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February 21, 2023
What Yemen Needs Now
By Kate Kizer and Scott Paul
It’s time for Congress to update its understanding of Yemen’s conflict and the U.S. role in it. Rather than attempting yet another war powers resolution, Congress should center promoting accountability for all parties’ violations of international law during the conflict — including the United States — in its policy toward Yemen, while pursuing separate, alternative means to recalibrate the U.S.-Saudi and U.S.-Emirati relationships through the enforcement of U.S. and international human rights law more broadly.
November 9, 2022
Can Iran nuclear deal be saved amid deadly protests?
Sina Toossi quoted
''Sina Toossi, a senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington DC, tells TRT World that the protests as well as Iran’s military support for Russia in its war against Ukraine have “diminished prospects” for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.''
October 20, 2022
Will the protests in Iran bring change?
Sina Toossi interviewed
''Women in Iran have been at the forefront of protests that have swept the country for weeks.
More than 200 people have lost their lives, and hundreds of others have been detained after demonstrations following the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini. She died after being arrested by the regime's morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly.''
September 18, 2022
Why did NYT lie about Leader’s health?
Sina Toossi quoted
“Iran’s SL (Supreme Leader) Ayatollah Khamenei speaking in Tehran today. Does not appear to be ‘gravely ill’ & on ‘bed rest’ as claimed by anonymous sources to the NYT,” Sina Toosi, Senior Fellow at Center for International Policy, tweeted on Saturday.
November 5, 2022
Biden vow to ‘free Iran’ was expression of ‘solidarity’: Karine Jean-Pierre
Sina Toossi quoted
“Biden vowing to ‘free Iran’ sends all the wrong messages about the US role in the Iranian protest movement,” Sina Toossi, a senior fellow with the Center for International Policy, wrote on Twitter.
October 10, 2022
How Far Could The Iranian Protests Go?
Sina Toossi quoted
“There were a lot of pent-up grievances,” Sina Toossi, a senior nonresident fellow at the Center for International Policy, told HuffPost. “Just across the board, you see economic grievances, political grievances, social freedom grievances.”
September 15, 2022
In Pursuit of Higher Revenues, Weapons Contractors Exaggerate Impacts of Inflation
Sustainable Defense Task Force work mentioned
'A more restrained strategy that focuses on defense rather than preparing for perpetual war, emphasizes diplomacy over the use of force, and encourages allies to do more in their own defense could save a minimum of $1 trillion over the next decade, as set out in studies by the Center for International Policy’s Sustainable Defense Task Force, the Cato Institute, and the Congressional Budget Office. '