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The Quincy Institute was launched in December of 2019 to combat the Washington consensus for war and militarism. Since then, our team has been at the forefront of reorienting U.S. foreign policy towards engagement, diplomacy, and peaceful coexistence. As 2023 comes to a close, please consider supporting the Quincy Institute and help us achieve a world where peace is the norm and war the exception. DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gUcQm6Wf LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/gYyK6UAw

Washington’s pursuit of an increasingly complex network of security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific — aimed at countering China — is a dangerous game. Read QI Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine and Non-Resident Fellow Mike Mochizuki in the New York Times: https://lnkd.in/e83t_knW

Does Peace Have a Chance in Ukraine? More than two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, trends in the war seem discouraging. Ukraine's supplies of manpower and munitions are diminishing, and there appear to be serious obstacles in Washington and Europe to continuing flows of large-scale assistance. Can Ukraine realistically aspire to driving Russian forces out of Ukraine? What might the implications of a long-term stalemate be? Is a negotiated settlement viable? What can and should Washington do under the circumstances? To address these questions and more, join our conversation featuring George Beebe, Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute, Samuel Charap, Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at the Rand Corporation, and Liana Fix, Fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Kelley Vlahos, Senior Advisor at the Quincy Institute, will moderate.

Book Talk – Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Gl… The war in Ukraine has radically reshaped US, Western and Russian policy, and international relations in general, and its long-term effects are incalculable, but likely to be immense. To discuss the origins of the war and its course and impact to date, Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute is joined by Michael Kimmage, author of the just-published and highly-praised book Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability (Oxford University Press 2024). According to Kirkus Reviews, “Political maneuvering rarely begets a page-turner, but Kimmage’s insightful account is just that”. The conversation will take place on Tuesday, April 23rd from 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST.

Don't miss today's New York Times op-ed by QI's Trita Parsi! "While the president’s maneuvering helped avoid an immediate disaster, it is his own policies that have set the Middle East on its current dangerous trajectory. " https://lnkd.in/d_c57EFs

China as a Hegemonic Challenge? Many U.S. foreign policy analysts argue for a military buildup in Asia based on the claim that, absent strong American action, China will assert itself as the dominant hegemonic power in Asia. A hostile foreign power dominating Asia would clearly be against America’s interests. But we cannot simply assume that even China could dominate a region of the size, wealth, and diversity of Asia. A deeper understanding of China’s capability to actually exert dominance in Asia is critical to understanding what America’s stance in the region should be. This panel will explore the challenges to any power that would seek hegemony in Asia, how they relate to China’s goals and capacities, and the level of U.S. military investment needed to prevent such a hegemon from emerging. Join us for a discussion featuring Derek Grossman, Senior Defense Analyst at the Rand Corporation, Jennifer Kavanagh, se…

The United States should seek negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine now — before it is too late. Read "Coming to Terms" by QI's George Beebe and Anatol Lieven in the May edition of Harper's Magazine: https://lnkd.in/gPePda3G

Iran Launches Risky Attack On Israel Biden could have thwarted it, but chose to put Netanyahu before US, which is now at risk of getting dragged into war, QI’s Trita Parsi warns. https://lnkd.in/gJkuUDFP

As the wars in Gaza and Ukraine rage on, QI’s William Hartung joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss America’s arms sales & transfers policy. https://lnkd.in/d2nEu_vt

US–Japan–Philippines Summit: Strengthening Deterrence or Exacerbating Co… On April 11, U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in Washington for the first U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit. The summit aims to tighten and institutionalize trilateral cooperation to counter China’s regional assertiveness. The three countries have already agreed to conduct regular joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea and will be looking to further deepen ties. This partnership marks another advance in the broad U.S. aim of leveraging its bilateral alliances into “minilateral” arrangements to counterbalance China—following the emergence of the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) and Japan-U.S.-South Korea trilaterals and the U.S.-Japan-India-Australia Quad. As American initiatives for international cooperation are increasingly focused on isolating China, what are the implications for regional…