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[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

There's still time to register for our online conversation next week on Wednesday, July 29 at 10 a.m. EDT on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where President Félix Tshisekedi is maneuvering for a third term, despite a constitutional 2-term limit. 👇 https://t.co/DzJ23kVDyt

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"Trump’s reckless war, which has only empowered Iranian hard-liners and given them a stranglehold over the world economy in the Strait of Hormuz, has left the US with no options other than different versions of catastrophic failure." @PhilGordonDC writes: https://t.co/oyyWEd7PAQ

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"The war with Iran has only made Jordan more vital to the U.S. military, which has deployed additional troops to Jordan from Bahrain to strengthen the U.S. position." Bruce Riedel writes: https://t.co/eYCHY4Lpex

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"Far from weakening, the U.S.-Taiwan relationship remains one of America’s strongest and most comprehensive partnerships in the Indo-Pacific," writes Brent Christensen: https://t.co/VbLtfjmp0l

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

Will China replace America on the world stage?

On the latest episode of The Beijing Brief, Kagan joins Ryan Hass and Jon Czin to unpack what a receding U.S. role in the world could mean for China's ambitions. https://t.co/F7Mcnrlt62

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"From Putin's point of view, I would say this is the time to strike, at the weakest moment. But for Xi, it may be a different calculation."
Listen to Robert Kagan on the latest episode of The Beijing Brief: https://t.co/L3V3l35WRV

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"While a strong state demobilized Russians, a weak state galvanized Ukrainians... Civilians who took up arms in 2014 frequently emphasized this distinction during interviews: 'We didn’t take up arms to fight for our state, but to fight for our country.'" https://t.co/UJRd7pBgjW

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"The US did not have an interest in China in the early 20th century. If you asked an American official in 1938, 'is China a vital interest to the United States?' the answer was no. We've been interested in China because we've had this global role." https://t.co/L3V3l35WRV

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"Whatever you might say about Obama and Biden...on foreign policy, there was never any question about whether they were committed to the American role. Trump comes in with a totally different attitude."
Full episode of The Beijing Brief: https://t.co/L3V3l35WRV

[Rep. Dan Crenshaw @RepDanCrenshaw]

Cartels like Jalisco Nueva Generación, or CJNG, are using drones to bomb entire towns. Yes, it has gotten that crazy.

Not just for surveillance, smuggling drugs across the border, or assassinating public servants. They are dropping explosives on towns to drive people out and seize territory.

CJNG is more like ISIS than the Mafia. They are ruthlessly violent, technologically capable, and willing to terrorize entire populations into submission.

The Trump Admin is paying attention. Even the Mexican government is finally paying attention. Congress is too busy arguing about which members will get the most clicks on social media on any given day, instead of considering the dozen or so counter-cartel bills I’ve drafted. Eventually Congress has to get its act together and support the President. Don’t hold your breath.

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"China is sitting pretty right now... But I think life is going to get complicated. Even American decline will cause complications for them, and the number one complication is: Japan is not going to go quietly into that good Chinese night."
Full episode: https://t.co/L3V3l35WRV

[Alex Noyes @alexhnoyes]

I called a sitting Member of Congress a nerd yesterday. Multiple times. Check it out at link below. Had a blast! Many thanks to @RepSaraJacobs for joining @dafnahrand and me at @BrookingsInst @BrookingsFP

[Ryan Hass @ryanl_hass]

1/ 💥Sharing latest episode of Beijing Brief podcast. @jonczin and I sit down with Robert Kagan to explore Americans' seemingly growing ambivalence about a global leadership role and China's response to America's retreat. (short 🧵)

https://t.co/ReQ3OPT2Uf

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"We blew it." Listen to Robert Kagan on The Beijing Brief on whether China will step in to fill the void left by the United States on the world stage. Full episode: https://t.co/L3V3l35WRV

[Constanze Stelzenmüller @ConStelz]

Please read this moving and incisive first-hand dispatch from Ukraine 🇺🇦 by my @BrookingsFP colleague Mara Karlin, fmr senior DoD policy official (who it turns out is also a terrific photographer) 👇 https://t.co/XQN0BOrTex

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

New episode of The Beijing Brief podcast just out!! 🎧 🎙️
Listen to Robert Kagan in conversation with @jonczin and @ryanl_hass on whether China will step in as the United States steps back 👇 https://t.co/L3V3l35WRV

[Suzanne Maloney @MaloneySuzanne]

.@RepSaraJacobs discusses US security assistance w/@BrookingsFP’s @dafnahrand and @alexhnoyes

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

We're still live! Full house for our security assistance event with @alexhnoyes, @dafnahrand, and @RepSaraJacobs. Watch: https://t.co/34diHioutW

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

STARTING SOON: A conversation with @RepSaraJacobs, @dafnahrand and @alexhnoyes will explore how security assistance to key partners can allow the United States to advance central national security goals: https://t.co/UPGKPpaYCK

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"Trump simply does not view it as America’s responsibility to defend Taiwan. He is not invested in Lai’s political fortunes and will not show public support for him."
Read @ryanl_hass's latest column in the @taipei_times: https://t.co/E6LyRVo3BM