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UPCOMING EVENTS

WEBINAR

Smart Openness in US–China Scientific Collaboration

Tuesday January 20, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Featuring Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon, Caroline Wagner, & Kei Koizumi; moderated by Director of Studies Marcus Stanley

WEBINAR

Book Talk | Why Politicians Lie About Trade

Wednesday January 21, 10:00 - 11:00 AM ET

Featuring Dmitry Grozoubinski & Senior Research Fellow Karthik Sankaran

MORE. MORE. MORE.

BROADCAST


The Geopolitics of the Iran Protests and the Threat of Escalation

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/17/26


Impact of New U.S. Sanctions on Iran’s Leadership


Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Velshi/ MS Now, 1/17/26


Who Would Take Power if Iran's Regime Falls?

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CBS News, 1/16/26


Trump Admin Imposes Sanctions for Iran Crackdown on Protestors

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Good Morning America, 1/16/26


Russia's Role as a Stabilizing Factor in Middle East Tensions

Interview with Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven,

John Batchelor Show/ CBS, 1/16/26


Phase Two of Gaza Peace Plan Begins

Interview with Senior Research Fellow Khaled Elgindy

The World /PRX, 1/15/26


Trump Admin Imposes Sanctions on Iran Over Its Crackdown on Protestors

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

ABC News, 1/15/26


A Closer Look at Iran

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Fox 5 DC, 1/15/26  


Will Trump Go to War with Iran?

Interview with Executive Vice President

7 AM/ PlayerFM, 1/14/26


US Diplomacy Will Struggle If It Focuses Only on Iran's Nuclear Program

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Al Jazeera, 1/12/26

DIGITAL

Bombing Iran Won’t Help the Protesters

Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline,

Time of Monsters/ The Nation, 1/16/26


US to Strike Iran - What Comes Next?

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Mario Nawfal Show, 1/14/26


American Primacy, Cold War Liberalism, and the China Challenge

Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Daniel Bessner

Sinica Podcast, 1/14/26


Why Regime Change in Iran Is Harder Than Many Think

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Bloomberg, 1/14/26



Why Did Trump Really Attack Venezuela?

Interview with Research Associate Lee Schlenker

Always At War/ Quincy Institute, 1/14/26


A New Iranian Revolution?

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Beinart Notebook, 1/13/26


Iran Attack Imminent?

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Majority Report with Sam Seder, 1/13/26


The Iran Protests, The Regime's Crackdown, And the Potential for Global Blowback

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, 1/13/26


The Trillion Dollar War Machine

Interview with Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

Booknotes+/ C-Span, 1/13/26


'Absence of Credible Alternatives' Has Allowed Iranian Regime to Survive, Analyst Says

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

France 24, 1/12/26


Iran at a Crossroads: Protests, Repression, and the Risk of US Military Escalation

A conversation featuring Vali Nasr, Ellie Geranmayeh, & Mohammad Ali Shabani; moderated by Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Quincy Institute, 1/12/26


As Violence Escalates Inside Iran, Clashes Between Saudi Arabia and the UAE Intensify

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 1/12/26


How Volatile Is the Situation in Iran?

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Inside Story/ Al Jazeera, 1/11/26

ARTICLES

Trump’s Hard Line in Latin America Leaves China with Room to Maneuver

By Non-Resident Fellow Jorge Heine

Bloomberg, 1/17/26



Iran Protests: What Comes Next

By Mostafa Salem/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/16/26


Russia Won’t Have to Say No: Europe Will

By Ted Snider/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Molly O’Neal

The American Conservative, 1/16/26


Trump Digs in as Europe Sends Troops to Greenland

By Non-Resident Fellow Pavel Devytakin

Responsible Statecraft, 1/16/26


Exiled Crown Prince’s Plan for Iran Is Mostly Aimed at Trump, Experts Say

By Melanie Lidman/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Associated Press, 1/15/26


If Europe Starts Attacking Russian Cargo Ships, All Bets Are Off

By Eurasia Director Anatol Lieven

Responsible Statecraft, 1/15/26


War, Diplomacy, or Revolt: What Comes Next in Iran?

By Nadeen Ebrahim/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/15/26


Are Iran’s Protests Different This Time Around?

By Virginia Pietromarchi/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Al Jazeera, 1/14/26


J.D. Vance Is Tie-Breaker Killing War Powers Vote

By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 1/14/26


Not ‘Trump-Compatible’? China Expert Rudd Exits Australia’s US Ambassador Role

By Lucy Quaggin & Khuhboo Razdan/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Denis Simon

South China Morning Post, 1/14/26


Trump vs Iran: Gulf Allies Fear US ‘Help’ May Unleash Chaos

By Tom Hussain/ Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

South China Morning Post, 1/14/26


With Crackdown on Protests, Iran’s Government ‘Is Only Buying Time

By Steven Erlanger/ Quoted: Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

New York Times, 1/14/26


House Passes Sweeping ‘Duty Free’ Pact for African Imports

By Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford

Responsible Statecraft, 1/14/26


The EU and Mercosur Build One of the World's Biggest Free-trade Zones

By Isabel Debre/ Quoted: Research Associate Lee Schlenker

ABC News, 1/14/26


Sorry, the EU Has No Right to Cry 'McCarthyism'

By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/26


Tech Billionaires Behind Greenland Bid Want to Build 'Freedom Cities'

By Non-Resident Fellow Pavel Devyatkin

Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/26


The “Donroe” Doctrine Is Dangerous

By Board Member Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Nation, 1/13/26


Trump Designates 3 Branches of Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Groups

By Reporter Connor Echols

Responsible Statecraft, 1/13/26



Trump Pledges to Act on ‘Significant’ Death Toll in Iran Protests

By Laura Rozen/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Diplomatic Substack, 1/13/26


Trump Threatens Another Military Attack on Iran

By Michael Arria/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Mondoweiss, 1/13/26


Iranian Regime Appears Less Divided, Army Threatens to Join Crackdown, Expert Says

By Helen Regan/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN, 1/12/26


The Foreign Intervention Iranians Want Is the Lifting of Sanctions, Experts Say

By Staff/ Write-up on Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

Middle East Eye, 1/12/26


How US Could Intervene In Iran, 4 Possible Options

By Brendan Cole/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Newsweek, 1/12/26


Iran's Inflation Protests Turned Into an Uprising. Will Trump Get Involved?

By Matthew Petti/ Quoted: Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

Reason Magazine, 1/12/26


The World Splits in Three

By Non-Resident Fellow Monica Duffy Toft

The New York Times, 1/12/26


Trump Declares 25% Tariff on Any Country Doing Business With Iran

By Dave DeCamp/ Quoted: Quincy Institute webinar, “Iran at a Crossroads”

Antiwar.com, 1/12/26


Trump on New Start Nuke Treaty With Russia: If 'It Expires It Expires'

By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 1/12/26


Trump Will Be Sore When Cuba Domino Refuses to Fall

By Non-Resident Fellow William LeoGrande

Responsible Statecraft, 1/12/26


Iraq War Critic, Venezuela Mission Defender: Vance’s Foreign Policy Journey

By Michael Birnbaum and Natalie Allison/ Quoted: Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman

The Washington Post, 1/11/26