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About the Quincy Institute
The practical and moral failures of U.S. efforts to unilaterally shape the destiny of other nations by force requires a fundamental rethinking of U.S. foreign policy assumptions. So does the emergence of a multi-polar world in the 21st century where economic power is more evenly shared across nations. Yet the influence of the “military industrial complex” that President Eisenhower warned of has led to a situation where the foreign policy debate within Washington is intentionally constrained and fails to incorporate the diversity of views needed for that rethinking.
The Quincy Institute aims to lead this reconceptualization, and to do so in a way that serves both vital American interests and the broader shared interest in creating a more just and peaceful world. We believe that a foreign policy that emphasizes military restraint and diplomatic engagement and cooperation with other nations will serve American interests and values better than policies that prioritize the maintenance of U.S. global dominance through force.
About the Better Order Project
Beginning in mid-2023, the Quincy Institute’s Better Order Project brought together more than 130 experts, scholars, and practitioners from over 40 countries, spanning the Global North and South and including all permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, to collectively develop a package of proposals aimed at stabilizing an international security order in transition.
This project has been made possible through generous support from Michael J. Zak, The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
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