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Advancing a more peaceful, just & sustainable world by centering people & the planet in US foreign policy. Home of International Policy Journal and UnDiplomatic Pod, The Iran Podcast and Black Diplomats. Learn more at internationalpolicy.org

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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Full text. @cipolicy.bsky.social stands with @negarmortazavi.bsky.social

OCTOBER 1, 2026 BY NANCY OKAIL
Statement on Renewed Online
Harassment of Iranian-American
Experts and Journalists
October 1, 2026 - Center for International Policy President & CEO Nancy Okail issued the following statement in response to a new wave of online harassment against Iranian-American analysts and journalists:
"The Center for International Policy condemns the renewed campaign of harassment, defamation, and threats against Iranian-American policy experts and journalists, including CIP Senior Nonresident Fellow Negar Mortazavi, who attended a briefing with Iran's president and foreign minister on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this month. Other attendees, including me, have also been targeted by harassment since the meeting.

"Speaking directly with officials of a country engaged in a highly consequential conflict with the United States, and reporting and analyzing what they say, is not an endorsement - it is the essential work of journalists and policy experts. At a moment when Americans urgently need to understand Tehran's positions and the prospects for ending this war, that work is more important than ever. Reporters and analysts from many major American and international outlets, as well as organizational leaders including myself, attended the same briefing.
Yet it is Iranian-American participants who have been most aggressively targeted and smeared as regime spies or mouthpieces, a pattern that retlects a bigoted assumption that their heritage makes them suspect.
"As we've said before, such intimidation tactics are antithetical to democracy and mirror the methods repressive regimes use to silence critics. Many of those now being attacked have themselves been targeted by the Iranian regime for their independent work.
"CIP stands in solidarity with Negar and with all of our colleagues facing these attacks. We remain grateful for their courage and for their contributions to a better understanding of US-Iran dynamics and the prospects for peace."

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Ploughshares @ploughshares.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

7 months into the US war with Iran, where does the conflict stand—and what comes next? @cipolicy.bsky.social's Senior Fellow Negar Mortazavi joined NPR/WAMU’s 1A to discuss the war, its costs, and the prospects for diplomacy. Listen: loom.ly/i5s0Rws

Seven months of the Iran war

Iran’s foreign minister told Meet the Press that Iran is prepared for war to resume.

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Win Without War @winwithoutwar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This week, Win Without War Education Fund, A New Policy, and @cipolicy.bsky.social cohosted a panel for staff from 27 congressional offices on accountability for US officials implicated in the Gaza genocide. Hear what our panelists had to say ⬇️

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New statement from CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social on the harassment of Iranian-American experts and journalists. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Statement on Renewed Online Harassment of Iranian-American Experts and Journalists - CIP

CIP condemns the renewed campaign of harassment, defamation, and threats against Iranian-American policy experts and journalists

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Constant preparation for and anticipation of a coming great power war makes it harder for nations to imagine and plan for alternatives to armed conflict, while treating an unwanted war as inevitable, argues CIP Senior non-resident fellow Joanna Rozpedowski internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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The Price of Imaginary Wars - CIP

A permanent wartime footing in spending and planning does not deter great power conflict but treats an armed conflagration as inevitable.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Iranian leadership signaled this week that it's willing to end the war, if Trump is willing to demonstrate reciprocal action and return towards the diplomacy of the MoU. There's a 7-day proposal on the table. CIP's own @negarmortazavi.bsky.social reports internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Iran Sends Trump Seven Day Proposal To End War - CIP

A clear timeline and reciprocal steps could let Washington and Tehran return to the negotiating table, just in time for mid-terms.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Watch CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social at the Nova Peace Forum, discussing how increased militarism has failed to bring peace, and what can be done instead internationalpolicy.org/event/nova-p...

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NOVA Peace Forum in Milan - CIP

At a peace forum in Milan, President and CEO Nancy Okail called for foundational changes to international relations to build lasting peace.

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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New from @imeupolicy.bsky.social authored by @jwrchappell.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social analyzes the implications of implementing Section 502B with respect to Israel, drawing from recent policy proposals, legal analysis, and media reporting. static1.squarespace.com/static/667c2...

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Listen to President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social talk about Trump's UNGA speeches with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social on Background Briefing soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

A Report on Today's UN General Assembly Speeches With Trump Threatening to "Annihilate" Iran

Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Read the full piece here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New Zealand can instead build a frigate-less Navy that keeps local sea lanes open, responds to needs within its own area of responsibility, and avoids a commitment to bandwagon with the US in any future pacific conflict. It's an option worth pursuing. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Force construction shapes the options and choices available to the future. A bet on frigates is a bet that the two aggressive warships will play a meaningful part in a future war, a major gamble in the present climate of low-cost anti-ship drones & missiles. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This strategy of "Non-Offensive Defense" is a practical matter and matches New Zealand's dependence on and commitment to open sea lanes. Rebuilding a frigate-forward navy risks committing to support misadventures far away, like the US's destabilizing Iran war internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Purchasing ships other-than-frigates allows New Zealand to better use its existing pool of sailors, with smaller crews across more vessels, responding to needs across the millions of square kilometers of sea New Zealand is committed to patrol, a coverage beyond what a two-frigate navy can reach.

$Solutions Distilled: A more practical and less expensive naval acquisition strategy rooted in Non-Offensive Defense would better allow New Zealand to secure its vast maritime domain while providing humanitarian and disaster relief at a fraction of the cost to taxpayers. 1. Move away from a prestige navy: Instead of replacing the ANZAC-class frigates, purchase several offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). They’re less crew-intensive, cheaper, and will allow the RNZN to cover more area in its constabulary duties. 2. Replace the HMNZS Canterbury with another ice-strengthened multi-role vessel. 3. Maintain a layered defense system: Instead of naval power projection, prioritize asymmetric capabilities more suited to the modern warfighting environment like unmanned systems in conjunction with multi-mission ships and aircraft.$

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New Zealand's aging frigates are set to retire. For the International Policy Journal, @brykharris.bsky.social argues forgoing bigger warships in favor of smaller, more regionally useful vessels,meeting local needs without pulling Wellington into hegemonic wars internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 16/09/2026

In @thenation.com: new @cipolicy.bsky.social colleague @mattduss.bsky.social on how the Democratic Party continues to elevate Middle East hawks to positions of foreign policy leadership, in defiance of the party voters' expressed preference: www.thenation.com/article/worl...

The Reality Today Is That Foreign Policy Hawks Are a Minority in the Democratic Party

It is damn time we all started acting like it.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's important at CIP that we float new concepts, and I couldn't be prouder of this one. New Zealand has an opportunity to rebuild its navy in a way that better meets local needs while keeping it away from an obligation to join big wars. They should take it. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

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Bryant Harris @brykharris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's been a minute since I've published. NZ has some big navy acquisition decisions coming up, and I argue for CIP that foregoing frigates for lower-cost, less crew intensive OPVs/unmanned systems can patrol more area w/o getting dragged into US wars. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are thrilled to be building out and connecting a global progressive network with @broadbent.bsky.social and Rumbo Colectivo joining @australiainstitute.org.au and New Diplomacy Initiative, as we collaborate to tackle challenges that transcend borders.

Center for International Policy
CIP's Global Progressive Network Welcomes New Partners in Canada and Chile
Canada's Broadbent Institute and Chile's Rumbo Colectivo join a growing network linking progressive organizations across regions for shared analysis and practical collaboration on economic justice, anti-corruption, Al and digital sovereignty, multilateralism, and accountability.
"There is an urgent need and a real opportunity for greater solidarity and coordination among progressive partners."
Nancy Okail, CIP President and CEO
THE GLOBAL PROGRESSIVE NETWORK
Broadbent Institute
Canada
Rumbo Colectivo
Chile
The Australia Institute
Australia
New Diplomacy Initiative
Japan
NEW
NEW
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CIP's @nancyokail.bsky.social: "I am proud to welcome @broadbent.bsky.social and Rumbo Colectivo as we develop concrete solutions on economic justice, anti-corruption, AI and digital sovereignty, digital public goods, multilateralism, and accountability.” internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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CIP’s Global Progressive Network Welcomes New Partners in Canada and Chile - CIP

We're proud to welcome Canada’s Broadbent Institute and Chile’s Rumbo Colectivo to CIP’s growing Global Progressive Network.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CIP welcomes Canada's @broadbent.bsky.social & Chile's Rumbo Colectivo to our Global Progressive Network. They join Australia’s @australiainstitute.org.au & Japan's New Diplomacy Initiative in a network built for shared analysis & collaboration across borders internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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CIP’s Global Progressive Network Welcomes New Partners in Canada and Chile - CIP

We're proud to welcome Canada’s Broadbent Institute and Chile’s Rumbo Colectivo to CIP’s growing Global Progressive Network.

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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As we honor the victims of 9/11, we must also reckon with the hard truth: "America’s disastrous response to 9/11 has done tremendous harm to the world & to the United States." Sadly, the illegal & costly war on Iran "shows that this lesson still has not been learned by those in power."

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25 Years After 9/11: Remembrance and Reckoning - CIP

Honoring those we lost 25 years ago and in the wars after means finally prioritizing the human security that Americans and all people deserve

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 people murdered 25 years ago today. We must also reckon with why the US response made the world less safe, pursuing failed policies that continue to inflict harm at home and abroad. From @nancyokail.bsky.social: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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25 Years After 9/11: Remembrance and Reckoning - CIP

Honoring those we lost 25 years ago and in the wars after means finally prioritizing the human security that Americans and all people deserve

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're half a year into Trump's war on Iran, with no sign of concessions and no path for Trump to compel Iran back to negotiations by force, writes @negarmortazavi.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Trump Has No Path To Victory Against Iran - CIP

Six months in, Iran's resilience in the face of repeated attacks by the United States shows the limits of bombing to compel concessions.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Read the full statement here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Allies’ Concrete Action on Settlements Welcome and Necessary - CIP

The US should support and follow measures taken by the UK to uphold international law and protect Palestinian national rights.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The UK announced new measures in response to Israeli settlements. "Banning the import of settlement goods and sanctioning those who facilitate settlement expansion are welcome, if long overdue, steps" says EVP @mattduss. The US should adopt similar measures, not resist them.

Allies’ Concrete Action on Settlements Welcome and Necessary

September 8, 2026 — Center for International Policy Executive Vice President Matt Duss issued the following statement in response to new measures announced by the United Kingdom and other US allies in response to Israeli settlement expansion:

“Banning the import of settlement goods and sanctioning those who facilitate settlement expansion are welcome, if long overdue, steps toward upholding international law, protecting Palestinian national rights, and advancing regional security. Several countries have announced that they will join the United Kingdom in adopting such measures, which we urge them to consistently enforce. We also applaud the UK’s recognition that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful.

“American lawmakers who seek to uphold the rule of law and pursue a non-violent resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should welcome these efforts by some of our closest allies. They should call on the US government to adopt these and similar measures, instead of resisting them.

“The decades-long approach of urging Israel to halt settlement expansion, while failing to impose any consequences for it, has been a catastrophic failure. By effectively granting Israel impunity from international consequences, the US has fueled an annexationist movement that openly terrorizes Palestinian communities, forcibly displaces them, and steals their land in full partnership with the Israeli government and armed forces. Make no mistake: Those trying to undermine or penalize the lawful steps rightly taken in response to the occupation are actively abetting this deadly, illegal conquest.”

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Thanassis Cambanis @tcambanis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today Century International joins @cipolicy.bsky.social to launch a new global research department. We'll provide fresh analysis and alternative policies to address the global crisis in security and democracy, with the team that's become the address for progressive foreign policy.

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Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is my recent piece on the Trump–Kim Jong Un summit. #Center_for_International_Policy

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It remains unlikely that the Trump Administration will pursue policy in coordination with South Korea on North Korea, but the door is open for getting to a deescalation, on that protects allies in the region while allowing cooler heads to set stable terms. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Institutionalize U.S.-ROK consultation before summit diplomacy.

Pursue an interim nuclear freeze without conferring de jure nuclear-state recognition.

Protect regional allies from an ICBM-only bargain.

Restore the inter-Korean military communication lines.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The possibility of a second Trump-Kim summit could end the lack of direct engagement between North and South, and could make way for an acknowledgement of the situation as it stands: an explicit Cold Peace, rather than the looming threat of hot war. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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'Cold Peace' Is the Realistic Goal in Korea. An Unprepared Summit Won't Get There - CIP

A Trump-Kim summit could reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula if Washington and Seoul treat it as the start of a process, not a substitute.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In a new piece for the International Policy Journal, @sslee.bsky.social argues that, which the lack of coordination was less than ideal, it gave President Lee Jae Myung a tangible win: overt deescalation on the peninsula internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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'Cold Peace' Is the Realistic Goal in Korea. An Unprepared Summit Won't Get There - CIP

A Trump-Kim summit could reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula if Washington and Seoul treat it as the start of a process, not a substitute.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This month, Trump abruptly announced that the US was scaling back participation in joint military exercises with South Korea. The reaction filtered through DC along predictable channels, leaving out the big question: what does South Korea want? internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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'Cold Peace' Is the Realistic Goal in Korea. An Unprepared Summit Won't Get There - CIP

A Trump-Kim summit could reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula if Washington and Seoul treat it as the start of a process, not a substitute.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This mutually beneficial relationship, abandoning interdiction in search of an unaccountable fight of monsters abroad, should be countered with a commitment to democratic repair and against corruption www.commondreams.org/opinion/what...

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Defeating the Donroe Doctrine: Latin America Can Resist Trump’s Gunboat Racketeering | Common Dreams

Performative violence—aka executions without trial at sea—overshadows how the administration is building a new US policy towards the hemisphere: acts of murder as a tool to create permanent structures...

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

As @repbarragan.bsky.social and @mpaarlberg.bsky.social outline, this is the beating hard of the "Donroe Doctrine," collaboration between reactionary governments allowing for extrajudicial killing, against the specter of the invented "narco-terrorist" www.commondreams.org/opinion/what...

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Last week, Ecuador's government issued a decree "allowing U.S. military personnel to remain in Ecuador for up to 180 days without visas," allowing the Shield of the Americas collaboration to pursue strikes on land as well as at sea. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...

U.S., Ecuador conduct operations against drug cartels - UPI.com

Ecuador's Defense Ministry and the U.S. Southern Command are conducting joint military operations against drug cartels near the border with Colombia.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Tomorrow! A world for everyone? President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social will discuss the Global South in the Face of the New International Order with Ingrid Bleynat (EPyG) and Cecilia Nicolini (Parlasur MP). August 25, 2:00, Social Sciences Building, UNSAM Campus

#Agendar ¿Un mundo para todos? El Sur Global frente al nuevo orden internacional

@NancyGEO
(presidenta y CEO @CIPolicy
) conversa con Ingrid Bleynat (EPyG) y @cecilianicolini
(Dip. Parlasur).

🗓️25/8, 14h
📌Edificio de Cs. Sociales, Campus UNSAM
+info👇

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Read the full piece here: www.commondreams.org/opinion/what...

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Defeating the Donroe Doctrine: Latin America Can Resist Trump’s Gunboat Racketeering | Common Dreams

Performative violence—aka executions without trial at sea—overshadows how the administration is building a new US policy towards the hemisphere: acts of murder as a tool to create permanent structures...

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

As the Third Pan-American Congress convenes in Montevideo, @nancyokail.bsky.social and @mpaarlberg.bsky.social argue in @commondreams.org that Latin America can resist Trump’s gunboat racketeering. The architecture is under construction; regional collaboration can keep it from hardening

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Defeating the Donroe Doctrine: Latin America Can Resist Trump’s Gunboat Racketeering | Common Dreams

Performative violence—aka executions without trial at sea—overshadows how the administration is building a new US policy towards the hemisphere: acts of murder as a tool to create permanent structures...

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Mornings with Zerlina. @zerlinamornings.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Happy Tuesday! Joining Zerlina: National Security & Nuclear expert @joecirin.bsky.social and Democratic strategist @kurtbardella.bsky.social breaking down all the headlines. ☎️ 866-997-4748 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Full statement here: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Trump Shuts Down Anti-Corruption Tool - CIP

Shell company registration was a powerful tool in the fight against corruption, and ending that registry makes corruption easier.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule that permanently removes the requirement for U.S. companies & U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information. This change "serves only one purpose: to make corruption easier to conceal" - @cjcmichel.bsky.social

TRUMP ENDS FEDERAL REGISTRY OF SHELL CORPORATIONS

“The creation of the US's beneficial ownership registry was an important step forward in the effort to combat corruption and strengthen democracy. The Trump administration's decision to shut down this registry is a disaster for those efforts. It serves only one purpose: to make corruption easier to conceal.

The only people celebrating the move are ultra-wealthy Americans and kleptocratic regimes around the world who use anonymous shell companies to squirrel away their money, hiding their ill-gotten gains from public accountability.

The move will only increase corruption in the US, and further transform US politics into a pay-to-play racket in which the wealthy few benefit at the expense of the rest of us."

CASEY MICHEL, SENIOR NONRESIDENT FELLOW

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Statement with alt text (also text available at the link above)

Support Schumer's Anti-Corruption Bill; Reverse the Corrosion of American Politics
"We welcome Sen. Schumer's push to place anti-corruption efforts front and center for Democratic reforms. We also commend the bill for taking aim far beyond just Trump himself.
Corruption has seeped so far into American politics, especially into American elections, that a new bureau is sorely needed to combat it, and to reverse the corrosion of American politics.
We look forward to working with anti-corruption advocates to continue the much-needed work to take back our democracy from wealthy, powerful and unaccountable interests"
CASEY MICHEL, SENIOR NONRESIDENT FELLOW

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Nancy Okail @nancyokail.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Thrilled to welcome @jwrchappell.bsky.social as Senior Fellow at @cipolicy.bsky.social on nuclear policy, arms control & other crucial issues as we expand our capacity to build a foreign policy that prioritizes diplomacy over militarism Read his full profile: internationalpolicy.org/about/#john-...

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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Support Schumer's Anti-Corruption Bill; Reverse the Corrosion of American Politics - CIP

July 31, 2026 – In response to Sen. Schumer’s announcement of new legislation to create an Anti-Corruption Bureau, the Center for International Policy Senior Nonresident Fellow Casey Michel issued the...

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

NEW STATEMENT 🚨 CIP Senior Nonresident Fellow @cjcmichel.bsky.social issued the following response to Sen. Schumer's announcement of new legislation to create an Anti-Corruption Bureau:

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

By taking the war seriously, and conditioning arms sales, Congress can instead stop adding fuel to the fire. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

SOLUTIONS, DISTILLED:
CONGRESS CAN STILL ACT TO PREVENT ATROCITIES
IN SUDAN
• Condition the arms relationship with the UAE: Enact the Stand Up for Sudan Act, suspending designated U.S. defense sales until the President certifies Abu Dhabi has ended material support for the RSF.
• Reconcile the two bills toward the House text: Keep the stronger House provisions, which require sanctions and bar weapons sales to countries arming the war, rather than leaving it to the President to decide.
• Put the political endgame on the table: Any future negotiations must center the political future of Sudan and its transition to a civilian-led government alongside ceasefire terms
Michael Ishak for the International Policy Journal

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"What survived markup, then, is a framework that catalogs the war’s sponsors in exhaustive detail, equips the President to punish them if he chooses, and obligates him to punish no one." internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Congress Can Still Act To Prevent Atrocities in Sudan - CIP

To meaningfully stop the violence in Sudan, Congress needs to condition arms sales to those supplying the civil war.

Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Three years into Sudan's Civil War, Congress is debating amendments with the aim to lessen harm, but which stand poised to document the atrocity while continuing to arm the countries that are in turn arming the warring factions in the Civil War. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Congress Can Still Act To Prevent Atrocities in Sudan - CIP

To meaningfully stop the violence in Sudan, Congress needs to condition arms sales to those supplying the civil war.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"What survived markup, then, is a framework that catalogs the war’s sponsors in exhaustive detail, equips the President to punish them if he chooses, and obligates him to punish no one." new at @cipolicy.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Congress Can Still Act To Prevent Atrocities in Sudan - CIP

To meaningfully stop the violence in Sudan, Congress needs to condition arms sales to those supplying the civil war.