Yuli Novak and Kareem Jubran of the leading Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem joined IGA for a lunch roundtable yesterday.
Thank you to all who attended for great conversations.
Stay tuned for more IGA events in the future.
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Selection committee includes: Ilker Barburoglu, Obiageli Ezekwesili, Jonah Fisher, Beatriz Merino, Jonathan Moore, Christopher Schroeder, and Akira Tsuchiya.
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Fellows gain access to world-class expertise and practical opportunities to amplify their work internationally. They will share experiences on what drives democratic effectiveness in diverse political environments.
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Led by Rudina Hajdari this fellowship equips rising political leaders with a powerful, supportive peer network—bringing together elected officials from around the world who are strengthening democracy in their home countries.
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More Americans think Trump is making things worse than better when it comes to nuclear risk.
Last month, the president threatened to resume nuclear testing.
America's last nuclear test took place in 1992.
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This map shows active and planned nuclear reactors across the globe.
Trump signed a deal with Saudi Arabia this week to cooperate on civilian nuclear technology.
The UAE, Egypt, Turkey, and Iran all have nuclear reactors already.
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Trump's embrace of war is leading America to repeat past failures, writes @moritz-graefrath.com in his latest for The Critic.
He argues that America best leverages its military strength when force is used sparingly.
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Trump is pushing to restart Ukraine peace talks as Zelensky travels to Turkey.
Amid faltering US-led peace talks, Americans broadly disapprove of Trump's efforts on Ukraine.
A plurality think he's making the situation worse.
Only about a quarter think he's improving things.
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END/ Typical concerns about irrationality and instability do not apply in these cases.
If North Korea can exercise caution with its nuclear arsenal, Canadian, German, and Japanese leaders can reasonably be expected to do the same.
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3/ Allied nukes can deter US rivals without US intervention.
France and the UK’s arsenals may not be enough to deter Russia alone, but with Germany, they likely would be.
And a nuclear-armed Japan would present a significant challenge to China’s expansion in East Asia.
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2/ Nuclear proliferation among US allies is a win-win.
The US needs to conserve resources as it faces problems at home and a rising China.
Allies recognize that they need military independence from an increasingly unreliable US.
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1/ More nuclear weapons wouldn’t be such a bad thing, write Mark Raymond and IGA’s @moritz-graefrath.com in @foreignaffairs.com.
This is, if US allies are the ones getting them, they explain.
Three takeaways from their piece.
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America’s Allies Should Go Nuclear
Selective proliferation will strengthen the global order, not end it.
Canada, Japan, and Germany should get the bomb. Selective proliferation will benefit both the United States and its allies.
My debut in @foreignaffairs.com w/ @profmarkraymond.bsky.social ⤵️
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This chart shows the 10 largest military aircraft fleets in the world.
Trump announced that he intends to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia at the White House yesterday.
If Saudi Arabia placed an order, it would become the 19th foreign participant in the F-35 program.
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34% of Americans say Trump's approach is improving the Israel-Gaza Conflict. 35% say he's making it worse.
Partisan divides are strong. But more independents say he's making the conflict worse than better.
(this was fielded 10/6-14, as the ceasefire was negotiated and signed)
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4/ On the best course of action in the Middle East, there is little consensus, according to IGA’s new survey.
Just 34% of Americans think Trump’s approach is improving the Israel-Gaza conflict…
and 35% of Americans think he is making it worse.
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3/ But Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said he opposes a Palestinian state…
and Hamas has rejected the resolution, saying it does not meet Palestinians’ rights and demands, and continues to resist calls to disarm.
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2/ Its key points will be challenging to implement.
The resolution involves...
1️⃣ Establishing an International Stabilisation Force
2️⃣Creating a Palestinian police force
3️⃣Disarming Hamas
It also mentions creating a pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.
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1/ The UN Security Council adopted President Trump’s plan for Gaza. But peace is far off.
13 countries voted in favor. China and Russia raised objections but declined to use their vetoes.
Still, questions remain about major aspects of the plan.
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4/ Generational gaps divide views of Israel policy.
About a third of Americans believe that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute “genocide.”
A strong plurality of Gen Z respondents is in opposition to US support for Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
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