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The US touts weapons sales as a form of diplomacy, a tool to build long-term relationships of cooperation with those buying American arms. The types of arms matter for this, which makes a November arms sale to India more interesting than its dollar value.
Knowing how arms sales factor into diplomacy is crucial for any future policy makers looking to change such relationships between the US and other countries in the future. SAM data helps tremendously. internationalpolicy.org/prog…
This story is a collaboration between the International Policy Journal and Security Assistance Monitor, and was sent simultaneously as a newsletter. cippolicy.substack.com/p/arm…
We are two months into Trump's war on Iran, in a ceasefire that threatens to break at any moment and with resolution or even deescalation unlikely. Sanam Naraghi Anderlini of @whatthewomensay takes stock of the present pause.
As candidates test out messages for 2028, some want a return to China Hawkishness, positioning the US as a moral counterweight to Beijing. After electing Trump twice, that's a dangerous misread of US standing and capacity, argues Rui Zhong.
Better diplomatic results hinge on the capacity make negotiations work, skilled knowledgeable practioners capable of executing them, and a belief that the US will honor commitments in the future. Start there.
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ALT SOLUTIONS, DISTILLED:
A NEW CHINA POLICY
REQUIRES AN AMERICAN
REALITY CHECK
• Rebuild and reinforce the diplomatic corps pipeline, ensuring competent and field-knowledgeable staff
• Promote and protect cultural inclusivity, especially by reaching out and guaranteeing asylum to communities under threat
• Protect programs for international students, building connections and strengthening oversight over academic freedom
• Reject the xenophobia of prior foreign policy by the Biden and Trump Administrations, and acknowledge who it harmed
• Build on areas of cooperation, cooling tensions while meeting other challenges
Rui Zhong for the International Policy Journal
The best thing the international community can do for Iran and each other is urge an end to the war, whose aims appear beyond the reach of force. That will take partners who want and can commit to peace, commitments Trump has repeatedly abandoned.
ALT Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
for the International Policy Journal
What next?
Peace: The US and the wider international community has a once in a generation opportunity for a grand bargain to bring peace and security for Iran, Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon.
Life: There should be a coalition-based approach to engage Iran to reintegrate into world AND address domestic human rights issues.
Freedom: Iran needs a national dialogue, truth and reconciliation process for a transformed future.
We are two months into Trump's war on Iran, in a ceasefire that threatens to break at any moment and with resolution or even deescalation unlikely. Sanam Naraghi Anderlini of @whatthewomensay takes stock of the present pause.
The best thing the international community can do for Iran and each other is urge an end to the war, whose aims appear beyond the reach of force. That will take partners who want and can commit to peace, commitments Trump has repeatedly abandoned.
ALT Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
for the International Policy Journal
What next?
Peace: The US and the wider international community has a once in a generation opportunity for a grand bargain to bring peace and security for Iran, Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon.
Life: There should be a coalition-based approach to engage Iran to reintegrate into world AND address domestic human rights issues.
Freedom: Iran needs a national dialogue, truth and reconciliation process for a transformed future.