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Nancy Okail

@nancyokail.bsky.social
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President & CEO @CIPolicy. Ex-convict, Scholar, Tango dancer. Advocate: Justice, Human Rights, Peace & Security. @Stanford, @SussexUni. Fmr ED @TimepDC

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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 36m
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
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Thanassis Cambanis @tcambanis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The US government repeats some mistakes over and over, hostage to a sefl-imposed knowledge gap. How can researchers tip the balance? Order from Ashes is back from its summer hiatus with @mattduss.bsky.social @nancyokail.bsky.social and yours truly.
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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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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...
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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
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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...
internationalpolicy.org
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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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...
internationalpolicy.org
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
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Global South Policy Hub @gsphub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW BOOK: "A World for All" A must-read on the future of U.S. foreign policy, with this year's midterms and the '28 election ahead. Features a chapter co-authored by @audedarnal.bsky.social and @nancyokail.bsky.social, ed. by @mattduss.bsky.social Pre-order at 15% off: orbooks.com/catalog/a-wo...
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A World For All
A progressive blueprint for a foreign policy that answers to voters instead of donors, defense contractors, and Super PACs.
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Aude Darnal @audedarnal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Proud to share that my chapter on the role of the US in the world order cowritten w @nancyokail.bsky.social in “A World for All: New Visions of US Foreign Policy” edited by @mattduss.bsky.social is avail for preorder at 15%off. It's is a must-read! orbooks.com/catalog/a-wo... @gsphub.bsky.social
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A World For All
A progressive blueprint for a foreign policy that answers to voters instead of donors, defense contractors, and Super PACs.
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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👇
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Michael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Los ataques letales contra lanchas pesqueras parecen irracionales, pero contribuyen a establecer un marco de seguridad permanente favorable a los intereses económicos de EEUU, facilitado por la corrupción y el autoritarismo, escribimos @nancyokail.bsky.social y yo:
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Acabar con la Doctrina Donroe: América Latina puede resistir la extorsión de los cañones de Trump El Turbión
La Doctrina Donroe de Trump busca ampliar el dominio de EE.UU. en América Latina, pero la región puede resistir mediante integración y defensa democrática.
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Michael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
As @nancyokail.bsky.social and I write, the involvement of Trump’s allies in the drug trade is fully compatible with the Donroe Doctrine. It is predicated on the breakdown of democratic institutions and rule of law, making the US the ultimate authority in the hemisphere.
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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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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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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
from @nancyokail.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social and Michael Paarlberg Defeating the Donroe Doctrine: Latin America Can Resist Trump’s Gunboat Racketeering 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...
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Nancy Okail @nancyokail.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
As the Third Pan-American Congress convenes in Montevideo @mpaarlberg.bsky.social & I 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 www.commondreams.org/opinion/what...
commondreams.org
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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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A group of leading experts offers a progressive blueprint for a foreign policy that answers to voters instead of defense contractors and Super PACs Co-publishing with @thenation.com and edited by @mattduss.bsky.social A World For All is available for pre-order now: orbooks.com/catalog/a-wo...
orbooks.com
A World For All
A progressive blueprint for a foreign policy that answers to voters instead of donors, defense contractors, and Super PACs.
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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-...
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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:
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In a new piece for @thenation.com, @sinatoossi.bsky.social and @nancyokail.bsky.social argue that the failures of US policy on Iran run deeper than Trump, even as Trump drives longstanding policy to its logical conclusion.
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Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#MustRead from @nancyokail.bsky.social and @sinatoossi.bsky.social in @thenation.com on Trump's Iran war, the failed system that led to it, and how any hope of truly building a better tomorrow starts with accountability. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump
Trump’s personalization of foreign policy is ultimately a symptom of a deeper institutional problem rather than its source.
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Nancy Okail @nancyokail.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The war continues because Washington has not escaped the cycle of escalation—mistaking coercion for strategy, then answering failure with still more coercion. In @thenation.com, @sinatoossi.bsky.social and I explain why America’s Iran failure is bigger than Trump. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"Officials rarely pay a political price for strategies that fail, Congress seldom exercises meaningful oversight over military action, & familiar ideas are recycled rather than reconsidered" argue @sinatoossi.bsky.social & @nancyokail.bsky.social in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...
thenation.com
America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump
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Nancy Okail @nancyokail.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The two New Jersey property managers Trump sent to negotiate his surrender produced a poorly written MOU…Iran got nearly everything it demanded…while the U.S. got vague promises of talks on all the issues Trump had started the war to resolve. Read Joe’s list of failures in this insightful analysis👇🏽
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Nancy Okail @nancyokail.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The two New Jersey property managers Trump sent to negotiate his surrender produced a poorly written MOU…Iran got nearly everything it demanded…while the U.S. got vague promises of talks on all the issues Trump had started the war to resolve. Read Joe’s list of failures in this insightful analysis👇🏽
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Can We Lose the Same War Twice? With Trump, Anything’s Possible
Phase One of the Iran war ended in defeat and humiliation. Phase Two could be just as bad—or worse.
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Nancy Okail @nancyokail.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Excited to welcome Yumna and Casey and learn from their expertise on crucial issues we focus on.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
TOMORROW: "Towards a Democratic AI & Digital Sovereignty” Join CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social for a talk on AI and democracy hosted by @broadbent.bsky.social as part of the Road to the 2026 Panamerican Congress.
A progressive vision for AI & Digital Sovereignty? Panamerican Congress Road To Montevideo 2026 Featured Speakers Avi Lewis, leader of Canada's NDP, Aisén Amelia Etcheverry Escudero, former minister of Innovation for Chile, Nancy Okail, President and CEO of the Center for International Policy, Sigrid Segura, Deputy, Frente Amplio, Costa Rica
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 23/06/2026
The problem is not a single president or party. It is the power structures that ensure those who profit from war never pay its cost, regardless of who holds office, writes @nancyokail.bsky.social of @cipolicy.bsky.social.
commondreams.org
To Make the US-Iran Deal Stick, Hold Hawks and War Profiteers Accountable
Those who push for and profit from war have learned over many years that neither Republicans or Democrats will hold them accountable. A new Congress post November has a real opportunity to change that.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
TODAY: The End of Managed Conflict: WHO Still Controls Escalation? CIP President @nancyokail.bsky.social discusses the Iran war & what regional escalation exposes about U.S. assumptions on deterrence, control, and the limits of power at Northwestern 📍University Hall, 201 📷12:30 PM ⏱️May 18
planitpurple.northwestern.edu
The End of Managed Conflict: Who Still Controls Escalation? A talk on the Iran War 5/18/2026
Join MENA Studies for a talk with Nancy Okail (President and CEO, Center for International Policy): The End of Managed Conflict: Who Still Controls Escalation?…
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Saudis have pressured Trump into pausing his “Project Freedom” blockade on Iran to make way for a peace deal by cutting US access to Saudi and Kuwaiti bases. Featuring @nancyokail.bsky.social, President & CEO of the Center for International Policy. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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Pressure on Trump From the Saudis to Make a Deal With 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
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
President & CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social joined @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social to discuss Saudi pressuring Trump to make a deal with Iran. Listen here: www.backgroundbriefing.org/2026/05/07/b...
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Background Briefing: May 7, 2026 – Background Briefing
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The End of Managed Conflict: WHO Still Controls Escalation? Join CIP President @nancyokail.bsky.social for a talk on the Iran war and U.S. Foreign Policy at Northwestern University.
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📣 We'd like to give another shoutout to the following Forum experts for their expertise and dedication to the following: @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social @nancyokail.bsky.social @royisbister.bsky.social
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
WEBINAR: Ending the US-Israeli War on Iran and Lebanon 🌐 With the US-Iran ceasefire expiring Wednesday and negotiations at a critical juncture, join Andrew Miller, CIP Fellow Negar Mortazavi, and @abujamajem.com this Thursday for an expert discussion moderated by CIP's @nancyokail.bsky.social.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
NEW STATEMENT 🚨 CIP President & CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social issued the following in response to President Trump’s escalating threats against the Iranian people:
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
WATCH: @nancyokail.bsky.social joined Jo Coburn The Times to discuss the Iran war and why military pressure will not resolve the conflict ⬇️ youtu.be/aRKsl9krd70?...
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Military Pressure Won't Resolve The Iran Conflict | Nancy Okail
YouTube video by Times News
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Read @nancyokail.bsky.social's remarks during the “Strategic Communication in the Age of Uncertainty: Crises and New Balances” panel at the Stratcom summit: www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
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Experts warn Mideast conflict is fracturing global order, raising nuclear risks
Policy analysts tell Anadolu that Gulf security dynamics are shifting, miscalculation risks are rising, and the war could permanently reshape regional stability - Anadolu Ajansı
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
TODAY🚨 Join @joecirin.bsky.social, @sinatoossi.bsky.social & Robert Malley for an online briefing on the escalating war in Iran and its implications for regional stability, human security, and global risk. Moderated by CIP President & CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social
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Nancy Okail @nancyokail.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Trump isn’t reviving old-school U.S. imperialism. He’s privatizing it. My latest in @thehill.com on the Board of Peace and the shift from public authority to personalized, monetized power. thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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Trump is privatizing US imperialism: His Board of Peace is the next step
There is an insidious shift underway: The monetization and privatization of foreign policy for personal enrichment.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
From Venezuela’s oil to Gaza’s “Board of Peace,” Trump is monetizing and privatizing U.S. foreign policy — replacing public authority with private gain. President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social writes in @thehill.com
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
1/ Yesterday, the Trump administration notified Congress of more than $15 billion combined in arms sales to #SaudiArabia and #Israel via the Foreign Military Sales procress (FMS). See our resource page on major arms sales notification for a global view www.forumarmstrade.org/major-arms-s...
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
TODAY: 16:00 Brussels, 17:00 Cairo, 10:00 Washington I'm joining @selhussieny.bsky.social, @nancyokail.bsky.social & @maitelsadany.bsky.social to discuss what's ahead in 2026 for Egypt given domestic, regional & global challenges, looking at political & economic conditions. RSVP here 👉🏽 rb.gy/k3znc0
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Egypt in 2026: What’s Next?
January marked the conclusion of Egypt’s longest House of Representatives elections in modern history. Conducted amid low voter turnout, widespread allegations of irregularities, and unprecedented leg...
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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🔔 Join us on January 27, at 10 AM ET for an online event exploring the top foreign affairs, economic, and political issues facing Egypt, with @selhussieny.bsky.social, @nancyokail.bsky.social, @tekaldas.bsky.social, moderated by @maitelsadany.bsky.social. Register now: timep.org/2026/01/21/e...
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
LISTEN: What would U.S. military action against Iran actually achieve? @nancyokail.bsky.social talks with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social about why military intervention will not liberate the Iranian people and alternative paths forward. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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Unconfirmed Reports of an Off Ramp For Trump if Iran Stops the Killings and Delays Executions
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
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
In @newrepublic.com, @nancyokail.bsky.social and @sinatoossi.bsky.social warn that U.S. military intervention in Iran would accelerate the erosion of international law and risk normalizing war as a substitute for politics. newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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Military Intervention Will Not Liberate the Iranian People
Iranians are once again caught between their own brutal regime and the U.S. war machine. There has to be a better way forward.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
"Trump is launching an illegal assault on Venezuela, pulling the US into another military adventure without authorization or a credible national security threat. Congress must act now to halt further military escalations.” @nancyokail.bsky.social quoted here www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
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Trump Claims Maduro 'Captured' as US Bombs Venezuelan Capital | Common Dreams
"This goes beyond broken promises of peacemaking," said one expert. "Trump is launching an illegal assault on Venezuela."
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Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Worth noting since the Venezuela opposition has claimed they will now take power, Trump’s statements destroy their internal credibility. Either they do take power and are seen as puppets since Trump is “running” Venezuela, or they can’t take power. Either way, they’ve been completely screwed by this
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
While authoritarianism and militarism are on the rise at home and abroad, we’re fighting back with evidence, accountability and a commitment to justice. Support CIP’s work this #GivingTuesday: donate.stripe.com/dR6aG4a8P9jk... @nancyokail.bsky.social
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This #GivingTuesday, help restore peace, democracy, and human rights to the center of U.S. foreign policy. Your support powers our independent analysis and bold advocacy for a more just world ⬇️ donate.stripe.com/dR6aG4a8P9jk...
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
New Statement🚨 by @nancyokail.bsky.social in response to horrific acts of violence taking place following the fall of El Fasher, Sudan to the UAE-supported Rapid Support Forces. Read: internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Watch▶️ @nancyokail.bsky.social joined ABC News to o discuss the Sharm El-Sheikh summit that took place yesterday 🔗 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🚨NEW statement by @nancyokail.bsky.social in response to the agreement of an initial phase of a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Full Statement 🔗 internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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