Home is Where the Heart Is: A State Department Focused on the Domestic Agenda (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Yameen Huq, Spring 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow The coming international order is one of multipolarity and rising collective challenges. American voters and elected officials alike realize that the next foreign policy agenda must center domestic matters, prudent prioritization, and careful diplomacy. The State Department (State) can only support this agenda with proper organizational design. […]
Revisiting NSC Reform: Lessons Learned from Previous Failures (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Grant Golub, Spring 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow The current structures of U.S. national security policymaking have allowed the National Security Council (NSC) to dominate American foreign policy. An organization originally designed to coordinate and integrate foreign and defense policy has quietly grown into the most powerful component of the U.S. national security apparatus. The […]
U.S. Strategy in the Sahel: Toward a Human Security-Centered Approach (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Nani Detti, Spring 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow The United States’s current counterterrorism strategy in the Sahel is ineffective and is contributing to the destabilization of the region. Despite pouring billions of dollars into security assistance and counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel, the U.S. has failed to help Sahel governments address the growing security threats […]
The Case for a “Green BRAC” (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Nick Cleveland-Stout, Spring 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow There are several reasons to support another round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). BRAC increases savings. Though there are overhead costs, the previous 5 rounds of BRAC combined save around $13 billion annually. BRAC also reduces the excess capacity of the military. The Department of Defense […]
A New Framework for U.S. Policy in the Sahel (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By John Ramming Chappell, Spring 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow American foreign policy in the Sahel has not worked. Counterterrorism has predominated the U.S. approach to the region since 2001, resulting in a policy focused on security assistance and military cooperation. However, the influence of Salafi-jihadist groups in the region has markedly increased, civilian fatalities have […]
Introducing the Winners of the 2021 Student Foreign Policy Essay Contest
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 […]
Digital Discussions
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 […]
Our Spring 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellows
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 […]
Paving the Way for Peace: U.S. Restraint on the Korean Peninsula (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
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 […]
Why America Should Return to the Powell Doctrine (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
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 […]