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“The U.S. is still locked and loaded, but hasn’t really helped the protestors in any way. I don’t even know if the U.S. has that kind of tool to help with only military power. It’s just ordinary people on the ground who paid the price with their lives.”
February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
“The U.S. is still locked and loaded, but hasn’t really helped the protestors in any way. I don’t even know if the U.S. has that kind of tool to help with only military power. It’s just ordinary people on the ground who paid the price with their lives.”
CIP Fellow Negar Mortazavi broke down her analysis of the Iran protests on @france24.com:
February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
CIP Fellow Negar Mortazavi broke down her analysis of the Iran protests on @france24.com:
since World War II, an approach that equates technological advancement with security.”
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The Pentagon's AI Surge is a Reckless, Unviable Defense Strategy
The US Pentagon has gone all in on artificial intelligence as AI takes a more central role in Washington's defense planning.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
since World War II, an approach that equates technological advancement with security.”
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The Pentagon is going all in on AI. Fellow Janet Abou-Elias in @inkstickmedia.com on the dangers of this strategy:
“By positioning AI as the foundation for US military dominance going forward, the new approach reflects a timeworn myth that has dominated US planning
“By positioning AI as the foundation for US military dominance going forward, the new approach reflects a timeworn myth that has dominated US planning
The Pentagon's AI Surge is a Reckless, Unviable Defense Strategy
The US Pentagon has gone all in on artificial intelligence as AI takes a more central role in Washington's defense planning.
inkstickmedia.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The Pentagon is going all in on AI. Fellow Janet Abou-Elias in @inkstickmedia.com on the dangers of this strategy:
“By positioning AI as the foundation for US military dominance going forward, the new approach reflects a timeworn myth that has dominated US planning
“By positioning AI as the foundation for US military dominance going forward, the new approach reflects a timeworn myth that has dominated US planning
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Adding Half a Trillion Dollars to the Pentagon Budget is Unconscionable - CIP
February 6, 2026 – In response to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers’ (R-AL) calling for a $450 billion increase in Pentagon funding as part of an upcoming budget reconciliation bill,...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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🚨Statement: In response to House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers calling for a $450B Pentagon increase in Pentagon funding as part of an upcoming budget reconciliation bill, CIP’s Ari Tolany issued:
"Adding Half a Trillion Dollars to the Pentagon Budget is Unconscionable"
"Adding Half a Trillion Dollars to the Pentagon Budget is Unconscionable"
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
🚨Statement: In response to House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers calling for a $450B Pentagon increase in Pentagon funding as part of an upcoming budget reconciliation bill, CIP’s Ari Tolany issued:
"Adding Half a Trillion Dollars to the Pentagon Budget is Unconscionable"
"Adding Half a Trillion Dollars to the Pentagon Budget is Unconscionable"
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Sports Diplomacy Under Pressure in a Fractured Democratic Landscape
Mega-Events, Migration, and the Credibility of Democratic Leadership
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February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Ultimately, argues Romeva i Rueda, "As the world turns its attention to the 2026 World Cup and beyond, mega-events will not simply ask whether democracies can host the world. They will ask whether democracies are prepared to govern themselves coherently under global scrutiny."
Sports Diplomacy Under Pressure in a Fractured Democratic Landscape - CIP
Hosting mega-events while hostility to the free movement of people undermines the credibility of a democracy.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Ultimately, argues Romeva i Rueda, "As the world turns its attention to the 2026 World Cup and beyond, mega-events will not simply ask whether democracies can host the world. They will ask whether democracies are prepared to govern themselves coherently under global scrutiny."
While this Olympics will spotlight Italy, there's already been grumblings about the ICE agents sent from the United States to the games; the agents abroad have a different role than those conducting deportations in the US, but their presence been enough to illicit protest already.
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
While this Olympics will spotlight Italy, there's already been grumblings about the ICE agents sent from the United States to the games; the agents abroad have a different role than those conducting deportations in the US, but their presence been enough to illicit protest already.
Host countries should not take for granted that winning the bid means people from other countries will be willing to travel and compete, especially if they cannot guarantee freedom from arbitrary detention. Organizations governing international sport can and ensure such protections exist.
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Host countries should not take for granted that winning the bid means people from other countries will be willing to travel and compete, especially if they cannot guarantee freedom from arbitrary detention. Organizations governing international sport can and ensure such protections exist.
"Fans, athletes, journalists, officials, and civil society actors must be able to travel freely and safely for the event to function as a genuinely global gathering. Mobility, in this sense, is not a logistical detail. It is a democratic condition," argues Raül Romeva i Rueda for the IPJ.
Sports Diplomacy Under Pressure in a Fractured Democratic Landscape - CIP
Hosting mega-events while hostility to the free movement of people undermines the credibility of a democracy.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"Fans, athletes, journalists, officials, and civil society actors must be able to travel freely and safely for the event to function as a genuinely global gathering. Mobility, in this sense, is not a logistical detail. It is a democratic condition," argues Raül Romeva i Rueda for the IPJ.
As athletes gather in Italy for the Winter Olympic Games, it's a soft spectacle of how coherent governance is essential for international competition. It's a sharp contrast with the political climate of the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, where coherence is anything but expected
Sports Diplomacy Under Pressure in a Fractured Democratic Landscape - CIP
Hosting mega-events while hostility to the free movement of people undermines the credibility of a democracy.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
As athletes gather in Italy for the Winter Olympic Games, it's a soft spectacle of how coherent governance is essential for international competition. It's a sharp contrast with the political climate of the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, where coherence is anything but expected
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Russia and Ukraine Resume Talks After a Huge Attack by Moscow
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February 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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"The key vote here remains Vladimir Putin."
CIP EVP @mattduss.bsky.social told @nytimes.com that despite renewed negotiations, Putin's goal remains the same: undermining Ukraine's independence and bringing it under Russian control.
CIP EVP @mattduss.bsky.social told @nytimes.com that despite renewed negotiations, Putin's goal remains the same: undermining Ukraine's independence and bringing it under Russian control.
February 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"The key vote here remains Vladimir Putin."
CIP EVP @mattduss.bsky.social told @nytimes.com that despite renewed negotiations, Putin's goal remains the same: undermining Ukraine's independence and bringing it under Russian control.
CIP EVP @mattduss.bsky.social told @nytimes.com that despite renewed negotiations, Putin's goal remains the same: undermining Ukraine's independence and bringing it under Russian control.
@negarmortazavi.bsky.social: "I don’t think the American people have the appetite for another big, endless war in the Middle East”
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
@negarmortazavi.bsky.social: "I don’t think the American people have the appetite for another big, endless war in the Middle East”
CIP Fellow @negarmortazavi.bsky.social joined @cnn.com's The Brief with Jim Scuitto to discuss the importance of finding a diplomatic offramp between the United States and Iran in order to prevent another catastrophic war in the region:
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
CIP Fellow @negarmortazavi.bsky.social joined @cnn.com's The Brief with Jim Scuitto to discuss the importance of finding a diplomatic offramp between the United States and Iran in order to prevent another catastrophic war in the region:
🚨 NEW STATEMENT: In response to increasing online harassment and threats against Iranian-American experts and activists, CIP issued the following:
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February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🚨 NEW STATEMENT: In response to increasing online harassment and threats against Iranian-American experts and activists, CIP issued the following:
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“Trump’s family and associates are poised to make billions at the expense of US taxpayers and Palestinian rights and lives,”
@dylanwilliams.bsky.social on Trump’s Gaza plan being a “vehicle for massive exploitation and corruption.” ➡️ @commondreams.org
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@dylanwilliams.bsky.social on Trump’s Gaza plan being a “vehicle for massive exploitation and corruption.” ➡️ @commondreams.org
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US Contractor's Proposal Exposes Trump Gaza Plan as 'Vehicle for Mass Exploitation' | Common Dreams
“Having spent three years looking at contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, this looks like highway robbery,” one expert said of the proposal—which has reportedly been halted—that would return 300% profit...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
“Trump’s family and associates are poised to make billions at the expense of US taxpayers and Palestinian rights and lives,”
@dylanwilliams.bsky.social on Trump’s Gaza plan being a “vehicle for massive exploitation and corruption.” ➡️ @commondreams.org
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@dylanwilliams.bsky.social on Trump’s Gaza plan being a “vehicle for massive exploitation and corruption.” ➡️ @commondreams.org
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January 29, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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What appears unprecedented isn't as unprecedented as we think it is. In my latest for the International Policy Journal at @cipolicy.bsky.social, I write about how the abuses we're seeing under the second Trump admin are an unfortunate consequence of decades of unaccountability for similar 🧵
We need accountability from Venezuela to Minnesota - CIP
The impunity of security forces brought us crises at home and abroad. Only accountability can lead us out.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:39 PM
What appears unprecedented isn't as unprecedented as we think it is. In my latest for the International Policy Journal at @cipolicy.bsky.social, I write about how the abuses we're seeing under the second Trump admin are an unfortunate consequence of decades of unaccountability for similar 🧵
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Here's something I published @cipolicy.bsky.social basically explicitly for that audience, about how the international community can respond to illegal US actions (in this case, the killing of Venezuelans and abduction, but it holds for internal killings too) internationalpolicy.org/publications...
Venezuela, force, and the erosion of legal constraint
Trump's legal justifications for his attack on Venezuela threatens the entire international rules-based order.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Here's something I published @cipolicy.bsky.social basically explicitly for that audience, about how the international community can respond to illegal US actions (in this case, the killing of Venezuelans and abduction, but it holds for internal killings too) internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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We need accountability from Venezuela to Minnesota
Impunity brought us here. Only accountability can lead us out.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Unchecked security forces, filled with agents assured that the Trump administration will protect them, are running roughshod over democracy and the law. The way out of the crisis is to ensure that they do not enjoy impunity forever, starting from promises of accountability now.
We need accountability from Venezuela to Minnesota - CIP
The impunity of security forces brought us crises at home and abroad. Only accountability can lead us out.
internationalpolicy.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Unchecked security forces, filled with agents assured that the Trump administration will protect them, are running roughshod over democracy and the law. The way out of the crisis is to ensure that they do not enjoy impunity forever, starting from promises of accountability now.
"Emboldened by the lack of comprehensive, meaningful accountability for similar conduct over the past decades, the Trump administration has chosen to escalate and expand preexisting abusive practices in pursuit of its authoritarian aims" argues @rosie-berman.bsky.social
We need accountability from Venezuela to Minnesota - CIP
The impunity of security forces brought us crises at home and abroad. Only accountability can lead us out.
internationalpolicy.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"Emboldened by the lack of comprehensive, meaningful accountability for similar conduct over the past decades, the Trump administration has chosen to escalate and expand preexisting abusive practices in pursuit of its authoritarian aims" argues @rosie-berman.bsky.social