Avoiding War on the Waters: Why U.S. Naval Strategy Towards Iran Must Change (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By Scott Strgacich, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow The United States has maintained a naval force posture in the Persian Gulf that has not significantly changed over at least the past two decades despite the seismic changes the region has experienced in that same span of time. Advocates of this posture claim the regular deployment […]

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Moral Hazard: the United States and Saudi Arabia (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By Fiona Harrigan, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow Over the course of President Donald Trump’s tenure, the United States and Saudi Arabia have experienced an unprecedented level of partnership. It has seemingly also been Saudi Arabia’s most controversial era on the world stage, with its continued military campaigns in the Yemeni Civil War, involvement in […]

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Our Fall 2020 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 […]

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