Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft


The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft is a U.S. think tank founded in 2019 and located in Washington, D.C.

History

Initial funding for the group, launched in November 2019, includes half a million dollars each from the Open Society Foundation and the Koch Foundation.
The think tank is named after U.S. President John Quincy Adams, who as Secretary of State said, in a speech on July 4, 1821, that the U.S. "goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy". It has been described as realist in orientation. Conservative publications such as The Washington Free Beacon have criticized the think tank for its stance and speakers on China.
David Klion writes: "Quincy's founding members say again and again that 9/11 and the Iraq War were turning points in their careers."David Klion, "Go Not Abroad in Search of Monsters: The Quincy Institute, a new DC think tank, will fight the Blob at home while advocating restraint overseas", The Nation, vol. 309, no. 3, p. 21.

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