Ending the US-Israeli War on Iran and Lebanon Webinar - CIP With the strained US-Iran ceasefire expiring Wednesday and the state of negotiations uncertain, what direction might the talks and the war take in coming days and weeks? Will Israel continue to act as...

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WEBINAR 🌐 Ending the US-Israeli War on Iran and Lebanon  

Join the Center for International Policy and @winwithoutwar.bsky.social for a timely panel with top regional experts to discuss the state of negotiations in coming days and weeks.

📅 Thursday, April 23, 11:00AM – 12:00PM US Eastern

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WEBINAR: Ending the US-Israeli War on Iran and Lebanon 🌐

With the US-Iran ceasefire expiring Wednesday and negotiations at a critical juncture, join Andrew Miller, CIP Fellow Negar Mortazavi, and @abujamajem.com this Thursday for an expert discussion moderated by CIP's @nancyokail.bsky.social.

Trump Is Urged to Move on Nuclear Site Thought to Be Beyond Reach of Bombs

"The only realistic way to halt Iran's nuclear program is through diplomacy," @joecirin.bsky.social told the @nytimes.com about Pickaxe Mountain – Iran's nuclear site buried beyond the reach of the U.S.'s most powerful bombs⬇️

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Against those who sow fear: Europe and the end of American Dependability - CIP As democratic erosion reshapes U.S. politics and foreign policy, Europe should prioritize support for democracy internally and abroad.

US "is no longer simply affected by global democratic backsliding; it has become one of its principal laboratories," argues Junqueras i Vies. "if institutional erosion can occur in a system as established as that of the United States, it can occur elsewhere" internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Against those who sow fear: European and the end of American Dependability As democratic erosion reshapes U.S. politics and foreign policy, Europe should prioritize support for democracy internally and abroad.

Every piece published is published simultaneously as a newsletter, available here cippolicy.substack.com/p/against-th...

Against those who sow fear: European and the end of American Dependability - CIP As democratic erosion reshapes U.S. politics and foreign policy, Europe should prioritize support for democracy internally and abroad.

Read the full argument here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Against those who sow fear: European and the end of American Dependability - CIP As democratic erosion reshapes U.S. politics and foreign policy, Europe should prioritize support for democracy internally and abroad.

"The geopolitical void created by a retreating United States offers such a possibility," argues Oriol Junqueras i Vies, for Europe to "stand as a bastion for pro-democracy forces globally," provided it can reduce dependencies on the US and act with coherence internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Against those who sow fear: European and the end of American Dependability - CIP As democratic erosion reshapes U.S. politics and foreign policy, Europe should prioritize support for democracy internally and abroad.

For a Europe that built its post-war order on the basis of stable participation by the United States, Trump poses a threat from territorial integrity, with claims on Greenland, & to institutional viability, as he bends alliances towards fealty or ostracization internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Against those who sow fear: European and the end of American Dependability - CIP As democratic erosion reshapes U.S. politics and foreign policy, Europe should prioritize support for democracy internally and abroad.

The Trump administration is undertaking an aggressive deconstruction of the post-World War II international order. One thrust has been a withdrawal from democracy work, and open promotion of autocrats and oligarchs, as when Vance stumped for Orban in Hungary. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Calls for 'Full Arms Embargo' Against Israel as Lebanon Massacres Imperil Ceasefire Hopes | Common Dreams Fresh demands for a total arms embargo against Israel emerged Wednesday as the country's onslaught in Lebanon threatened to derail progress toward a diplomatic resolution to the Iran war.

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“The United States and all other countries need to cut off weapons to Israel immediately” – VP for Government Affairs @dylanwilliams.bsky.social in @commondreams.org

Democrats urged to reclaim anti-war identity amid Trump’s assault on Iran War spurs debate on US power and role in the world – and progressives eye chance to reorient American foreign policy

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EVP @mattduss.bsky.social in @theguardian.com: "We really need to break away from militarism"

LISTEN 📢 | Senior Fellow @sinatoossi.bsky.social on paths to lasting peace beyond the two-week ceasefire, Iran’s leverage in the deal, and more with ABC Australia.
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Exiting American Hegemony Under A French Nuclear Umbrella  - CIP As Macron extends de Gaulle's longstanding offer of European nuclear deterrent, will Europe take it as a break from Trump's America?

The emergence of an independent nuclear bloc, should Macron's vision be realized and maintained by his successors, is not an inherently stabilizing force. To mitigate these fears, France can and should move away from its current posture & adopt "No first use" internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Draft a concise, independent ESS that sets Europe’s priorities rather than reacting to the US. Develop contingency plans to support and protect Ukraine if US backing falters. Define a coherent Middle East strategy based on European interests, not American imperatives. Coordinate with France and the UK to outline the scope, obligations, and operational rules of a potential joint nuclear umbrella, with an emphasis on No First Use in keeping with best deescalatory practice. Ensure that smaller European powers are protected and not overshadowed by leadership from stronger states in the bloc.

While European security is often seen as inextricably linked to NATO (and, indeed, all countries open to Macron's dialog are NATO members), this might offer a path out of North American dominance of the North Atlantic. Bauer outlines some policy possibilities: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Exiting American Hegemony Under A French Nuclear Umbrella  - CIP As Macron extends de Gaulle's longstanding offer of European nuclear deterrent, will Europe take it as a break from Trump's America?

The French offer dates in some form back to Charles de Gaulle, and in his last term Macron is aiming to complete the vision. But, as Tijana Bauer notes, "there is no guarantee that his successor will be of the same beliefs. The umbrella could contract as easily as it was unfurled."

Exiting American Hegemony Under A French Nuclear Umbrella  - CIP As Macron extends de Gaulle's longstanding offer of European nuclear deterrent, will Europe take it as a break from Trump's America?

Macron is explicit that this is done transparently to the United States, but the speech was mere months after Trump threatened to take Greenland, & days after the US launched a war with Israel against Iran, an attack NATO members like Spain refused to support. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Exiting American Hegemony Under A French Nuclear Umbrella  - CIP As Macron extends de Gaulle's longstanding offer of European nuclear deterrent, will Europe take it as a break from Trump's America?

On March 2nd, Macron stood in front of a nuclear-armed submarine and extended once again an offer that France could lead an independent European deterrent. UK, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden and Denmark agreed to talk about it. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

“The United States and all other countries need to cut off weapons to Israel immediately. Full arms embargo.”

– CIP VP of Government Affairs @dylanwilliams.bsky.social in @commondreams.org ⬇️

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Trump’s Strategic Deadlock in the Iran War “Iran’s neighbors must understand that security and development without Iran no longer exist; it is either collective security or collective insecurity.”

carry political consequences at home, and mark a strategic setback for the United States on the global stage" @sinatoossi.bsky.social in Dissident Foreign Policy.
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Trump’s Strategic Deadlock in the Iran War “Iran’s neighbors must understand that security and development without Iran no longer exist; it is either collective security or collective insecurity.”

READ: "Trump now faces a narrowing set of options, none of them good. The war could end without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a costly outcome that would underscore the failure of his objectives,

Congress and Other US Officials Must Act to Counter Trump’s Genocidal Threats against the Iranian People - CIP April 7, 2026 – Center for International Policy President & CEO Nancy Okail issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s escalating threats against the Iranian people: “President Tr...

Congress and Other US Officials Must Act to Counter Trump’s Genocidal Threats against the Iranian People⬇️

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NEW STATEMENT 🚨 CIP President & CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social issued the following in response to President Trump’s escalating threats against the Iranian people:

Congress and Other US Officials Must Act to Counter Trump’s Genocidal Threats against the Iranian People - CIP April 7, 2026 – Center for International Policy President & CEO Nancy Okail issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s escalating threats against the Iranian people: “President Tr...

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Congress and Other US Officials Must Act to Counter Trump’s Genocidal Threats against the Iranian People - CIP April 7, 2026 – Center for International Policy President & CEO Nancy Okail issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s escalating threats against the Iranian people: “President Tr...

"Congress should immediately reconvene to pass a War Powers Resolution disengaging U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran. Lawmakers should also make clear that they will not support any supplemental appropriation whatsoever to fund this unauthorized war."

Congress and Other US Officials Must Act to Counter Trump’s Genocidal Threats against the Iranian People - CIP April 7, 2026 – Center for International Policy President & CEO Nancy Okail issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s escalating threats against the Iranian people: “President Tr...

“U.S. allies who have not already done so should immediately prohibit the U.S. military from using their territory, including their airspace, in connection with further attacks on Iran."

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