About QIThe practical and moral failures of U.S. efforts to unilaterally shape the destiny of other nations by force requires a fundamental rethinking of U.S. foreign policy assumptions. So does the emergence of a multi-polar world in the 21st century where economic power is more evenly shared across nations. Yet the influence of the “military industrial complex” that President Eisenhower warned of has led to a situation where the foreign policy debate within Washington is intentionally constrained and fails to incorporate the diversity of views needed for that rethinking.The Quincy Institute aims to lead this reconceptualization, and to do so in a way that serves both vital American interests and the broader shared interest in creating a more just and peaceful world. We believe that a foreign policy that emphasizes military restraint and diplomatic engagement and cooperation with other nations will serve American interests and values better than policies that prioritize the maintenance of U.S. global dominance through force.Quincy InstituteQI_391926f2-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea00Quincy Institute LeadersAndrew BacevichPresident & Chairman of the Board ~ Andrew J. Bacevich is the President of the Quincy Institute. He graduated from West Point and Princeton, served in the army, became an academic, and is now a writer. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books. Full bioSuzanne DiMaggioBoard Member (On Leave) ~ Suzanne DiMaggio is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East and Asia. She is one of the foremost experts and practitioners of diplomatic dialogues with countries that have limited or no official relations with the United States, especially Iran and North Korea. Full bioSally DonnellyBoard Member ~ Sally Donnelly served as Senior Advisor to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis from January 2017 until February 2018. In previous government roles, she headed the Washington office of the U.S. Central Command, working for then-General Mattis until 2012. Full bioPaul EatonBoard Member ~ Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton served more than 30 years in the United States Army, including combat and post-combat assignments in Iraq, Bosnia and Somalia. Full bioStephen HeintzSecretary and Treasurer ~ Stephen B. Heintz is the president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a family foundation with an endowment of approximately $1.2 billion that advances social change for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Full bioLeah Hunt-HendrixBoard Member ~ Leah Hunt-Hendrix is an activist, political theorist, and movement builder who has co-founded three organizations, including Way to Win, where she currently directs the project on governance. Full bioAmed KhanBoard Member ~ Amed Khan has had an active career in both the public and private sectors, including a wealth of experience from political campaigns, government service and international relief work. Full bioCatherine LutzBoard Member ~ Catherine Lutz is the Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Family Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. She recently received a Guggenheim Foundation grant to write a book on how Americans across diverse communities understand war and its consequences. Full bioMichael McBrideBoard Member ~ Pastor Michael McBride, or “Pastor Mike” — as he is known — is a native of San Francisco and has been active in ministry for over 20 years. Regarded as a national faith leader since the uprising in Ferguson, MO, he helps bridge, train and support millennials and religious institutions working on racial justice. Full bioFrancis NajafiBoard Member ~ Mr. Najafi is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pivotal Group, a forty-year-old firm that actively invests in private equity and real estate. In 2005, Mr. Najafi established the Pivotal Foundation, as a charitable vehicle to give back to society and provide patronage for international awareness initiatives, global and local education. Full bioTom PickeringBoard Member ~ Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering served as the U.S. Ambassador and Representative to the United Nations in New York under President George H.W. Bush. He also was the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under President Bill Clinton. Full bioJessica Tuchman MathewsBoard Member ~ Jessica Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she served as president for 18 years. Before her appointment in 1997, her career included posts in both the executive and legislative branches of government, in management and research in the nonprofit arena, and in journalism and science policy. Full bioKatrina vanden HeuvelBoard Member ~ Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of The Nation and served as editor of the magazine from 1995 to 2019. She currently writes a weekly column for The Washington Post and is a commentator on U.S. and international politics for MSNBC, CNN, and PBS. Full bioMike ZakBoard Member ~ Mike Zak spent 33 years as an entrepreneur and early stage venture capitalist. He is a Partner, Emeritus at CRV, where he made investments in telecommunications equipment, internet infrastructure technologies, and alternative energy systems Full bioQuincy Institute TeamKhody AkhaviMultimedia Producer ~ Khody Akhavi is a Multimedia Producer at the Quincy Institute. He holds masters degrees from Georgetown University and Columbia University. Full bioBrandon AngelAdvocacy Associate ~ Brandon Angel is the Advocacy Associate at the Quincy Institute. He is a veteran of the United States Army, spending one year overseas at the DMZ. He is currently receiving his M.P.P. from Liberty University. Full bioBen ArmbrusterManaging Editor, Responsible Statecraft ~ Ben Armbruster is the Managing Editor of Responsible Statecraft. He holds a bachelor of arts in history from Ohio University and a master of arts in international relations from King’s College London. Full bioAndrew BacevichPresident & Chairman of the Board ~ Andrew J. Bacevich is the President of the Quincy Institute. He graduated from West Point and Princeton, served in the army, became an academic, and is now a writer. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books. Full bioKelley Beaucar VlahosSenior Advisor, Quincy Institute & Editorial Director of Responsible Statecraft ~ Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is a senior advisor for the Quincy Institute and editorial director at Responsible Statecraft. She has spent the last two decades in Washington reporting and writing about U.S. foreign policy and national security, politics, veterans, and civil liberties. Full bioBrandon CarrSpecial Assistant & Non-Resident Fellowship Coordinator ~ Brandon Carr is the Special Assistant/NRF Coordinator at the Quincy Institute. He studied politics and international relations at The George Washington University and the University of Oxford. Full bioEli CliftonSenior Advisor, Quincy Institute & Investigative Journalist at Large at Responsible Statecraft ~ Eli Clifton is a senior advisor at the Quincy Institute and Investigative-Journalist-at-Large at Responsible Statecraft. He holds a masters degree from London School of Economics. Full bioMark CunninghamDirector of Development ~ Mark Cunningham is the Director of Development at the Quincy Institute. He has dedicated his entire career to the non-profit sector and led the development efforts at a number of US and European based organizations. He holds a masters degree from the Central European University. Full bioSam FraserCommunications Associate ~ Sam Fraser is a communications associate at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He holds a B.A. in International Relations from Claremont McKenna College. Full bioBen FreemanResearch Fellow ~ Ben Freeman is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His work focuses on how foreign governments seek to influence American government and politics. This work builds upon his book, The Foreign Policy Auction. Full bioWilliam D. HartungSenior Research Fellow ~ William D. Hartung is Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and an expert on the arms trade, Pentagon spending and strategy, and nuclear weapons policy. His books include Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex. Full bioAlex JordanDeputy Communications Director ~ Alex Jordan is Deputy Communications Director at the Quincy Institute. Prior to joining the Quincy Institute, he served as Senior Communications Associate at the Advancement Project National Office. Full bioJessica J. LeeSenior Research Fellow ~ Jessica Lee is a Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute. She is an expert on East Asia and a former congressional staff member. She graduated from Wellesley and Harvard. Full bioAnatol LievenSenior Research Fellow ~ Anatol Lieven is a Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His work focuses primarily on Russia and Europe. He was formerly a professor at Georgetown University in Qatar and a journalist covering South Asia and the former Soviet Union. Full bioJim LobeContributing Editor, Responsible Statecraft ~ Jim Lobe is a Contributing Editor of Responsible Statecraft. He served for 30 years as DC bureau chief for Inter Press Service and directed the award-winning blog, LobeLog. Full bioLora LumpeCEO ~ Lora Lumpe is CEO of the Quincy Institute. She has 30 years of experience in philanthropy, policy development, lobbying and campaigning on various aspects of US militarization. Full bioMeiyee MakDirector of Operations ~ Meiyee Mak is the Director of Operations at the Quincy Institute. She holds a Master's degree in Media Management from The New School and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Bates College. Full bioTrita ParsiExecutive Vice President ~ Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute. He is an award-winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Full bioTiffany RobinsonOperations Associate ~ Tiffany Robinson is the Operations Associate at the Quincy Institute. She holds a degree in Business Administration and Accounting. She has 20 years of experience working in the publication and insurance industry. Full bioJessica RosenblumDirector of Communications ~ Jessica Rosenblum the Director of Communications at the Quincy Institute. Prior to Quincy, she served as J Street’s Senior Vice President of Public Engagement. Full bioAnnelle ShelineResearch Fellow ~ Annelle Sheline is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute. Her research focuses on religion and politics in the Middle East. She received her doctorate from George Washington University. Full bioSarang ShidoreDirector of Studies ~ Sarang Shidore is Director of Studies at the Quincy Institute. His areas of research and analysis are geopolitical risk, grand strategy, and energy and climate security, with a special emphasis on Asia, particularly South Asia. Full bioSteven SimonSenior Research Analyst ~ Steven Simon is a Senior Analyst at the Quincy Institute. He studied theology at Harvard and public policy at Princeton before government service at the State Department and the NSC. Full bioNathan SmithDevelopment Associate ~ Nathan Smith is a development associate at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He has a B.S. in Political Science and a B.B.A in Finance from the University of Houston. Full bioMarcus StanleyAdvocacy Director ~ Marcus Stanley is the Advocacy Director of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Prior to joining the Quincy Institute, he spent a decade at Americans for Financial Reform. He has a PhD in public policy from Harvard, with a focus on economics. Full bioMichael D. SwaineDirector, East Asia Program ~ Michael D. Swaine, director of QI’s East Asia program, is one of the most prominent American scholars of Chinese security studies. He comes to QI from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he worked for nearly twenty years as a senior fellow. Full bioAdam WeinsteinResearch Fellow ~ Adam Weinstein is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute. His research focuses on security, trade, and rule of law in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is a veteran of the Marine Corps and the war in Afghanistan and received his JD from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Full bioQuincy Institute Financial SupportersThe Quincy Institute is grateful to the generous donors who make possible our efforts to fundamentally transform U.S. foreign policy away from endless war preparation and war making. We thank all who have supported Quincy Institute since its founding in the summer of 2019. We update this list every six months and add any new donations of $250,000 or above on a rolling basis.Charles Koch Foundation$500k – AboveOpen Society Foundations$500k – AboveSalkind Family$500k – AboveFong Family Fund$250k – $499kRockefeller Brothers Fund$250k – $499kShagbark Hickory Fund at Fidelity Charitable$250k – $499kMichael J. Zak$250k – $499kCarnegie Corporation of New York$100k – $249kFord Foundation$100k – $249kPivotal Foundation$100k – $249kStichting Giustra International Foundation$100k – $249kSchumann Media Center$100k – $249kThe Arca Foundation$50k – $99kBrian Hinchcliffe$50k – $99kColombe Peace Foundation$50k – $99kEast West Bank Foundation$50k – $99kHandjani Foundation$50k – $99kNasiri Foundation$50k – $99kPloughshares Fund$50k – $99kSaperstein Family Fund$50k – $99kScott H. Roth$50k – $99kBijan Amin and Soraya Amin Foundation$25k – $49kCenter for Citizen Initiatives$25k – $49kCompton Foundation$25k – $49kAmed Khan$25k – $49kStephen M. Silberstein Foundation$25k – $49kThe Streisand Foundation$25k – $49kAndrew Bacevich$10k – $24kBond Charitable Gift Fund$10k – $24kChurch Communities International$10k – $24kSally Donnelly$10k – $24kMary and Paul Fox Charitable Fund$10k – $24kKatrina vanden Heuvel$10k – $24kHLH Family Foundation$10k – $24kProspect Hill Foundation$10k – $24kJames & Ann Shea$10k – $24kThe Bekar Swanson Charitable Fund$5k – $9kBeverly Dale$5k – $9kJames Fitzgerald$5k – $9kHand Foundation$5k – $9kCatherine Lutz$5k – $9kJonathan Marshall & Lorraine Goldin$5k – $9k Eugene Mesgar$5k – $9k Victoria Phillips$5k – $9kRennels Forsyth Charitable Fund$5k – $9kAhmad Shams$5k – $9k A world where peace is the norm and war the exception._391928fa-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea00To promote ideas that move U.S. foreign policy away from endless war and toward vigorous diplomacy in the pursuit of international peace._39192a8a-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea00PrinciplesOur Principles ~ The Quincy Institute stands for responsible statecraft, defined as follows:Public InterestsResponsible statecraft serves the public interest. The foreign policy of the United States exists to secure the safety and well-being of the American people while respecting the rights and dignity of all. Foreign policy should therefore derive from serious consideration of the public interest, accounting for the diversity of American society. It should not be driven by the preferences of a narrow elite in Washington. American foreign policy should change as American society and the world change.EngagementResponsible statecraft engages the world. The United States should engage with the world, and the essence of engagement is peaceful cooperation among peoples. For this reason, the United States must cherish peace and pursue it through the vigorous practice of diplomacy. Building on a great achievement of the twentieth century — the liberation of most of humanity from colonial empires — the United States should welcome productive initiatives by other nations in the twenty-first century. It should not inhibit others from acting to solve common problems, reduce conflict, and provide for their own security.PeaceResponsible statecraft builds a peaceful world. The United States retains a strong interest in being a responsible and constructive member of the international community. It should act so that others can model their conduct on its own. Therefore the United States should respect established international laws and norms, discourage irresponsible and destabilizing actions by others, and seek to coexist with competitors. The United States need not seek military supremacy in all places, at all costs, for all time.NoncoercionResponsible statecraft abhors war. The use of armed force, while sometimes necessary, does not constitute engagement in the world. Force ends human life, displaces people, devastates communities, and damages the environment. In these ways, it prevents genuine engagement. Any resort to force should occur only as a last resort. The U.S. military exists to defend the people and territory of the United States, not to act as a global police force. The United States should reject preventive wars and military intervention to overthrow regimes that do not threaten the United States. Wars of these kinds not only are counterproductive; they are wrong in principle.DemocracyResponsible statecraft is democratic. The American people have the right and responsibility to participate in the making of U.S. foreign policy. They should engage in a robust and inclusive debate about America’s role in the world. Further, Congress must fulfill its duties in foreign policy, neither tolerating the usurpation of its Constitutional role by the executive nor abdicating its authority to declare war.Foreign PolicyExpose the costs and consequences of unaccountable, overly militarized foreign policy and present alternative approaches_39192fda-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea00QI’s staff and non-resident experts expose the costs and consequences of unaccountable, overly militarized foreign policy and present alternative approaches under four broad thematic approaches.Middle EastAdvance U.S. interests_3919317e-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea001Middle EastSince the end of the cold war, the Middle East has been the center of military overreach in U.S. foreign policy, peaking with the disastrous 2003 invasion of Iraq. None of America’s core national interests in the Middle East warrant a large U.S. military presence — let alone military domination of the region. To better advance U.S. interests, QI works to reduce America’s military footprint, support normal diplomatic relations with all countries, and use U.S. influence to support a locally-led security architecture that would promote peace and stability.MilitaryReduce America’s military footprint_3919330e-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea001.1DiplomacySupport normal diplomatic relations with all countries_391934a8-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea001.2InfluenceUse U.S. influence to support a locally-led security architecture that would promote peace and stability_3919362e-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea001.3East AsiaDevelop concepts and pathways for the U.S. to pursue a stable balance of power in the region_391937b4-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea002East AsiaChinaChina presents a challenge to U.S. interests in some important areas and an opportunity for cooperation in others — particularly in addressing climate chaos. QI opposes Washington’s tendency to inflate the threat of a rising China. Rather than futilely seeking to sustain military dominance in East Asia, QI develops concepts and pathways for the U.S. to pursue a stable balance of power in the region, based in deeper diplomatic and economic engagement. DiplomacyPursue deeper diplomatic engagement_3919396c-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea002.1CommercePursue deeper economic engagement_39193b2e-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea002.2Grand StrategyAdvocate a grand strategy_39193ce6-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea003For decades, the United States’ pursuit of military dominance across the globe has delivered neither peace nor strength. It has generated endless wars and diverted resources from profound needs. It has made the American people less safe. The Quincy Institute advocates a grand strategy of diplomatic engagement and military restraint. We develop strategic concepts and work to combat the forces, from warlike ideologies to the military-industrial complex, that keep the United States permanently militarized in its relations with the world.DiplomacyPursue diplomatic engagement_39193ebc-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea003.1MilitaryExercise military restraint_39194182-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea003.2DemocratizationPush Congress to reclaim its constitutional war powers and oversight of foreign and military policies_39194344-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea004CongressDemocratizing Foreign Policy ~ Too much power over war and peace is concentrated in the executive branch. QI is pushing Congress to reclaim its constitutional war powers and oversight of foreign and military policies. We foster a more informed and robust citizen engagement with foreign affairs, and build greater public support for diplomacy and restraint by exposing the private, corporate and foreign interests that fund think tanks and advance their militarist policies.Information & EngagementFoster a more informed and robust citizen engagement with foreign affairs_39194524-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea004.1CitizensDiplomacy & RestraintBuild greater public support for diplomacy and restraint_39194704-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea004.2DisclosureExpose the private, corporate and foreign interests that fund think tanks and advance their militarist policies_39194894-90e3-11ec-bbe4-34b21b83ea004.2.1CompaniesForeignersThink Tanks2022-02-18https://quincyinst.org/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net