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"If anyone still takes Sisi’s pledge to leave in 2030 or his talk of political opening seriously here’s your answer: a court ordered Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s leading independent newsrooms, shut down; fined Lina Attalah EGP 3 million; and detained her until the fine is paid." @nancyokail.bsky.social

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CIP has joined the global call to end the prosecution of Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah and protect independent journalism in Egypt. "Egyptian authorities must end this prosecution and allow Lina and her colleagues to report freely," says @nancyokail.bsky.social

internationalpolicy.orgCIP Joins Urgent Global Call Following the Referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to Trial - CIPCIP has joined the global call to end the prosecution of Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah and protect independent journalism in Egypt.

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CIP reiterates our call, along with 119 civil society and independent media organizations, that Egypt end its prosecution of Lina Attalah. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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After Brazil's first round election, our Chief Editor @AthertonKD spoke with @mpaarlberg.bsky.social about the return of Bolsonarismo. Lula beat expectations and won the second round over Flavio, but many structural obstacles persist. Read more in our Q&A internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgWar Has Changed Tehran. Washington Should Take Notice. - CIPTrump and US war planners misread Tehran’s perception of the war. Iran is not on the verge of collapse; on the contrary, its leaders are now committed to match escalation with escalation until securin...

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Read @sinatoossi.bsky.social in the International Policy Journal on how Tehran's leaders, despite Washington's perception, are now committed to match escalation with escalation until securing a negotiated settlement based on mutual concessions internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgCIP Statement on the Selection of the Next UN Secretary-General, Opposition to Nusseibeh Candidacy - CIPThe UN needs a chief executive who stands against the wealthy and powerful who are driving violence and suffering, not one who shields them.

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As the United Nations debates its next Secretary General, CIP reiterates its call that UAE's Minister Lana Nusseibeh (the "compromise" candidate backed by Trump) has a record of undermining international law, has ties to anti-democratic rulers, & is a bad fit internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgQ&A: Brazil's Elections and the Return of Bolsonarismo - CIPTo understand Brazil's election, look beyond material factors to shifts in media, ideology, and narratives hostile to left populism.

Waiting for election returns in Brazil? Read our Q&A with @mpaarlberg.bsky.social on the return on Bolsonarismo and the hurdles before Lula despite material improvements in Brazilian lives internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Read the full statement, and the letter to which CIP is a signatory, here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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The next UN Secretary-General must defend international institutions & norms from the forces of autocracy & corruption. @cipolicy.bsky.social explains why Lana Nusseibeh, the public face of the UAE's denials of arming a genocide in Sudan, is the wrong choice: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

While long past time for a woman to serve as SecGen, UN needs one who stands with "people caught in crossfire of conflict, catastrophe & instability – not one who has helped shield the wealthy & powerful" driving violence & suffering -- @nancyokail.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Read the full statement internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Trump and US war planners misread Tehran as on the verge of collapse; on the contrary, its leaders are now committed to match escalation with escalation until securing a negotiated settlement based on mutual concessions, argues @sinatoossi.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Energy Wars & Trump's Price Point: Combatants from Europe to the Gulf are targeting energy in leadup to US midterms because they know fuel prices freak out Trump. New @orderfromashes.bsky.social pod with Zack Cuyler, Chris Newton, @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org @rohanadvani.bsky.social

Read @mpaarlberg.bsky.social's Q&A with the International Policy Journal on Brazil's election internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgU.S. Policy Haunted the Cluster Munition Convention Review Conference - CIPIn Laos, U.S. policy was omnipresent in both history of and as a hurdle for the movement to ban Cluster Munitions.

In September, CIP Fellow Allie Hansen attended the 3rd Review Conference on the Cluster Munitions Conventions. Despite the US's formal absence, she found a field haunted by US policy, with brazen arguments about failure rates alongside survivor testimony. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Congress and future administrations can work to change this, by increasing funding for mine action, restoring and going beyond 2008 policy, participating in disarmament, and meeting with survivors of cluster munitions. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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A live tension at the conference is that the US still funds mine action, the cleanup of unexploded bombs, while not being a signatory to the CCM and even in recent years relaxing the rules on failure rates of weapons manufactured, exported, and developed. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

"The U.S. remains simultaneously committed to cleaning up past minefields, while insisting on the right to create new ones." internationalpolicy.org/publications...

newrepublic.substack.comWhat Lula’s Struggles in Brazil Tell Us About Progressive PoliticsIn the latest episode, Perry is joined by Michael Paarlberg of Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss Brazil’s upcoming runoff.

UXO Laos took attendees to see detonation of "eight BLU-26 bomblets: U.S.-made, U.S.-dropped cluster submunitions. The explosions were powerful, despite being small, about the size & shape of a baseball...making them particularly attractive to children" internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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I discuss Brazil’s vibes-based election and lessons for the US with @perrybaconjr.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.substack.com/p/what-lulas...

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Why did Lula do so poorly in Brazil’s election — and what does it mean for the global contest between right and left? New episode of @orderfromashes.bsky.social with @mpaarlberg.bsky.social Nara Roberta Silva

internationalpolicy.orgSupport Schumer's Anti-Corruption Bill; Reverse the Corrosion of American Politics - CIPJuly 31, 2026 – In response to Sen. Schumer’s announcement of new legislation to create an Anti-Corruption Bureau, the Center for International Policy Senior Nonresident Fellow Casey Michel issued the...

We welcome the resignation of Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's Ambassador to Greece. Lobbyists & donors like her regularly use appointment to enrich themselves. Congress must take anti-corruption reform seriously to stop this, says CIP Fellow @cjcmichel.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgTrump’s Sanctions on the ICC are an Assault on Justice & Security Everywhere - CIPUS Members of Congress should unequivocally condemn Trump's sanctioning of the International Criminal Court.

CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social says the Trump admin's sanctions on the ICC are "the broadest attack yet on the one permanent tribunal able to prosecute war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity." Read the full statement here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

"Congress should unequivocally condemn these actions by Trump, and commit to undo them legislatively," says @nancyokail.bsky.social. "They should treat this attack on a judicial body and its officers just as they treat Trump’s efforts to destroy domestic institutions of justice."

Full statement here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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New statement from CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

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In a new piece for @cipolicy.bsky.social, @samratner.bsky.social of grantee @winwithoutwar.bsky.social argues that addressing the broader risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East requires a vision for regional denuclearization. Read more ⬇️ internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgRejecting Trump’s corrupt Saudi nuclear deal is only the start - CIPA full denuclearization of the Middle East offers a robust, progressive alternative to Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi.

youtu.beNew Zealand’s Sliding Doors Moment on Defence | Bryant HarrisYouTube video by Bogan Intelligentsia

After a strong showing in the first round, Brazil seems likely to elect Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Jair, over incumbent Lula, despite Lula's success in delivering material results to Brazilians. @mpaarlberg.bsky.social explains why to @atherton.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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I wrote on Trump's delusional Saudi nuclear deal, the unfolding nuclear proliferation nightmare that everyone predicted, and how progressives can meet a moment that everyone else seems intent on ducking.

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Trump’s proposed Saudi nuclear deal is both a nuclear proliferation risk and a self-enrichment scheme for the Trump family. Congress should reject it, argues @samratner.bsky.social of @winwithoutwar.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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America formally pulled its troops from Iraq again at the end of September. Is there a better way to end the forever wars? New @orderfromashes.bsky.social pod with Fotini Christia, @sajadjiyad.bsky.social @rohanadvani.bsky.social @tcambanis.bsky.social

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Had a great conversation with @boganintel.bsky.social about my recent piece for @cipolicy.bsky.social on New Zealand’s pending frigate acquisition and how it fits into its recent decisions to move closer to Washington amid escalating Sino-US rivalry. youtu.be/Q5acz9mRfZw?...

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To respond to this new reality, progressives should embrace the goal of regional denuclearization for the Middle East, pushing to position the United States as an honest broker for de-escalating the nuclear arms race. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

In addition to rejecting the Saudi nuclear deal, that means ending the absurd, decades-long charade in which the U.S. government pretends not to notice the Israeli government’s nuclear arsenal. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

In the wake of Trump’s Iran War, rejecting the deal may not be enough to prevent a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. As experts long predicted, Trump’s war shifted incentives for governments throughout the region toward acquiring a nuclear deterrent. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgStatement on Renewed Online Harassment of Iranian-American Experts and Journalists - CIPCIP condemns the renewed campaign of harassment, defamation, and threats against Iranian-American policy experts and journalists

New statement from CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social on the harassment of Iranian-American experts and journalists. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Full text. @cipolicy.bsky.social stands with @negarmortazavi.bsky.social

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7 months into the US war with Iran, where does the conflict stand—and what comes next? @cipolicy.bsky.social's Senior Fellow Negar Mortazavi joined NPR/WAMU’s 1A to discuss the war, its costs, and the prospects for diplomacy. Listen: https://loom.ly/i5s0Rws

the1a.orgSeven months of the Iran warIran’s foreign minister told Meet the Press that Iran is prepared for war to resume.

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Win Without War

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This week, Win Without War Education Fund, A New Policy, and @cipolicy.bsky.social cohosted a panel for staff from 27 congressional offices on accountability for US officials implicated in the Gaza genocide. Hear what our panelists had to say ⬇️

internationalpolicy.orgThe Price of Imaginary Wars - CIPA permanent wartime footing in spending and planning does not deter great power conflict but treats an armed conflagration as inevitable.

Constant preparation for and anticipation of a coming great power war makes it harder for nations to imagine and plan for alternatives to armed conflict, while treating an unwanted war as inevitable, argues CIP Senior non-resident fellow Joanna Rozpedowski internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgIran Sends Trump Seven Day Proposal To End War - CIPA clear timeline and reciprocal steps could let Washington and Tehran return to the negotiating table, just in time for mid-terms.

Iranian leadership signaled this week that it's willing to end the war, if Trump is willing to demonstrate reciprocal action and return towards the diplomacy of the MoU. There's a 7-day proposal on the table. CIP's own @negarmortazavi.bsky.social reports internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.orgNOVA Peace Forum in Milan - CIPAt a peace forum in Milan, President and CEO Nancy Okail called for foundational changes to international relations to build lasting peace.

Watch CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social at the Nova Peace Forum, discussing how increased militarism has failed to bring peace, and what can be done instead internationalpolicy.org/event/nova-p...

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New from @imeupolicy.bsky.social authored by @jwrchappell.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social analyzes the implications of implementing Section 502B with respect to Israel, drawing from recent policy proposals, legal analysis, and media reporting. static1.squarespace.com/static/667c2...