Parsi
noun
Par·si
ˈpär-(ˌ)sē 
variants
or less commonly Parsee
1
: a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
2
: the Iranian dialect of the Parsi religious literature
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Ideas By Trita Parsi August 1, 2024 12:54 PM EDT
Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a think-tank that advocates for a U.S. foreign policy centered on diplomacy and military restraint.
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Trita Parsi, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Trita Parsi from the Quincy Institute in Washington, an expert on Iran and U.S.-Israel relations, points out in an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel that despite public defiance from the Netanyahu government, the U.S. has tremendous influence.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Iran’s membership also undermines leverage Washington held over Tehran as a kind of global gatekeeper, said Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
For Parsi, however, the greatest danger lies in the fraying social fabric of Western liberal societies.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Here's what that means for the Middle East Opposing interests proved too strong, Parsi said, and normalization never took place.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 June 2023
And, inspired by peace candidate Bernie Sanders, the left gained a hearing for its critiques of liberal internationalism since 1989, with figures such as Trita Parsi and Stephen Wertheim launching initiatives for a policy of restraint.
—Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
Trita Parsi, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Trita Parsi from the Quincy Institute in Washington, an expert on Iran and U.S.-Israel relations, points out in an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel that despite public defiance from the Netanyahu government, the U.S. has tremendous influence.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Iran’s membership also undermines leverage Washington held over Tehran as a kind of global gatekeeper, said Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
For Parsi, however, the greatest danger lies in the fraying social fabric of Western liberal societies.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Here's what that means for the Middle East Opposing interests proved too strong, Parsi said, and normalization never took place.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 June 2023
And, inspired by peace candidate Bernie Sanders, the left gained a hearing for its critiques of liberal internationalism since 1989, with figures such as Trita Parsi and Stephen Wertheim launching initiatives for a policy of restraint.
—Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
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Parsi
noun
Par·si
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: a Zoroastrian descended from Persian refugees settled principally at Mumbai (Bombay)
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