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Subject Highlights of the Week @ QI:Could a U.S.-China agreement halt momentum toward conflict? Tariffs' impacts, Canary Mission comes home to roost, & more
Date April 6, 2025 5:00 PM
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** ARTICLE
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** Could the U.S. and China Conclude an Agreement Halting the Momentum Toward Conflict?
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By East Asia Director Jake Werner

The Nation, 4/3/25

Trump’s attack on the global order endangers a deal Beijing might otherwise accept.

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** How Trump Tariffs Are Affecting Allies, Frenemies, Adversaries
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By Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran

Responsible Statecraft, 4/3/25

Every corner of the planet is feeling the shock, but some are facing more peril than others.

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** Pro-Israel Group That Attacked UPenn Was Funded by Family of UPenn Trustee
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By Senior Advisor Eli Clifton

The Intercept, 4/3/25

It turns out the call was coming from inside the house.

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** Trump Can Save Ukraine, If They Let Him
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Interview with Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Moment of Truth/ American Moment, 3/31/25

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** A Stunned World Reckons With Economic Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs
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Quoted: Global South Director Sarang Shidore

The New York Times, 4/3/25

Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside.
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Amid Endless War, Israelis and Palestinians Question Their Leaders

By Tom O’Connor & Amira El-Fekki/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Newsweek, 3/31/25

These protests share the capacity to challenge their respective leaderships.

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** War Journalism from Vietnam to Gaza — How War Coverage Impacts U.S. Foreign Policy
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Wednesday, April 16, 1:00-2:00 PM ET

Featuring Arnold “Skip” Isaacs & Azmat Khan; moderated by Thom Shanker
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** Book Talk: The Culture of the Second Cold War
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Thursday, April 17, 12:00-1:00 PM ET

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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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** ARTICLES
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** Deadbeats! Saudis Won't Pay $13.7M Bill for U.S. Military Fuel ([link removed])
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By Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout

Responsible Statecraft, 4/4/25


** Diplomacy Watch: Rubio Recommits to NATO as Peace Talks Flounder ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 4/4/25


** EU Hypocrisy on Parade as Netanyahu Goes to Hungary Without a Peep ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 4/4/25


** DOGE’s Pentagon Budget Cuts Don’t Touch Elon Musk’s SpaceX ([link removed])
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By Nick Turse/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

The Intercept, 4/3/25


** Elon Musk’s DOGE Defense Cuts Won’t Affect This Key Person ([link removed])
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By Edith Olmstead/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

The New Republic, 4/3/25


** Rule by Contractor ([link removed])
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By Brett Heinz/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

The American Prospect, 4/3/25


** What Happens to EU's Anti-War Bloc Without Marine Le Pen? ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 4/3/25


** ‘Great.’ U.S. Envoy Appears to Respond to Iran FM Tweet Iran Will Never Pursue Nukes ([link removed])
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By Laura Rozen/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Diplomatic Substack, 4/2/25


** Trump Tasks First Time Envoy With the Most Complex Africa Conflict ([link removed])
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By Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford

Responsible Statecraft, 4/2/25


** Asia Is Getting Dangerously Unbalanced ([link removed])
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By Board Member Stephen Walt

Foreign Policy, 4/1/25


** Can Bernie Stop Billions in New U.S. Weapons Going to Israel? ([link removed])
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By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung

Responsible Statecraft, 4/1/25


** German Leaders Miscalculated Popular Will for War Spending ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Molly O’Neal

Responsible Statecraft, 4/1/25


** Sens. Paul and Merkley to Trump: Are We 'Stumbling' Into Another War? ([link removed])
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By Senior Communications Associate Andrew Earvolino

Responsible Statecraft, 4/1/25

Amid Endless War, Israelis and Palestinians Question Their Leaders ([link removed])

By Tom O’Connor & Amira El-Fekki/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Newsweek, 3/31/25


** Alexander Vindman's New Book Is a Folly: Of History, and the Truth ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos

Responsible Statecraft, 3/31/25


** Iran Makes Stark Threat to U.S. Forces in Middle East ([link removed])
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By Amir Daftari/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Newsweek, 3/31/25


** Is U.S. Bombing Somalia Just Because It Can? ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 3/31/25


** Trump Should Take the Victory in Canada and Move On ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Zachary Paikin

Responsible Statecraft, 3/31/25


** DIGITAL
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** Trump’s Broadside of Tariffs ([link removed])
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Interview with Global South Director Sarang Shidore

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 4/3/25


** Book Talk: The Rivalry Peril ([link removed])
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Featuring Van Jackson & Michael Brenes; moderated by East Asia Director Jake Werner

Quincy Institute, 4/2/25


** Why U.S., China Must Cooperate on AI Governance ([link removed])
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Interview with East Asia Director Sarang Shidore

China Daily, 4/2/25


** Authoritarianism in the U.S. and Abroad ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Almut Rochowanski

Nonzero with Robert Wright, 4/1/25


** Is Trump Bluffing With Nuclear Threats Against Iran? ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 3/31/25
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