Securing the Insecure: Rethinking US-Iraq Relations (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By Simeone Miller, Fall 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow U.S. security policy in Iraq has failed. It is a policy that has been defined by an inflated threat perception. While it was designed to prevent the further proliferation of Salafi-Jihadists in the country, it has done more to support their emergence and led to further local […]

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Containment 2022: Rallying the Asia-Pacific Against Chinese Aggression (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By David Winter, Fall 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow The balance of power has shifted away from the favor of the United States, but the attitude of the American foreign policy elite has not reflected this reality. The Asia-Pacific region is home to multiple U.S. partners, valuable economic traffic, and to a rising near-peer competitor, the […]

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With Friends Like These: How the United States Can Foster the European Union’s Strategic Autonomy (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By Juan Garcia-Nieto, Fall 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow The partnership between the United States and the European Union (EU) is largely a successful one. Europe, once a continent ravaged by wars, achieved an unprecedented level of political and economic integration. However, the transatlantic relationship rests on a deeply flawed assumption: that the United States should […]

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The Great Balancing Act: U.S. Engagement in Central Asia (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By Alex Little, Fall 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow Central Asia is a diverse region with a critically important central geography, a plethora of natural resources, and rapidly developing industries such as energy production. Central Asia comprises Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, all of which are former Soviet republics. Given their Soviet past, Central Asia […]

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How to Phase Out Military Aid in Africa (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By Patrick Fox, Fall 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow Africa will become increasingly critical to the international community over the next several decades. However, even as its population and economies grow, security crises on the continent remain resilient or worsening. The modern American approach to security in Africa is insufficient and must be reworked. Africans want […]

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Our Spring 2023 Marcellus Policy Fellows

After a highly competitive selection process, the John Quincy Adams Society is pleased to announce its Spring 2023 cohort of Marcellus Policy Fellows. This is the Society’s sixth cohort of fellows. The Fellows will spend the next ten weeks learning from top experts on foreign policy as they develop a think tank style policy analysis […]

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Meet Scott McCann, the Society’s Newest Team Member

What are you most excited about in your new role?I am most excited about the opportunity to connect restrainers from various backgrounds and roles with each other in the Strategic Leader Fellowship. Additionally, I look forward to getting to know the talented folks thinking about and working towards a restraint-oriented foreign policy strategy. What books […]

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Meet Michael Culp, the Society’s Newest Team Member

What are you most excited about in your new role?I’m excited about getting the opportunity to help connect people to the Society’s ideas, professional opportunities, expanding its operations, bringing the Society’s message in foreign policy to new audiences, and utilizing our existing audience more effectively. What books on U.S. foreign policy have most influenced your […]

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