• Washington Policy Weekly
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    Trump’s Parting Gift: No Diplomacy with Iran

    Nov 11, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    On October 28, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) published a report detailing how the Trump Administration was accelerating action in favor of Israel and against…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    In response to the Trump Administration’s informal notification of its intent to sell 50, F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates, a group of House Democrats ann…

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    Trump Administration Sprints to Make Foreign Policy Irreversible before Elections

    Oct 28, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    Tens of millions of American voters have already cast their ballots for president and there is less than one week before Election Day 2020. With warning signs …

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Oct 22, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    On October 20, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) introduced S. 4814 (see text here) in an effort to maintain Israel’s qu…

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    Oct 15, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    On October 13, the Stimson Center held a virtual discussion about the United States’ arms sales practices and, among other things, how Congress could act to pr…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    The full House Foreign Affairs Committee held a markup session this week where members considered, amended, and passed a slate of bills relevant to US policy i…

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    I. Congress1) LegislationSAFEGUARD Act. Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) introduced S. 4712—the Safeguarding Human Rights in Arms Exports, or SAFEGUARD A…

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    As the Presidential Election Approaches, Washington Shifts Focus to Iran

    Sep 23, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    With just over 40 days remaining until the November 3rd presidential election, President Donald Trump is planning to use foreign policy accomplishments to bols…