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Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Formation2019;5 years ago(2019)
Type501(c)(3) organization
84-2285143[1]
Board Chair
Andrew Bacevich
Websitequincyinst.orgEdit this at Wikidata

TheQuincy Institute for Responsible Statecraftis an Americanthink tankspecializing inUS foreign policy.Founded in 2019, the Quincy Institute has been described as advocatingrealismandrestraintin foreign policy. The organization is located inWashington, D.C.and is named after formerpresidentJohn Quincy Adams.

History

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The Quincy Institute was co-founded byAndrew Bacevich,a formerUS Armyofficer who fought in theVietnam Warand later became a professor of history atBoston University.[2]Bacevich is currently chairman of the board at the Quincy Institute.[3]

Initial funding for the group, launched in November 2019,[4]included half a million dollars each fromGeorge Soros'Open Society FoundationsandCharles Koch'sKoch Foundation.[5][6][7]Substantial funding has also come from theFord Foundation,theCarnegie Corporation of New York,theRockefeller Brothers Fund,andSchumann Center for Media and Democracy.[8]The institute distinguishes itself from many other think tanks in Washington, D.C. by refusing to accept money from foreign governments.[9]

The think tank is named after US PresidentJohn Quincy Adamswho, assecretary of state,said in a speech on July 4, 1821, that the US "goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy."[9]It has been described as "realist"and" promot[ing] an approach to the world based on diplomacy and restraint rather than threats, sanctions, and bombing. "[10][11]

David Klion wrote: "Quincy's founding members say again and again that9/11and theIraq Warwere turning points in their careers. "[9]

Purpose

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The Quincy Institute states that it is a nonprofit research organization and think tank that hosts scholars, participates in debates, publishes analysis pieces by journalists and academics, and advocates for a "less militarized and more cooperative foreign policy".[12]According to its statement of purpose, it is opposed to themilitary-industrial complexdescribed by PresidentDwight D. Eisenhowerin his farewell address.[12]

Co-founderTrita Parsihas described the Quincy Institute as "transpartisan", and, according toThe Nation,has described the need for "an alliance of politicians on the left and right who agree on the need for restraint, even if they do so for different reasons".[9][13]According to Bacevich, the purpose of the institute is to "promote restraint as a central principle of US foreign policy — fewer wars and more effective diplomatic engagement."[14]

According toThe Nation,the Quincy Institute founders believe that the existing foreign policy elite is out of step with the American public, which is "far more skeptical of military adventurism".[9]Mother Jonessaid that the Quincy Institute offers "a rare voice of dissent from foreign policy orthodoxy."[15]

Daniel W. Drezner,writing inThe Washington Post,described the institute as a "think tank that advocates a sober version of restraint", and said that it joined theCato Institute,theCenter for the National Interest,andNew America"in the heterodox foreign policy basket".[11]

Hal Brands,writing inBloomberg News,described it as a "well-funded think tank" that is part of the "restraint coalition", a "loose network of analysts, advocates and politicians calling for a sharply reduced US role in the world".[16]

Reception

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Some writers have argued that the agenda of the Quincy Institute is in line with theTrump administration's foreign policyon some issues, such asnegotiating with North Korea,but has a different approach from the Trump administration on others, such as US involvement in thewar in Yemen.[10][17]

Writing inSurvival,the journal of theInternational Institute for Strategic Studies,Daniel DeudneyandJohn Ikenberrycriticized the "restraints" that the Quincy Institute advocates for as "misplaced and inadequate". Deudney and Ikenberry argue thatliberal internationalismwould offer a more historically effective basis for institution-based restraint, than transactional agreements between states supported by the geopolitical restraint school.[17]

In January 2020, aRepublicanUSsenator,Tom Cotton,accused the institute ofantisemitism,calling it an "isolationist, blame America First money pit for so-called scholars who've written that American foreign policy could be fixed if only it were rid of the malign influence of Jewish money."[18][14]Quincy presidentAndrew Bacevichdescribed Cotton's claim as absurd.[19]TheJerusalem Postnoted that many of its fellows are controversial:Lawrence Wilkersonfor his views on what he called the "Jewish lobby",Stephen WaltandJohn Mearsheimerfor theiraccountof what they call an "Israel lobby",Paul Villarfor his allegations of Republican donors'dual loyaltyto Israel,Eli Cliftonfor calling theFoundation for the Defense of Democraciesa mouthpiece for the Israeli government,Chas Freemanfor his controversial "Israel lobby" statements and calling American Jews a "fifth column"for Israel, andTrita Parsiwho has been accused as serving as a mouthpiece for the Iranian government. ThePostreported that "Eugene Kontorovich,a professor of law atGeorge Mason University,told theFree Beaconthat many Quincy scholars have singled out Jews and Israel. "[14]

Aris RoussinosofUnHerdcalled the think tank "isolationist".[20][undue weight?–discuss]

According to an April 2021 article in the conservative Jewish online magazineTablet,two Quincy Institute fellows rejected the argument that thepersecution of Uyghurs in Chinaamounts to agenocide.[21]

In 2022, during theRussian invasion of Ukraine,there were two resignations in protest at the institute's dovish response to the conflict: non-resident fellowJoseph CirincioneofPloughshares Fund,who had raised money for Quincy, and board memberPaul Eaton,a retired senior Army major officer and adviser to Democratic politicians and liberal advocacy groups. Cirincione said he "fundamentally" disagrees with Quincy experts who "completely ignore the dangers and the horrors of Russia's invasion and occupation and focus almost exclusively on criticism of the United States, NATO, and Ukraine". Eaton said he resigned because he "supportsNATO".[15][22]Parsi responded by saying that Cirincione's criticisms "were not only false but bewildering," and were easily disproved by "a quick glance at our website."[15]

Co-founders

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The Quincy Institute's co-founders include:[12]

Notable affiliated experts include:[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Form 990"(PDF).Internal Revenue Service.Archived(PDF)from the original on October 1, 2023.RetrievedOctober 1,2023.
  2. ^Barlow, Rich (July 23, 2019)."Professor Emeritus Andrew Bacevich Cofounds a Think Tank Promoting Democracy, Funded By Ideological Opposites George Soros and Charles Koch".Boston University.Archivedfrom the original on July 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 7,2022.
  3. ^"Team".Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.Archivedfrom the original on 2024-05-30.Retrieved2024-01-31.
  4. ^"Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft".Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-07-01.Retrieved2019-07-01.as we near our public launch in November!
  5. ^Kinzer, Stephen (June 30, 2019)."In an astonishing turn, George Soros and Charles Koch team up to end US 'forever war' policy".Boston Globe.Archivedfrom the original on July 1, 2019.RetrievedJuly 1,2019.
  6. ^Embury-Denis, Tom (1 July 2019)."George Soros and Charles Koch to fund new 'anti-war' think tank".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 1 July 2019.Retrieved1 July2019.
  7. ^Coleman, Justine (December 3, 2019)."George Soros, Charles Koch foundations help launch pro-peace think tank".The Hill.Archivedfrom the original on February 19, 2020.RetrievedMay 23,2020.
  8. ^"Our Financial Supporters".Archivedfrom the original on 2022-04-19.Retrieved2022-05-25.
  9. ^abcdeKlion, David (July 29, 2019)."Can a New Think Tank Put a Stop to Endless War?".The Nation.Archived fromthe originalon August 3, 2019.RetrievedAugust 3,2019.
  10. ^abMills, Curt (2019-07-01)."Realism Resurgent: The Rise of the Quincy Institute".The National Interest.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-12-16.Retrieved2020-05-23.
  11. ^abDrezner, Daniel W. (2019-07-11)."Charles Koch and George Soros teamed up on a new foreign-policy think tank. I have questions".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-09-11.Retrieved2021-07-29.
  12. ^abc"About QI - Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft".Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.Archivedfrom the original on 24 July 2021.Retrieved28 July2021.
  13. ^Spinelli, Dan; Friedman, Dan (August 2022)."America's Top Anti-War Think Tank Is Fracturing Over Ukraine".Mother Jones.ISSN0362-8841.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-04.Retrieved2022-09-05.The institute is proudly not progressive; it prefers to call itself "transpartisan." Its experts often align with the anti-militarist worldview shared by many progressive Democrats and libertarians, a coalition that is reflected in the organization's primary funders: George Soros and Charles Koch.
  14. ^abc"New US think tank accused of antisemitism".The Jerusalem Post.2020-01-29.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-01-01.Retrieved2021-01-04.
  15. ^abcSpinelli, Dan; Friedman, Dan (August 2022)."America's Top Anti-War Think Tank Is Fracturing Over Ukraine".Mother Jones.ISSN0362-8841.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-05.Retrieved2022-09-05.
  16. ^"The World Doesn't Need a More Restrained America".Bloomberg News.2022-06-01.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-06-25.Retrieved2022-09-05.
  17. ^abDeudney, Daniel; Ikenberry, G. John (2021)."Misplaced Restraint: The Quincy Coalition Versus Liberal Internationalism".Survival.63(4).International Institute for Strategic Studies:7–32.doi:10.1080/00396338.2021.1956187.ISSN0039-6338.
  18. ^Dolsten, Josefin (9 January 2020)."Republican senator accuses Soros-funded think tank of fostering anti-Semitism".Times of Israel.Archivedfrom the original on 22 February 2021.Retrieved5 January2021.
  19. ^Chotiner, Isaac (January 13, 2020)."Andrew Bacevich on U.S. Foreign-Policy Mistakes".The New Yorker.Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2020.Retrieved5 January2021.
  20. ^Roussinos, Aris(January 15, 2024)."Peace in Ukraine has never seemed further away".UnHerd.Archivedfrom the original on January 15, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 15,2024.Writing for the isolationist Quincy Institute think tank, the strategic analyst Anatol Lieven
  21. ^Rosen, Armin (April 28, 2021)."Washington's Weirdest Think Tank".Tablet.Archivedfrom the original on April 30, 2021.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
  22. ^"'That conversation is over': Jason Greenblatt talks on Khashoggi, Israel and Saudi Arabia ".POLITICO.2022-07-07.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-10-01.Retrieved2022-09-05.
  23. ^"Experts".Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.Archivedfrom the original on April 19, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 2,2024.

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