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A North American non-partisan foreign policy think tank dedicated to promoting sustainable peace through diplomacy, dialogue, and constructive engagement.
Mar 16, 2022 16 tweets 14 min read
🔴 LIVE: Our panel on the 🇮🇷 #Iran talks in the aftermath of its pause over demands from 🇷🇺 #Russia is now underway. Nasser Hadian @UnivOfTehran is optimistic about a return to #JCPOA because "the plan Bs are so horrible that nobody wants to go down that path." 1/x 🧵 On remaining hurdles, @SanamVakil @ch_menap says "there are differences still on the lifting of #sanctions, particularly those over the FTO designation of the IRGC" and the fact that "everyone would like guarantees," not just 🇷🇺 #Russia. 2/x
Mar 15, 2022 15 tweets 14 min read
🔴 LIVE: Our panel on 🇨🇳 #China's role in the #Russia-#Ukraine war + implications for #Taiwan is now underway. Sr. Fellow Jeremy Paltiel @cu_polisci on the current crisis: "The Chinese position has been to remain even-handed, with a tilt—not a lean—towards #Russia." 1/x 🧵 Jeremy Paltiel @cu_polisci: "It's an awkward moment because the five principles of peaceful co-existence... those have been a cornerstone of #Chinese diplomacy basically since its founding and towards the Global South... equivocation on basic principles may have some cost." 2/x
Sep 17, 2020 29 tweets 16 min read
LIVE 🔴 Our virtual panel "The Impact of #COVID19 on Security and Stability in the Middle East" in w/ @DSF_Group has just begun!

Keynote:
@StefMccollum

Panellists:
@b_momani
@HorakDennis
@LucianoZaccara
@Rothna_Begum

Moderator:
@SanamF24

Follow this thread for updates. Please join us in welcoming Ambassador @StefMccollum to our panel discussion. We look forward to your keynote speech!