Nick Cleveland-Stout is a research associate in the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He investigates foreign influence, think tank funding, and war profiteering. Previously, he conducted research on US-Brazil relations as a Fulbright fellow at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Nick is also a former Marcellus Policy Fellow with the John Quincy Adams Society, where he authored “The Case for a ‘Green BRAC.’” His work has appeared in Responsible Statecraft, The Nation, The Intercept, The Brazilian Report, Drop Site, and The Hill. Nick earned his Bachelor’s degree from Colorado College, where he studied political science.