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US Policy Recommendations for War in Gaza
Read our five recommendations for the Biden Administration to take to stop the fighting, end the nightmare faced by Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages, and ensure the security, rights and well-being of Israelis and Palestinians in the longer term.
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A Proposal for Gaza Reconstruction
Palestinian scholar Omar Shaban outlines four integrated elements needed to successfully rebuild Gaza after the fighting stops.
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Taiwan & Tensions with China: Five Recommendations for US Policy
The US can best serve Taiwan’s security, and our own, by stabilizing relations with China in a manner that reduces the dangerous tensions that have built up between Washington and Beijing.
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International Policy Journal
We are delighted to welcome you to the inaugural issue of the International Policy Journal (IPJ), a platform dedicated to discussing foreign policy priorities within a progressive agenda.
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Progressive Foreign Policy as a Political Force
This first event of its kind by CIP marks the organization's recent expansion and revitalized mission to serve as a beacon of principled, actionable foreign policy solutions to today’s challenges.
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@SinaToossi @CIPolicy : In a powerful letter, more than 400 Iranian academics, journalists, dissidents, and former political prisoners warned that any military strike by the US or Israel would not merely target Iran’s rulers but also devastate the people.
Iranian civil society leaders inside the country recently issued calls to support negotiations
NEW @SinaToossi @CIPolicy : Many of Iran's most courageous voices — those operating inside the country, often at great personal risk — are not calling for confrontation. They are calling for de-escalation and peace.
Iranian civil society leaders inside the country recently issued calls to support negotiations
Far from being populist, Trump’s economic policies are hurting working Americans as he creates a classically corrupt spoils system, abusing his powers to tax, spend and tariff to dole out favors.
@CIPolicy’s @trevorcsutton & @mattduss in @ForeignPolicy:
Neoliberalism might have failed—but Trumpism is no alternative.
NEW @SinaToossi @CIPolicy on the human rights debate in Iran, listen to the civil society advocates in Tehran — not Israel or American war hawks, both who want to prolong hostilities and prefer war.
Iranian civil society leaders inside the country recently issued calls to support negotiations
The crime of genocide’s key element is the intent to destroy a people in whole or in part.
Unrelenting mass civilian casualties, targeting shelters and hospitals, blocking all aid, and Israeli officials’ calls for emptying Gaza together meet that high threshold.
It is ...genocide.
🆕EVENT | @nancyGEO joins @mrobinsnow, Nola Haynes, and @shaghdoosti for plenary session: "Return to Nuclear Testing? Reimagining Nuclear Futures" at the 2025 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference
📅 April 23, 2025
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A Trump-Xi “grand bargain” could sell out Taiwan.
But @stephenwertheim says not every U.S.-China deal spells bad news. Prudent diplomacy could steer the powers off a collision course.
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Spoke to @kpfaradio about US-Iran diplomacy that started last weekend in Oman and is set to pick up again this Saturday. This is a rare opportunity for both sides to move towards peace and away from the dangerous path to military conflict and war.
00:08 — Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. 00:33 — Mark Joseph Stern is a senior writer at...
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