By Andrew Jarocki, Spring 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow The Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program is the Department of Defense’s mechanism for getting rid of unneeded military equipment by providing it to other nations on a grant or sale basis. EDA transfers can have both financial and strategic benefits for the United States. However, this report […]
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Sanctions and Strategic Autonomy: Course Correcting the US-India Partnership (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By James Himberger, Spring 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow China’s economic, political, and military ascent in the 21st century has triggered an unprecedented convergence of Indian and American interests. Since the George W. Bush administration, each American president has sought to maintain and expand its partnership with New Delhi. Members of Congress from both parties are […]
A New Balancing Act: Rejecting War & Protecting Taiwan (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Matthew Gallagher, Spring 2022 Marcellus Policy Fellow If maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region — and if preserving the economic autonomy, political freedom, and human rights of Taiwan — is in the national interest, then U.S. policy must adapt to changing security conditions. The U.S. should commit to military non-intervention if the […]
Reforming Foreign Military Financing (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Byron Stokes, Fall 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow Utilizing foreign military financing (FMF) has been a key tool in the U.S. foreign policy toolkit. From 2010 – 2020 over $48B has been spent on U.S. foreign military aid in the Middle East. Investments continue to flow into the region, even as U.S. influence has dwindled […]
Our Spring 2022 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 U.S. foreign policy from top scholars and path-breaking thinkers, refining their own ideas into a high-quality policy paper and supporting materials. The Society […]
For the Defense of East Asia: Recommendations for US Policy (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Zoe Desch, Fall 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow The United States’s pivot to Asia has suffered from inconsistency across its diplomatic, military, and economic fronts. A coherent strategy benefits the U.S. by properly balancing and consistently applying its foreign policy tools in the region. The U.S.’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control–a strategy of military primacy–is […]
Rethinking War Powers: Options for Reestablishing Congressional Authority over US Foreign Policy (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Alyssa Kann, Fall 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow American military actions—most not subject to public scrutiny or congressional accountability—have occurred in at least 20 countries in 20 years. These military operations have been made possible through increasingly broad presidential war powers, despite the fact that the Constitution reserved most war powers for Congress. In addition […]
Demanding Better: A Just Vision for US-Iran Relations (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Sahand Yazdanyar, Fall 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow Iran may be the most sanctioned country in history and is currently the nation that the U.S. imposes heavily targeted sanctions against the most. The United States placed sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran ten days after Iranian students seized the American Embassy in Tehran in […]
Victory Without Battle: A Smarter Vision for US-Taiwan Policy (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Zachary Yost, Fall 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow American leaders, policy makers, and the public at large are invested in the continued de facto independence of Taiwan. These reasons vary, ranging from strategic power projection concerns in East Asia, to historical ties and deeply felt moral obligations to defend democracies against totalitarian governments. Setting aside […]
Restoring War Powers: Repealing the 2001 AUMF (Marcellus Policy Analysis)
By Emerson Victoria Johnston, Fall 2021 Marcellus Policy Fellow After the September 11th terrorist attacks, the United States Congress enacted the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001 AUMF; P.L. 107-40; 50 U.S.C. §1541 note) to enable the use of military force against those thought to be the perpetrators and supporters of the attacks. Since […]