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The Quincy Institute was launched in December of 2019 to combat the Washington consensus for war and militarism. Since then, our team has been at the forefront of reorienting U.S. foreign policy towards engagement, diplomacy, and peaceful coexistence. As 2023 comes to a close, please consider supporting the Quincy Institute and help us achieve a world where peace is the norm and war the exception. DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gUcQm6Wf LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/gYyK6UAw

The Quincy Institute's Executive Vice President, Trita Parsi, recently appeared on Democracy Now! Productions to discuss Israel's growing war in Lebanon. He warned that Israel is attempting to rope the U.S. into a larger regional war, adding, “Biden has chosen to be… more deferential than any other American president has been to Netanyahu.” Watch his full appearance here:

The Transformation of German Politics The state election results in eastern Germany this month mark a tectonic shift in Germany’s political configuration. The surge in support for the rightwing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the even more striking rise from nowhere of the leftwing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) reflect deepening public dissatisfaction with levels of immigration, support for Ukraine, and the state of the economy. According to polls across Germany, support for the parties of the existing governing coalition is sinking fast. If this pattern is sustained, next year’s national elections will lead to radical changes in key German policies. To discuss the election results, join us for a conversation featuring Molly O’Neal, non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Wolfgang Streeck, Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, …

Another great event on the books! Thanks so much to Ronald Lamola and Joy-Ann Reid for making it a huge success! You can watch the entire conversation between South Africa’s Minister for International Relations and Cooperation and Joy Reid here: https://lnkd.in/gxxDTctD

Book Talk – Diplomat’s Dictionary In his classic work Diplomat’s Dictionary, Ambassador Chas Freeman sets out a collection of definitions of the diplomatic craft and terminology; part Talleyrand, and part Ambrose Bierce. First published in 1994, this remains the most acute, the wittiest and the pithiest of all introductions to the practice of diplomacy. In an era when it sometimes seems that the US and Europe possess not diplomats but anti-diplomats, its lessons are more important than ever. To discuss the book and its lessons, Ambassador Freeman will be joined by Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute. The conversation will take place on Wednesday, September 18th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM Eastern. The Quincy Institute has assembled a panel of distinguished experts to begin a discussion of these issues, as Republican and Democratic presidential contenders begin to puzzle through their own po…

Quincy Research Fellow and former Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs, Annelle Sheline, PhD, recently appeared on C-SPAN to discuss the war in Gaza. As Annelle explains, "Israel is trying to wipe out the Palestinian population of Gaza." Thus, in order to uphold American law, "the U.S. needs to cut off weapons to Israel." https://lnkd.in/gxHuGXeE

🚨 DC Area: 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐍𝐎𝐖 Tuesday, September 17: The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft is hosting an in-person event with South Africa’s Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐚. He will be joined in conversation with MSNBC political analyst and host of the “The ReidOut” and “AM Joy," 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐝 to discuss key aspects of international relations and policy of South Africa’s new Government of National Unity, which formed after this summer’s elections resulted in a strong showing by several new parties in South Africa.

In a recent C-SPAN appearance Quincy's Director of Grand Strategy, George Beebe, described the "niche" we as a think tank seek to fill. "It's attempting not to be partisan-not to be Republican or Democrat-but to advance a national interest based, restraint-oriented foreign policy, that tries to avoid repeating the kinds of mistakes that we got into over the last several decades-these so-called "forever wars" that we could into but no get out of-and really not attempt to transform the world into some sort of miniature version of the United States, but to focus on what is most important for the U.S. people to be secure and prosperous." Well said! https://lnkd.in/gPt_uaSz

What if Iran Gets the Bomb? The Biden administration, along with outside experts, assesses that Iran could build a nuclear weapon very quickly — if chose to do so. Whether and under what conditions Iran would cross the line is unknown. Equally unclear is how Tehran would integrate a nuclear weapons capability into its over all security strategy. What would Iran’s leaders believe nuclear weapons would do for them? And how would they wield them? These uncertainties are compounded by unknowns regarding the reactions of regional states, especially Israel and Saudi Arabia, and powerful global players, including the United States. At a moment when Iran and Israel have attacked each other’s territory with ballistic missiles, these questions are more than just thought exercises. And the implications go beyond the Middle East as states under the shadow of perceived aggressors contemplate building nuclear weapons themselve…

We're kicking off the new season by welcoming a new cohort of non-resident fellows. Each of these restraint-oriented thinkers will help us in our goal of developing and popularizing a foreign policy where peace is the norm and war is the exception. Please join us in welcoming Stephen Costello (George Washington University), Christopher Coyne (George Mason University), Daniel Elkins (Special Operations Association of America), Nontobeko Hlela (University of Johannesburg), Maryam Jamshidi (University of Colorado), Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou (American University), Almut Rochowanski (independent Eastern European activist), and Denis Simon, PhD (Duke University). https://lnkd.in/gZsUVUvD