A leading progressive voice on US foreign affairs for nearly 50 years.
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Two Years Later
How the United States can work to end the war and the atrocities faced by Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages, for long-term peace.
Five Recommendations for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and Ensuring Human Security in Israel and Palestine -
Trump’s Wag The Dog Moment
In our policy journal, Senior Non-Resident Fellow Michael Paarlberg argues that the illegal killing of Venezuelans on a boat in the Caribbean is not just a direct departure from the contraband seizures historically done by the Coast Guard, but a criminal form of gunboat diplomacy.
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Arming and Expanding ICE: The Cost to American Taxpayers and Liberties
If compared to military forces, ICE’s new budget would rank it among the top-funded 15 militaries in the world – an ominous buildup of armed loyalists that Trump is demonstratively deploying alongside other law enforcement and the national guard in cities and states he regards as resisting his authority.
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International Policy Journal
Curious about what policies can be taken to make the world a better place? Explore the International Policy Journal (IPJ), a platform dedicated to discussing foreign policy priorities within a progressive agenda.
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America Is Cursed by a Foreign Policy of Nostalgia
In a provocative new essay published by Foreign Affairs, Nancy Okail, President and CEO of the Center for International Policy, and Matt Duss, the organization’s Executive Vice President, present a sweeping critique of the entrenched U.S. foreign policy orthodoxy and lay out a bold blueprint for reform.
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“It would be deeply irresponsible and harmful to commit to 20 years of underwriting Israel’s war machine in light of its record of flagrantly misusing the aid and arms we already provided.”
—@CIPolicy’s @mattduss on Israel seeking a 20 year US aid pledge
...https://t.co/ZczCPpjStM
New Statement🚨 @mattduss responds to reports that the Israeli government is asking the U.S. to succeed the current 10-year MOU with a new 20-year agreement providing even higher levels of military assistance.
...https://internationalpolicy.org/publications/doubling-down-on-us-aid-to-israel-with-a-20-year-mou-should-be-a-nonstarter/
The President has no authorization to use the US Armed Forces against Venezuela, and this spurious designation does nothing to change that.
Most Americans oppose overthrowing Venezuela’s government by force.
Congress should act to block Trump from starting another reckless war.
Today: #Iran : The Economic Impact of New UN Sanctions | Busboys and Poets
Join us for an in-depth conversation on the far-reaching economic and geopolitical implications of the new UN sanctions on Iran. Vali Nasr, the Majid...
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As militaries develop and deploy AI systems, they create the possibility of machines asserting power over life and death, without regard for the laws of war & the vital doubt and restraint they require. But what if that "doubt protocol" could be coded in
Training AI models on edge cases of war offers the possibility of hard-coding compliance with laws or war, or at least necessary doubts.
It costs about $8.7 million a day to operate the aircraft carrier that Trump now has in the Caribbean, though that won't seem like much next to the cost of a war for oil in Venezuela.
#Sudan: Conflict persists in RSF-held El Fasher, with violence spreading across western Darfur and Kordofan.
➡️ The U.S. can help by halting arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, a key RSF supporter. Continuing weapons exports to the UAE, accused of fueling what the U.S.…
🌐A special report by CIP's Security Assistance Monitor outlines recent U.S. arms sales to the UAE, under scrutiny amid reports of UAE weapons supplied to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces committing mass atrocities.
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SAM’s Allie Hansen and Ari Tolany detail the volume and type of recent US military equipment sales and deliveries to the UAE, which have come under...
internationalpolicy.orgTrump portrays himself as a historic peacemaker while continuing to order reckless military strikes and threatening to invade countries around the world. His actions violate both the Constitution and his own promises. ➡️ @mattduss' comments in @commondreams…
"Congress needs to assert its constitutional power to prohibit use of military force," stressed one of the war powers resolution's co-sponsors.
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