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Subsidizing the Military-Industrial Complex: A Review of the Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows Program By Intern Brett Heinz & Democratizing Foreign Policy Program Director Ben Freeman Quincy Institute, 4/23/24
An obscure Department of Defense program gives Pentagon contractors a taxpayer-subsidized opportunity to influence U.S. military policy and creating massive conflicts of interest.
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The U.S.–Japan–South Korea Trilateral Partnership: Pursuing Regional Stability and Avoiding Military Escalation By Research Associate James Park & Non-Resident Fellow Mike Mochizuki Quincy Institute, 4/22/24
Rather than focusing exclusively on military deterrence, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea should pursue a more balanced arrangement — one that promotes stability on the Korean peninsula, credibly reaffirms long standing policy over the Taiwan issue, and disincentivizes China from pursuing its own trilateral military partnership with North Korea and Russia.
A Dangerous Game Is Underway in Asia
By Non-Resident Fellow Mike Mochizuki & Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine The New York Times, 4/24/24
Washington’s pursuit of an increasingly complex network of security ties in East Asia will lead to a deepening arms race, an increasingly contentious and militarized environment, and greater risk of stumbling into a conflict. Cooperating with China is the best way — perhaps the only way — to steer the world away from disaster.
The Pentagon’s 30-Year Lobbying Swindle
Featuring Intern Brett Heinz & Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman The Lever, 4/23/24
For decades, corporations have used taxpayer-funded fellowship opportunities to help them secure billion-dollar defense contracts. The Lever, an investigative news outlet with great reach, reports on QI's new research brief.
Webinar Does Peace Have a Chance in Ukraine? Featuring Grand Strategy Director George Beebe, Samuel Charap, & Liana Fix; moderated by Senior Advisor Kelley Beaucar Vlahos Quincy Institute, 4/24/25
