The John Quincy Adams Society and The National Interest are pleased to announce the following winners in our 2021 Student Foreign Policy Essay Contest. This year’s contest offered students a choice of three prompts, all of them either being ripped from the headlines or related to relevant U.S. foreign policy issues. Our first prize winner […]
The Society is continuing our Digital Discussions series into 2021. Many of these events will be co-hosted with or hosted by JQAS chapters from all over the country. All times are at 7 PM Eastern Time unless indicated otherwise. Below you can view the schedule and register for our confirmed Digital Discussions, and we will […]
The Marcellus Policy Fellowship is the John Quincy Adams Society’s most selective program, providing promising foreign policy minds an early-career opportunity to produce independent, impact-minded research under expert guidance. Fellows learn about US foreign policy from top scholars and path-breaking thinkers, refining their own ideas into a high-quality policy paper and supporting materials. The Society […]
By Daniel Baxter, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow The United States’s military presence in South Korea has outlasted its historical mission and strategic purpose. In the 70 years since the beginning of the Korean War, South Korea has transformed itself from one of the poorest countries on Earth to a $1.5 trillion economic powerhouse. South […]
The Powell Doctrine offers a series of criteria that can guide the U.S. to a more restrained foreign policy that will yield better results in future conflicts. Historically, when the criteria have been considered – regardless of whether policymakers knew that they were part of the Powell Doctrine the U.S. was able to avoid quagmires […]
By Thomas Brodey, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow The past twenty years have shown that the United States’ attempt to destroy Middle Eastern terrorist groups through force is economically unsustainable and militarily inconclusive. Clearly, the United States should give alternative methods of curbing terrorism a serious look. One of the most promising of these alternative […]
By Matthew Mai, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow Relations between the United States and Russia are at a post-Cold War low. The enlargement of the NATO alliance to include former Soviet bloc countries has precipitated Russian military interventions in Georgia and Ukraine that have led to tense diplomatic crises. These interventions, motivated by a fear […]
By Geoff LaMear, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow The United States faces the threat of rocket and IED attacks by Iran-backed militias in Iraq. Rather than double down on failed deterrence strategies, the United States should withdraw all military forces from Iraq. With fewer potential targets, there are fewer chances for attacks targeting American personnel. […]
By Daniel Remler, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow The U.S.-Philippine alliance must be changed to keep up with changes in the strategic environment in Asia. The alliance was first forged in the context of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union, before being redefined in the 1990s and 2000s as part of the Global […]
By Lucy Santora, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow The United States must support its ally Colombia in aiding Venezuela to protect human life and bring stability to the region. The goal is to assist in the resurrection of the Venezuelan rule of law and civil society. The first steps will include reducing economic sanctions that […]