Khody Akhavi

Oct 9, 2024 | responsiblestatecraft.org | Khody Akhavi

EuropeMiddle EastAfricaAsia-PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEuropeMiddle EastAfricaAsia-PacificLatin AmericaNorth America The Ukraine War has dragged on for nearly three years with no current end in sight. The United States' pledge to Ukraine's defense has grown increasingly costly and unpopular, and talks on both sides of escalation — and even the potential use of nuclear weapons, on the part of Russia — threaten to expand and inflate the conflict.

Aug 27, 2024 | responsiblestatecraft.org | Khody Akhavi

EuropeMiddle EastAfricaAsia-PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEuropeMiddle EastAfricaAsia-PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaQiOSKJul 13, 2024; Arlington, TX, USA; University of Colorado Buffalos head coach and former MLB and NFL player Deion Sanders motions to his team during the 2024 All Star Celebrity Softball Game at Globe Life Field. Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsQiOSKRepresentative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) walks through the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

Aug 27, 2024 | quincyinst.org | Khody Akhavi |Jake Werner

The United States and China are gearing up for a battle over who should control the global economy and 21st century technology. But if the U.S. continues on its current path of excluding the Chinese economy entirely, we intensify the risk of a catastrophic military conflict. Watch this excellent video from Senior Video Producer Khody Akhavi, featuring East Asia Director Jake Werner.

Jun 7, 2024 | quincyinst.org | Khody Akhavi |William D. Hartung

AI is just the latest example of how faith in technology can generate false hope, that it can bestow a decisive advantage in warfare, when all the historical evidence shows the opposite. An excellent video from Senior Video Producer Khody Akhavi, Senior Research Fellow William Hartung, & Animator Steve McMaster

May 14, 2024 | responsiblestatecraft.org | Khody Akhavi

Even as the war in Gaza rages on and the death toll surpasses 35,000, the Biden administration appears set on pursuing its vision of a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal that it sees as the path to peace in the Middle East.