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Confronting Antisemitism: A Conversation with Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun [[link removed]]

Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. [[link removed]], United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun will join Michael Doran [[link removed]] to explore the importance of combating antisemitism for American foreign policy.

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Davos, the Arctic, and Forging Transatlantic Unity: The Romanian View with Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu [[link removed]]

Following the World Economic Forum in Davos and amid ongoing talks about the future of Greenlandic security, debates are swirling about the future of Europe’s relationship with the United States.

Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu will join Peter Rough [[link removed]] on Friday, February 6, at 2:30 p.m. [[link removed]] at Hudson to take stock of the past year and anticipate what might lie ahead.

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Why Communist Leaders Purge Their Generals [[link removed]]

Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised many observers by removing China’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, General Zhang Youxia, in what appears to be a political purge.

In The Washington Post [[link removed]], Miles Yu [[link removed]] explains the central contradiction communist dictators face: Those closest to power are simultaneously the most indispensable and the most dangerous.

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Did Iran Drop a Dirty Bomb on US Forces? [[link removed]]

New information about Iran’s 2020 strike on US troops at Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq suggests that Tehran may in fact have used weapons of mass destruction with radiological or other toxic payloads.

In a new memo [[link removed]], Can Kasapoğlu [[link removed]] digs deeper into the available evidence and recommends steps the US should take to restore deterrence, protect American troops in the region, and hold the Iranian regime accountable.

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US Has Opportunity to Bolster Middle East Stability [[link removed]]

With US-Iran tensions nearing a breaking point, productive talks appear less and less likely. Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]] joined The Scott Jennings Show to explain why Washington should support the Iranian people [[link removed]] against the Islamic regime. Then, on Fox News, she argued that a nuclear deal with Tehran is unlikely [[link removed]] and explored the possibility of the US conducting air strikes to seize on this strategic moment.

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Before you go . . .

With the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) set to expire this week, Washington needs to identify the path ahead for its strategic forces. Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]] argued in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]] last October that, rather than pursing another flimsy nonproliferation agreement, Trump should insist that the US fully modernize its nuclear triad by:

Auditing the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile replacementContinuing to support the Columbia-class submarine programDoubling the size of the planned B-21 bomber fleetAccelerating development of a seal-launched, nuclear-armed cruise missile

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