A new book on U.S.-Taiwan relations, the "one state reality" in Israel-Palestine, and captagon smuggling.
View in browser
Brookings Foreign Policy

April 14, 2023

The case of 'King Bibi'

 

Is Israel turning into an autocracy? Norman Eisen, Mansi Patel, and Kai Smith examine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the nexus between corruption and autocracy.

 

Read more

Listen: The cartel of the sea

 

On The Catch podcast from Foreign Policy magazine, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the conditions in the upper Gulf of California that allowed Mexican cartels to embed themselves into nearly all aspects of the fishing industry.

 

Listen to the podcast

New book: U.S.-Taiwan relations

 

Will China's challenge lead to a crisis? In a new book available tomorrow, Ryan Hass, Bonnie Glaser, and Richard Bush argue that the center of gravity for determining Taiwan's future lies in the will of the island's 23 million people.

 

Learn more

 

Quote of the week 

 

“Captagon smuggling is worth more than Syria’s legal export...It is very unlikely that the Assad regime would give up on its crucial revenue source.”

 

April 10, 2023 | Vanda Felbab-Brown, CNN

 

Join us for an event

 

The US Congress and national security: A conversation with Rep. Abigail Spanberger

Monday, April 17, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Watch online or attend in person 

 

Discussing “the one state reality” in Israel-Palestine

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Online only 

 

Advancing North Korean human rights: The role of civil society

Thursday, April 20, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

Watch online or attend in person 

 
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
LinkedIn

The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036

Unsubscribe

Manage your newsletter subscriptions