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Book Talk | Crossing the Red Line
A discussion of Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s new book.
Book Talk | The Great League of Peace and Power
Join us for a discussion of David Hendrickson’s new book.
Book Talk | Boiling Point: How America Brought War to Ukraine
A discussion of Stephen Kinzer’s new book.
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Engaging with Afghanistan to Prevent a Humanitarian Disaster
Congress earmarked over $3 billion for the Afghan military prior to its collapse in August. Do we have similar determination …
Climate Change: The Greatest National Security Threat to the United States
In the future, climate change, if not addressed in time, risks destroying the United States along with the whole of …
Yemen at the Crossroads: Updates On the Humanitarian Crisis and What Congress Can Do About It
Co-sponsored by the Friends Committee on National Legislation and Demand Progress. Consideration of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act comes …
“Over the Horizon” Operations: The Future of Drone Strikes
WATCH VIDEO OF THE EVENT BELOW Extraordinary reporting by The New York Times in September revealed that a U.S. drone …
Envisioning a U.S. Strategy of Restraint in the South China Sea and Beyond
This summer marked the fifth anniversary of the ruling by a tribunal convened by the U.N. Commission on the Law …
Has Making Wars More ‘Humane’ Helped Make Them Endless?
Have efforts to make war more ethical — to ban torture and limit civilian casualties — only shored up the …
After Afghanistan, Does the U.S. Need Bases In the Middle East At All?
President Joe Biden’s declaration that the withdrawal from Afghanistan puts an end to “an era of major military operations to …
The 9/11 Wars: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Twenty years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, America has finally ended the war in Afghanistan — but many of the …
The Future of Regional Engagement with Afghanistan and the Taliban
Following the U.S. and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban now control the vast majority of Afghan territory and the …
Who’s Behind Instability in the Middle East?
WATCH VIDEO OF THE EVENT BELOW The Middle East has suffered immensely from civil wars, especially in the decade following …
Taking Stock: U.S. Counterterrorism Interventions in Africa Today
While Washington is winding down counterterror operations in Afghanistan and possibly Iraq, there is growing pressure from some quarters for …
Will Biden Deliver on His Promise to End U.S. Complicity in Yemen’s War?
On February 4, President Biden committed to ending support for offensive Saudi military action in Yemen, as well as relevant …
The Biden-Putin Summit: Outcomes and Implications
A joint panel of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord (ACURA). The summit …
Ending the Conflict in Ukraine: A Negotiated Solution
As President Biden prepares to meet with President Putin on June 16, the territorial disputes in Ukraine — including Russia’s …
What Comes After the Apocalypse?
Things have changed dramatically over the past year. Or have they? We’re living in a (nearly) post-pandemic, post-Trump, post-economic collapse …
Can an Oscar-Nominated Film, a New President and the Courts Close Guantanamo?
President Biden’s announcement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan brings an end to one part of the two-decade-long Global War …
Veteran Book Talk – The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley
Wesley Morgan first visited the Pech in 2010, as a college student embedded with U.S. military units as a freelance …
Making the Forever War: The Enduring Insights of Historian Marilyn Young
What drives the forever war? First and foremost, it is a failure to learn the lessons of the past, argued …
Iran’s Presidential Elections and its Future Foreign and Domestic Policies
With only weeks left until Iran’s June 18 Presidential elections, campaigning will begin in earnest the last week of May. …
What Does a Foreign Policy for the Middle Class Look Like?
This event is co-hosted by the Center for the National Interest. President Biden has talked about pursuing a foreign policy …
The End of Great Power Competition?
In 2017, the Pentagon under President Donald Trump announced that a new era of “great power competition” had arrived. Almost …
NATO Expansion: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?
The Ukrainian government has issued a new request for an Action Plan leading to NATO membership, even as the situation …
Ending the Forever War: President Biden’s Decision to Withdraw U.S. Troops from Afghanistan
QI hosts a discussion on Biden’s planned withdrawal from Afghanistan and what comes next for U.S. policy in the country