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The New York Times, 10/12/22

“Saudis Are Working to Get Trump Elected”: MBS Accused of “Election Interference” to hurt Democrats by Alex Henderson/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Salon, 10/12/22

‘The Stakes Could Not Be Higher’: Top Biden Aide Says World Is at an ‘Inflection Point’ by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/12/22

The Next U.S. Battle Tank Could Use AI to Identify Targets by Pranshu Verma/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Washington Post, 10/12/22

Five Ways Biden Can ‘Re-evaluate’ the Saudi Relationship Now by Research Fellow Annelle Sheline and Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Responsible Statecraft, 10/11/22

U.S. Congress: Don't Meet with Nadeam Elshami – or Any Other Lobbyist Representing Abusive Middle East Governments by Staff/ Quoted: Research Fellow Ben Freeman, DAWN, 10/11/22

Is Putin on the Way Out? by Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, 10/11/22

Biden Signals This May Be More Than a Lovers’ Spat with Saudi Arabia by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/11/22

Contractor Push For Inflation Increases Could Enable Profiteering by Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, Forbes, 10/10/22

Democratic Senator Threatens to Freeze Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia Over Support of Russia by Stephanie Kirchgaessner/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, The Guardian, 10/10/22

Former Joint Chiefs Chair Calls for Talks to End Ukraine War by Managing Editor Ben Armbruster, Responsible Statecraft, 10/10/22

Russia Unleashes Fury; Zelensky Implores West for More Help by Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft, 10/10/22

TELEVISION: On the Iranian Government’s Response to the Protests, Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Al Jazeera, 10/9/22

Trump’s Hardline Policies Toward Iran May Have Led to Current Protests by Brigham Tomco/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, Deseret News, 10/9/22

PODCAST: Newt’s World – Episode 467: Should We Be Concerned About North Korea?, Interview with Non-Resident Fellow David Kang, Gingrich 360, 10/7/22

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