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October 23, 2022

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What Does the 20th Party Congress Tell Us About the Future of China?
Featuring Michael Swaine, Jake Werner, & Kelley
Monday, October 24 at 1 pm ET

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Foreign Funding and Public Trust in the Think Tank Sector
Featuring Eli Clifton, Katy Murray, Nick Robinson, & William Hartung
Tuesday, October 25, at 4 pm ET


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JUST RELEASED

REPORT
Promoting Stability or Fueling Conflict? The Impact of U.S. Arms Sales on National and Global Security

By William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow
Quincy Institute, 10/20/22

Despite his promise as a candidate that the U.S. would no longer ‘check its values at the door to sell arms,’ President Biden’s arms sales policies have shown more continuity than change from previous administrations

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PODCAST
Taiwan: The World-Class Puzzle

Featuring Jake Warner, Research Fellow
In Search of MonstersQuincy Institute & Radio Open Source, 10/20/22


The deepest truth about Taiwan, some say, is that it’s a problem that cannot be solved, but merely managed.

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VIDEO
Three Videos on the 20th CCP Party Congress

By Multimedia Director Khody Akhavi/ Featuring East Asia Director Michael Swaine
Quincy Institute, 10/20/22


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FEATURED

China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images
By Jake Werner, Research Fellow
The Nation, 10/18/22

Both countries pose major challenges to US foreign policy, but understanding their differences is crucial to reforming the global system.

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Liz Truss Is Trying to Channel Margaret Thatcher. Why It’s Not Working
By Robert Ralston, Non-Resident Fellow
Washington Post, 10/17/22


Both painted themselves as the solution to British decline, but Thatcher was an outsider, which made her claims credible

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Ukraine Is the World’s Foreign Policy Rorschach Test
By Stephen Walt, Non-Resident Fellow
Foreign Policy, 10/18/22

There are two basic ways to think about the war—and the world.

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PODCAST
U.S. Generals and Admirals on MBS’s Payroll Oversee the Transfer of Advanced Weapons to Saudi Arabia
Interview with Annelle Sheline, Research Fellow
Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 10/20/22

Hundreds of veterans have taken lucrative foreign jobs that U.S. officials approved — but fought to keep secret.

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

Twenty years after Iraq War vote, Barbara Lee is fighting to end the War on Terror.


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Washington Is Neglecting a Key National Security Threat
By Sam Fraser, Researcher 
Tribune News Service, 10/20/22

The United States is still doing too little to address the danger of new and resurgent diseases.

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U.S. Has Increased Arms Sales Abroad Despite Biden Election Pledge 
By Maya Yang/ Featuring Senior Research Fellow William Hartung
The Guardian, 10/20/22

Report by Quincy Institute says ‘current US arms policy and practice too often fuel war rather than deterring it.’


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MORE. MORE. MORE.

PODCAST: Global Divisions Over Ukraine, Featuring Director of Studies Sarang Shidore, In Search of Monsters/ Quincy Institute & Radio Open Source, 10/20/22

PODCAST:  U.S.-Russian Relations Are Key To Ending The War On Ukraine, Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, The Fox News Rundown, 10/20/22

RADIO: Why Did Saudi Arabia Cut Oil Production?, Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, KPFA, 10/20/22

Saudis Sought Oil Production Drop So Deep It Surprised Even Russia by Ken Klippenstein/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi, The Intercept, 10/20/22

We’re Closer to a Nuclear Incident in Ukraine Than You Think by Branko Marcetic/ Quoted: Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven & Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, Jacobin, 10/20/22

TELEVISION: Who's Profiting From the Conflict in Ukraine?, Interview with Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, TRT World, 10/19/22

Defense Contractors Eye Long-Term Profits from Ukraine War by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/19/22

Manhattan Project Contamination Is Creeping Through This Elementary School by Researcher Nick Cleveland-Stout, Responsible Statecraft, 10/19/22


Retired U.S. Military Brass Are Cashing in With Work for Gulf Autocrats by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/18/22

‘Troubled Marriage’: Oil Spat Unlikely to Break U.S.-Saudi Ties by Staff/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Al Jazeera, 10/18/22


RADIO: On Nuclear Escalation in Ukraine, Interview with Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel, CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor, 10/17/22

RADIO: Ukraine and the U.S. Military Budget, Interview with William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow, KPFA, 10/17/22

By the Numbers: Keeping Track of the Single Largest Arms Transfer in U.S. History by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/17/22

Congress Bucks Biden, Blocks $75 million in Military Aid to Egypt by Reporter Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft, 10/17/22

Major Flip in Iraqi Government This Week: Could Crisis Be Over? by Senior Analyst Steven Simon & Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Responsible Statecraft, 10/17/22

The Neocons Are Losing. Why Aren’t We Happy? by Jordan Michael Smith/ Quoted: Board Chair Andrew Bacevich, The New Republic, 10/17/22


Over A Barrel, Biden Faces Tough Options With Saudis by Shaun Tandon & Leon Bruneau/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Barron's, 10/16/22

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