George Beebe is director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute. He spent more than two decades in government as an intelligence analyst, diplomat, and policy advisor, including as director of the CIA’s Russia analysis, director of the CIA’s Open Source Center, and as a staff advisor on Russia matters to Vice President Cheney. His book, The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe (St. Martin’s Press, 2019), warned how the United States and Russia could stumble into a dangerous military confrontation. Prior to joining QI, George was Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for the National Interest and before that he served as president of a technology company that measured the impact of events, issues, and advertising campaigns on audience views. He speaks Russian and German.
Director, Grand Strategy Program
George Beebe
Program
Director, Grand Strategy Program
George Beebe
Recent Work
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Events
Trump vs. Harris: Whose Foreign Policy Will Win the 2024 Election?
Join us for a preview of foreign policy and the 2024 election.
The Ukraine “Peace Summit”
Join us for an assessment of the Ukraine “peace summit” in Switzerland.
What a Foreign Policy For the Middle Class Looks Like: Realism and Restraint Amid Global Conflict
The Quincy Institute and The American Conservative held a conference to discuss a foreign policy for the American middle class, featuring keynotes from Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) & Former Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.