** Weekly Round-Up
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** Quincy in the news
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** June 21, 2020
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** UPCOMING WEBINARS
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** The legacy of the Korean War on U.S. democracy, economy, and society
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DATE: Thursday, June 25, 2020
TIME: 4:00- 5:00 pm ET
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The Quincy Institute invites you to a Zoom webinar on the legacy of the Korean War on American democracy, economy, and society.
June 25 marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, which technically is still ongoing. President Harry Truman defended U.S. participation in Korea as a "police action," setting the stage for future presidents to circumvent Congressional declarations of war when sending U.S. troops overseas. The Korean War also cemented the post WWII military-industrial complex, which has grown into a seemingly unbreakable iron triangle of federal budget appropriations, weapons procurement, and lobbying contributions to members of congress by the arms corporations. This panel will discuss how the United States became so heavily militarized, and what we might do to walk back the endless war preparation and footing.
The panel will feature Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and chief sponsor of H.Res.152 calling for a formal end to the Korean War; Mary Dudziak, QI Non-Resident Fellow and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law; and Nikhil Pal Singh, QI Non-Resident Fellow and Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at New York University. Quincy Institute CEO Lora Lumpe will moderate this discussion.
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** FEATURED
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The sorry state of Germany’s armed forces
By Rajan Menon, Non-Resident Fellow
Foreign Policy, 6/18/20
U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement—and subsequent
confirmation—that he would reduce the 35,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germany by 28 percent provoked a barrage of criticism. And although U.S. politics remain as partisan as ever, the critics included both Democrats and Republicans.
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Taiwan funding of think tanks: Omnipresent and rarely disclosed
By Eli Clifton, Director of Democratizing Foreign Policy
Responsible Statecraft & The American Prospect, 6/17/20
The conditions for a Cold War–style entanglement with China were set. COVID-19’s origins in Wuhan, the global economic downturn stemming from the novel coronavirus, and a presidential election in five months created a perfect storm.
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Andrew Bacevich on America's ‘war fetish' and the sanitized American identity
President Andrew Bacevich interviewed
WGBH, 6/18/20
In the title of his June piece for The New Republic, Andrew Bacevich poses the question: "Will 2020 Finally Kill America’s War Fetish?” On Thursday, former Army colonel and President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft joined Boston Public Radio to unpack his views on the nation’s use of violence and military might to solve its litany of issues, both foreign and domestic.
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** Webinar: The liberal order: Before Trump, and after
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With Patrick Porter, Emma Ashford, & Michael Lind. Moderated by Stephen Wertheim
Quincy Institute, 6/17/20
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** MORE. MORE. MORE.
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* Abolish and replace: Ending the militarization of policing in America ([link removed][UNIQID]) by Non-Resident Fellow Gordon Adams, Responsible Statecraft, 6/18/20
* U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions on Assad, Syrian government, and its backers ([link removed][UNIQID]) , Interviewed: Non-Resident Fellow Josh Landis, Radio Free Europe, 6/17/20
* North Korea digs in for return to hostilities with South Korea and U.S ([link removed][UNIQID]) . by Jamie McIntyre/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow for East Asia Jessica Lee, Washington Examiner, 6/17/20
* North Korean military threats target South but also send a message to Trump ([link removed][UNIQID]) by Kim Gamel and Yoo Kyong Chang/ Quoted: Senior Research Fellow for East Asia Jessica Lee, Stars and Stripes, 6/16/20
* Retired Colonel Andrew Bacevich has never seen military leaders criticize a president like some are now ([link removed][UNIQID]) by Jason Turesky/ Interviewed: President Andrew Bacevich, WGBH, 6/16/20
* U.S. engagement in Africa should be led by civilians, not the military ([link removed][UNIQID]) by Non-Resident Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford, Responsible Statecraft, 6/16/20
* Trump’s vacuous West Point address and the revolt against it ([link removed][UNIQID]) by Robin Wright/ Quoted: President Andrew Bacevich, The New Yorker, 6/15/20
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