July, 2021

• 2 July

  China’s Crucial Decade

  

  For the past four decades, a narrative has taken hold among policymakers and the general public alike suggesting that China’s rise will continue indefinitely, even when mathematics and demographics suggest otherwise. Between the 1980s and the turn of the millennium, this notion was fueled by China’s astonishing double-digit growth. In …

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• 2 July

  To Really Compete With China, Invest in America’s Human Capital

  

  In July 1971, one month after the publication of the Pentagon Papers and a year before the Watergate break-in that would eventually cause his downfall, Richard Nixon gave one of the most interesting, and in retrospect, important, speeches of his political career. Still relatively unblemished by scandal, Nixon was cruising …

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• 2 July

  Iraq-Syria border strikes on pro-Iran ‘militias’ spark retaliation

  

  Airstrikes on both sides of the Iraqi-Syrian border near Qaim conducted by the United States were followed by retaliatory strikes by Iran-linked groups against a Kurdish-led SDF base housing coalition forces in eastern Syria. On June 29, four coffins draped in the Iraqi flag were carried through central Baghdad streets …

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• 2 July

  Iraqi Kurdistan government denies letting US bomb Iran-backed militia

  

  An official from an Iran-backed militia in Iraq accused the Kurdistan Regional Government of allowing the United States to launch bombing runs from Erbil. The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq has denied claims that US warplanes took off from its capital Erbil to bomb Iran-backed militias in the country. Early …

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• 2 July

  Several dead following Houthi missile attack on Yemen’s Marib

  

  A Houthi statement on the strike contradicted a report by The Associated Press, which said a child was killed in the war-torn city. Three people died on Tuesday following a missile strike on Yemen’s embattled city of Marib. The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels disagree on the details. Houthi rebels …

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• 2 July

  Raisi’s economic agenda may depend on Iran nuclear deal

  

  As the JCPOA parties prepare for a return to the seventh round of nuclear talks, incoming hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi might actually welcome a done deal before taking office. Ebrahim Raisi’s election to the Iranian presidency has raised significant concern about the future direction of Iran’s domestic and foreign …

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• 2 July

  Lapid inaugurates Israeli Consulate in Dubai: ‘We created the incredible’

  

  “We are starting to get used to making history,” Lapid quipped, noting that he had inaugurated the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi the day before. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated Israel’s Consulate in Dubai on Wednesday, on the second day of the first trip to the United Arab Emirates by …

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• 2 July

  Jordan’s king meets with Abbas, reiterates support for two-state solution

  

  PA’s Mahmoud Abbas met with Jordan’s King Abdullah, where he expressed his support for the solution. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Amman, where he met with Jordan’s King Abdullah. The visit is to be seen in the context of coordination between the PA …

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• 2 July

  Pentagon Will Leave Large Number of Troops in Afghanistan to Protect US Embassy, Airport

  The U.S. will leave a number of troops that is much larger than a typical security detail to guard its embassy in Kabul, along with American forces at the Kabul airport to help protect the vital facility for a time, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. “Afghanistan is not going to be …

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• 2 July

  Khan: Pakistan Can Never Again Be US Partner in War

  Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday denounced as “idiocy” his country’s past policy of becoming a “front-line state” in the U.S.-led war against terrorism in Afghanistan, blaming the policy for the persistent security and economic challenges facing Islamabad. “We can be, and will always remain, partners in peace with …

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