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Increasingly Americans want:
-A US arms embargo on Israel
-A diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine
-To stop enriching the military industrial complex at Americans’ expense
-To maintain peaceful relations with China
It’s time for Washington to listen to Americans, not hawks
People around the world are eagerly awaiting the Israeli elections in the hopes that replacing Benjamin Netanyahu may restrain Israeli aggression.
Unfortunately, Netanyahu’s potential replacements have little interest in peace.
The latest from Steve Simon for the Quincy Institute: quincyinst.org/research/a-ne…
Austin, plans tonight?
Join Quincy’s @KelleyBVlahos in conversation with @joekent16jan19 @scotthortonshow @AdamNoahWho and @DanMcKnight30 for the Not Our War tour!
RSVP to secure your spot! eventbrite.com/e/not-our-war…
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🔴 LIVE | Collision Averted? The Brazilian Election and U.S.-Brazil Relations
A conversation with @apagliar, @felicianosa, @anajanaina, & @globalsarang
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Who are the Houthis? What is Ansar Allah? Are the Saudis at war with Yemen? Is the US? And what does this all have to do with the US-Iran conflict?
Quincy's @AnnelleSheline breaks it down for @cspan c-span.org/program/washingto…
The State Department’s human rights reports began after the US helped overthrow Allende and install Pinochet in Chile.
It turn out Americans weren't crazy about installing dictators under the guise of fighting communism. Congress agreed.
The reports were supposed to tie US weapons to a government’s treatment of its own people. A country that abused its citizens was not supposed to keep getting security assistance.
@AnnelleSheline worked on those reports at the State Department before she resigned over Gaza.
She tells us why she left, how she ended up there in the first place, and what is happening in Yemen right now.
The latest Always at War: youtube.com/watch?v=1esK1HBE…
AUSTIN | OCT. 20
@joekent16jan19 resigned over the Iran war, arguing that it was not America’s fight.
Now he’s coming to Texas to talk about this war and what it's costing us with @scotthortonshow, @DanMcKnight30, @AdamNoahWho & @KelleyBVlahos.
RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/not-our-war…
Quincy Institute retweeted
Another great China Symposium in Seattle with @WSCRCWA, looking at the impact of U.S. policy towards China on Washington State businesses, Port traffic, and more. Stay tuned for the joint WSCRC/@QuincyInst summary of the event!
France, Pakistan, and the US have all sent personnel to Saudi Arabia to help counter the Houthi offensive in Yemen.
The question is why?
@AnnelleSheline breaks down the latest for @RStatecraft
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WE’RE HIRING!
@Rstatecraft is looking for a reporter to expose corruption and hypocrisy in the military industrial complex, on Capitol Hill, and across the federal government.
You’ll also write about the issues that matter to Americans outside the Beltway, including military families and veterans, and the economic and health impacts of war on local communities.
And you’ll cover federal elections as they intersect with foreign policy, and respond to breaking news.
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🔴 LIVE | Book Talk: Seasons of Fury
A conversation with @rozina_ali & @AnnelleSheline
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MUST READ by @Dalzell60
How China and America Can Move from Competition to Stability
"The choice is therefore not whether the United States will compete with China. Competition is unavoidable. The choice is whether that competition becomes an increasingly self-sustaining struggle for predominance or operates within a broader political strategy designed to produce a stable, beneficial peace over the long term."
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All, here is my assessment of the dangers of our current U.S.-China relationship centered on strategic competition, the benefits of moving to a relationship keyed to constructive strategic stability, and a program for achieving the latter. I reject the transformational nature of the Xi-Trump detente and call for leaders on both sides to begin the hard work of gradually building a relationship based on stability and mutual benefit, not competition. Competition will remain, but needs to be placed within a larger constructive strategy. Peaceful coexistence via intense strategic competition with guardrails is not enough. It will not remove the growing dangers of the current policy. Please read and RT. I hope a sensible and civil discussion on this viewpoint can emerge. Thanks.
Quincy’s @tparsi appeared on @AJEnglish to discuss the escalating regional war with Iran.
Major takeaways:
-Iran and the Houthis seem to have different objectives: Tehran wants this conflict contained, and a new front in Yemen could push every party past the point of control.
-The Houthis aren't exactly an Iranian proxy: Tehran has advised them against moves they made anyway, as Washington knows it from its own intelligence.
- If Trump is planning a bigger escalation against Iran after the midterms, helping the Saudis against the Houthis—in exchange for permission to use Saudi airspace to strike Iran — could be how he gets it.
-Stop claiming the strait is open. Escorting ships costs a huge amount of resources and can’t be sustained.
Watch the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=5JCrMBtM…
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Should the U.S. Keep Funding Israel?
@QuincyInst's @BenFreemanDC debates @BlaiseMisztal and knocks it out of the park!
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Some people get upset that 3/4 of Lockheed Martin’s $75 BILLION in revenue comes from American tax dollars.
Others worry that a profiteering defense industry keeps us locked in endless wars.
But have you ever considered that the Black Hawk, the Chickasaw, and the Choctaw are all named after Indigenous peoples?
Defense companies care about the people they annihilate. And they care about you too.
Don’t miss: Lords of War. Out now from @QuincyInst and @TheIntercept.