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John Quincy Adams18 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2631 minJohn Quincy Adams17 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2619 minJohn Quincy Adams16 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2626 minJohn Quincy Adams15 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2623 minJohn Quincy Adams14 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2626 minJohn Quincy Adams13 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2625 minJohn Quincy Adams12 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2625 minJohn Quincy Adams11 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2628 minJohn Quincy Adams10 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2630 minJohn Quincy Adams09 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2630 minJohn Quincy Adams08 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2627 minJohn Quincy Adams07 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2622 minJohn Quincy Adams06 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2622 minJohn Quincy Adams05 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2635 minJohn Quincy Adams04 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2625 minJohn Quincy Adams03 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2623 minJohn Quincy Adams02 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2621 minJohn Quincy Adams01 - John Quincy Adams by John T. MorseDive into the riveting life of John Quincy Adams in this comprehensive biography. Journey through his formative years and diplomatic endeavors, both domestically and internationally. Then, explore his influential roles as Secretary of State and President, before culminating with his impactful years in the House of Representatives. Narrated by Bill Boerst, this biography offers an in-depth look at one of Americas most fascinating political figures.2025-07-2604 min
Security DilemmaRegime Change and Spheres of influence with Lindsey O'RourkeOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, A.J. Manuzzi and Michelle Newby spoke with Dr. Lindsey O'Rourke, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boston College and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. She’s the author of Covert Regime Change: America’s Secret Cold War, which catalogues and analyses Cold War-era U.S. regime change efforts.We discussed why American regime change efforts are often futile, take a closer look at spheres of influence as a fact of life, and examined how an American regime change war in Iran would transpire, and...2025-07-0949 minSecurity DilemmaIsrael-Iran War Update and the Politics of War with Iran with John GayOn this off-cycle episode of Security Dilemma, John Gay sat down with A.J. Manuzzi to discuss Iran's 6/20 missile attacks on Israel, why deeper U.S. involvement could lead to mission creep and shifting goals, and congressional efforts to block unauthorized U.S. entry into the war. 2025-06-2036 minSecurity DilemmaIran War Expert John Gay on What's Next After Israeli StrikesOn this impromptu episode of Security Dilemma, the Society's Executive Director John Gay sat down with SD cohost A.J. Manuzzi to discuss Israel's June 12 strikes on Iranian nuclear and regime targets, and several potential decisions the Iranians could make to retaliate, as well as what it all means for U.S. policy.2025-06-1323 minSecurity DilemmaMichael Brenes on Great Power Rivalry's Threat to Peace and DemocracyOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Michael Brenes. Dr. Brenes is Co-Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and Lecturer in History at Yale University. His research interests include United States foreign policy, political history, and political economy. He is the author of For Might and Right: Cold War Defense Spending and the Remaking of American Democracy, published by University of Massachusetts Press in 2020, as well as the co-author (with fellow former Security Dilemma guest Van Jackson) of The Rivalry Peril: How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace...2025-05-2852 minSecurity DilemmaCandace Rondeaux on the Wagner GroupOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Candace Rondeaux, the author of Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos. She serves as the Senior Director for the Future Frontlines and Planetary Politics programs at New America, and is a professor of practice at Arizona State University. Previously, she advised the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and served as the South Asia bureau chief for The Washington Post. Our conversation today discussed the origins of the Wagner Group, the role of mercenaries in Russia’s nati...2025-05-2049 minSecurity DilemmaDaniel McCarthy on Liberalism and EmpireThis week on Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Daniel McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief of Modern Age. Mr. McCarthy is a leading light in the conservative movement for a more restrained U.S. foreign policy. He is a regular contributor to The Spectator, and the former editor of The American Conservative, the magazine founded by conservatives opposed to the war in Iraq. He also worked on the Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign. Our conversation covered the connection between liberalism and empire, how the experience of the American Revolution shaped U.S. foreign policy, as well as about...2025-05-1358 minSecurity DilemmaCurt Mills on Trump's Foreign Policy 100 Days InThis week on Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Curt Mills, the Executive Director of The American Conservative, where he previously served as senior reporter and contributing editor. He specializes in foreign policy and campaign coverage. Our conversation touched on some of the Trump Administration's seminal initiatives, including diplomacy with Russia and Iran, the potential annexation of Greenland, and more. We also discussed the President's national security personnel and where the respective political parties could go on foreign policy in 2028. 2025-05-0646 minSecurity DilemmaJohn Vick on Africa and the Middle EastThis week on Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and Michael Culp spoke with John Vick, the Executive Director of Concerned Veterans for America. John Vick enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2003, and deployed to al-Anbar, Iraq in 2005. He has also served in the Navy, mobilizing twice in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, and he continues to serve in the Navy Reserve as an intelligence officer supporting U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Our conversation discussed U.S. Middle East and Africa policy, careers in military intelligence, and how to combat the U.S. military's recruiting crisis. 2025-04-2246 minSecurity DilemmaSabreena Croteau on the Economic Drivers of Naval Force StructureOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interviewed Sabreena Croteau. Sabreena is a Research Fellow at Defense Priorities and recently defended her dissertation to earn her doctorate in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Her dissertation, titled “Security the Seas: The Political Economy of Naval Force Structure,” uses an economic approach to examine the variance in the development of naval power across states, and intends to draw policy-relevant implications for U.S. grand strategy, the pivot to Asia, and competition with China as a rising economic power. Our conversation discussed how econ...2025-04-1545 minSecurity DilemmaAude Darnal on the Global South in the Trump EraOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Aude Darnal, a Research Analyst and Project Manager at the Stimson Center, and the founder and leader of the Global South in the World Order Project — hosted by the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program. Prior to joining Stimson, Aude served as an associate director at the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative. She is originally from Martinique, in the French Caribbean. Our conversation discussed how Global South countries are responding to the Trump Administration in light of its r...2025-04-091h 02Security DilemmaIs a Career in Political Risk Right for You?Is a career in political risk right for you? On March 13, JQAS recorded a webinar about careers in the private geopolitical risk sector with several alumni of the Society. The panelists and co-hosts John Allen Gay and Julie Thompson-Gomez discussed what a typical day in the life for someone in the industry looks like, how prospective applicants can be competitive candidates for roles in the space, and various tips and tricks for navigating careers in this emergent sector. Panelist bios are as follows:Natalie Armbruster is a Senior Middle East Intelligence Researcher at Seerist. She is a former Research...2025-03-1847 minSecurity DilemmaSpencer Ackerman on the Global War on Terror and Biden's LegacyOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Spencer Ackerman, a Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award-winning reporter, who has covered the War on Terror and U.S. foreign policy for The New Republic, Wired, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, and Zeteo. He is also the author of Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump and the Forever Wars newsletter, and he is currently writing the new Iron Man series for Marvel Comics and The Torture and Deliverance of Majid Khan. Our conversation discussed the impact of the...2025-03-1158 minSecurity DilemmaSarang Shidore on the Global South and the U.S.-Philippines AllianceOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Sarang Shidore, the director of the Global South Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Our conversation discussed whether interests, ideology, or both drive the policies of some Global South states, whether China is part of the Global South, and what a better approach to the U.S.-Philippines alliance might look like.Sarang Shidore's new Quincy Institute explainer on the U.S.-Philippines alliance: https://quincyinst.org/research/defending-without-provoking-the-united-states-and-the-philippines-in-the-south-china-sea/ 2025-03-041h 04Security DilemmaSkip Shelton: Practitioner's Journey to Realism and RestraintOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Skip Shelton, a career foreign policy professional with experience in defense, diplomacy, and development about the unique career journey that brought him from coordinating elections in Iraq and building roads in Afghanistan to working on Somalia's security assistance and conflict monitoring in Ukraine. The conversation also touches on how those experiences shaped Shelton's own views on American foreign policy.2025-02-251h 02Security DilemmaJohn Schuessler on Offshore Balancing and Presidential Wartime DeceitOn this week's episode of Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview John Schuessler, Associate Professor in the Department of International Affairs and Co-Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service. Dr. Schuessler is the author of Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy. Our conversation explored whether offshore balancing is a viable grand strategy, examined the prospects of Iranian or Chinese regional hegemony and its impact on U.S. security, and discussed cases of presidential deceit during war.2025-02-1854 minSecurity DilemmaJeremy Shapiro on Competing GOP Foreign Policy VisionsOn this week's episode ofSecurity Dilemma, John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Jeremy Shapiro, Research Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Shapiro was previously a fellow at the Brookings Institution, as well as a member of the State Department's policy planning staff, where he advised the Secretary of State on U.S. policy in North Africa and the Levant. He also served as a senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs during the Obama Administration. This week's conversation discusses Dr. Shapiro's piece describing the three main foreign policy...2025-02-1147 minSecurity DilemmaRose Kelanic on Syria and Energy SecurityJohn Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Rose Kelanic, Director of the Middle East Program at Defense Priorities, discussing why Washington should take a "wait-and-see" approach to Syria's new government, President Trump's new Executive Orders on energy security, and whether the U.S. military needs to be in the Persian Gulf for oil.
This episode was recorded on January 30, 2025.
Dr. Kelanic's Defense Priorities explainer: https://www.defensepriorities.org/briefs/wait-and-see-a-post-assad-syria/ 2025-02-0552 minSecurity DilemmaThe Society Forecasts Foreign Policy in 2025John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi discuss their expectations for foreign policy in 2025, including how the incoming Trump Administration could approach the Middle East, China, Europe, Latin America, and more.
Link to Matt Duss's piece in The Guardian
Recorded 1/10/20252025-01-141h 01Security DilemmaJanet Abou-Elias and Lillian Mauldin on Arms Transfers and the "Imperial Boomerang"John Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Janet Abou-Elias and Lillian Mauldin, co-founders of Women for Weapons Trade Transparency and Research Fellows at the Center for International Policy. Janet is also an alumna of the Society's Marcellus Policy Fellowship, for which she wrote a policy analysis on the War Reserve Stockpile Allies-Israel.
Our conversation, recorded in mid-November 2024, focused on arms transfers under the Trump Administration, the Biden Administration's arming of Israel in the Gaza conflict, and how War on Terror/War on Drugs era DoD authorities contribute to the militarization of the police.
Furthermore...2024-12-2040 minSecurity DilemmaDan Spokojny on Reforming American DiplomacyJohn Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Dan Spokojny, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and the founder of fp21, a think tank devoted to promoting more evidence and learning based foreign policy processes. This conversation discussed knowledge management, groupthink, U.S. policy processes, and efforts at State Department reform.
You can learn more about fp21 here: https://www.fp21.org/
2024-12-1757 minSecurity DilemmaJennifer Kavanagh on the Wars in Ukraine and the Middle EastJohn Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Jennifer Kavanagh, a Senior Fellow and the Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities, discussing the state of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
This episode was recorded on October 25, 20242024-12-1359 minSecurity DilemmaKelly Grieco on the Future of Air Power and the Indo-PacificJohn Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Kelly Grieco, a Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center's Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program, discussing geography and the regional balance of power in East Asia, proposals for an "Asian NATO," the Air Force's ongoing modernization efforts, and more.2024-12-0453 minSecurity DilemmaChristopher Shell on the 2024 Election and Foreign PolicyJohn Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Christopher Shell, a Fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Un-Diplomatic episode
Carnegie survey on "Race, Foreign Policy, and the 2024 Presidential Election"
2024-11-2044 minSecurity DilemmaAri Tolany on Arms Sales and OversightJohn Allen Gay and A.J. Manuzzi interview Ari Tolany, Director of the Security Assistance, Technology and the Arms Trade program at the Center for International Policy.
2024-10-3059 minSecurity DilemmaPeter Harris on Retrenchment, Taiwan and the Chagos IslandsAJ Manuzzi and John Allen Gay have a conversation with Peter Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and Non-Resident Fellow at the think tank Defense Priorities. Dr. Harris’s teaching and research focuses on international security and U.S. foreign policy. He received his PhD in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also a graduate fellow of the Clements Center for National Security. His work has appeared in journals including Asian Security, Chinese Journal of International Politics, International Affairs, Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, Survival, and Political Science Qu...2024-10-1457 minSecurity DilemmaWill Ruger on Realism and RestraintThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay have a conversation with Dr. William Ruger – the President of the American Institute for Economic Research and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the John Quincy Adams Society. Dr. Ruger is a long-time advocate for realist foreign policy, a decorated veteran of the war in Afghanistan and an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves, in addition to being President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan in 2020. Dr. Ruger was previously the Vice President of Research and Policy at the Charles Koch...2024-08-2056 minSecurity DilemmaLIVE: Eugene Gholz and Michael Desch on RestraintThis week, we have a live recording of one of our JQAS summer conference sessions - "Redteaming Restraint with Dr. Eugene Gholz and Dr. Michael Desch". In it, John Allen Gay and our conference participants asked some of the most challenging questions they had about restraint in U.S. foreign policy and Dr. Gholz and Dr. Desch answered them.
Note: This is our first live recording, so there are a few audio issues. Additionally, to preserve the anonymity of conference participants and their questions, we're dubbing their question with Patrick's voice but trying to...2024-08-091h 08Security DilemmaMike DiMino and Dan Caldwell Return - Ukraine and the Middle EastThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Mike DiMino and Dan Caldwell of Defense Priorities. Mike is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a former career CIA military analyst and counterterrorism officer who’s worked on everything from operational assignments overseas to the EUCOM to the President’s Daily Brief. Dan is a public policy advisor at Defense Priorities and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having deployed to Iraq and conducted operations in Al Anbar and Ninawa provinces. Today, we’re going to be talking about the state of democracy in Ukr...2024-07-141h 01Security DilemmaJames Acton on Nuclear Targeting and EscalationThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Dr. James Acton, co-director of the Carnegie Endowment’s Nuclear Policy Program.
Dr. Acton has a PhD in theoretical physics from Cambridge and he’s testified to the House Armed Services Committee, House Appropriations Committee and US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He’s an expert in hypersonic weapons and he’s currently writing a book on the nuclear escalation risks of advanced non-nuclear weapons.
Our conversation touches on the nuclear escalation risks of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the state of...2024-06-1849 minSecurity DilemmaJulia Gledhill on the Defense BudgetThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Julia Gledhill, a Research Associate at the Stimson Center and a former JQAS chapter leader who's a rising star in DC tracking Pentagon spending, military contracting and weapons acquisition. She's appeared on NPR, More Perfect Union and she's now a co-host on the newest version of the Un-Diplomatic Podcast. She joins us to talk about Pentagon budget flexibility reform, behavior from U.S. defense contractors, the relationship between the defense budget and strategy and more!
Further Reading
2024-06-1143 minSecurity DilemmaBrandon Valeriano on Cyberwarfare and Sci-Fi Soft PowerThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Dr. Brandon Valeriano, a professor at Seton Hall University. Dr. Valeriano is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Marine Corps University as a Senior Advisor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 and he’s additionally written a number of books on the subject, including CyberStrategy: The Evolving Character of Power and Coersion in 2018. Today, we talk about the state of modern cybersecurity, hackers as proxy-forces, K-pop's role in Asian geo-politics and what a Netflix series can teach us about the state of Chinese soft power.
2024-06-0448 minSecurity DilemmaJosh Shifrinson on Ukraine, Thucydides and RealismThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Dr. Joshua Shifrinson, a professor at the University of Maryland, non-resident senior fellow at the Cato Institute and author of Rising Titans, Falling Giants. This was a great conversation about the rise and fall of great powers, American involvement in the war in Ukraine and the future of U.S. European politics.
Dr. Shifrinson's essay on Ukraine with Ashford & Wertheim
Dr. Shifrinson's essay on multipolarity in Foreign Affairs2024-05-2842 minSecurity DilemmaChristopher McCallion on Grand StrategyThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay had a conversation with Christopher McCallion, a Fellow at Defense Priorities. We talk all about grand strategy, from hegemonic stability theory to reckless driving from allies and more.
Read Shield of the Republic
Read The Balance of Power2024-05-2145 minSecurity DilemmaStephen Wertheim Returns: Restraint and RetrenchmentOn this episode of Security Dilemma, we have our first return guest on the show - Dr. Stephen Wertheim. Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay joined him at his offices at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss Ukraine, NATO, restraint, "retrenchment" and the foreign policy implications of the 2024 elections. After the release of this episode, Dr. Wertheim released an essay in Foreign Policy on Ukraine, so you can check that out as well! Tune in for a great episode!
2024-05-1643 minSecurity DilemmaReid Smith on Restraint in U.S. Foreign PolicyThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Reid Smith, Vice President of Foreign Policy at StandTogether. Reid is an important advocate for realism and restraint in U.S. foreign policy, coordinating support for many of the researchers, and academics featured on this show. This episode dives into the premises of restraint, the recent congressional fight over aid to Ukraine, the concept of a "new Cold War" and more.
Reid's article on Ukraine aid
Reid's article on "anti-strategy"
2024-05-0753 minSecurity DilemmaOsamah Khalil on A World Of EnemiesThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interviewed Dr. Osamah Khalil, the author of the new book A World Of Enemies: America's Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden. This book covers the history of how endless wars have affected American domestic policy, from Vietnam and COINTELPRO to the Global War on Terror.
Dr. Khalil is a history professor at Syracuse University and the author of America's Dream Palace: Middle East Expertise and the Rise of the National Security State, which was named the Best Book of 2017 by Foreign Affairs...2024-04-231h 06Security DilemmaJohn Byrnes and Tyler Koteskey on Veterans, Reservists and WarshipsThis week on Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and Patrick Carver Fox talk with John Byrnes and Tyler Koteskey of Concerned Veterans for America. This episode covers how veteran communities have been affected by the Global War on Terror, the use and misuse of reservists and national guardsmen, naval procurement and more.
John Byrnes is strategic director for Concerned Veterans for America. He joined the marine corps in 1991 out of high school and served four years, deployed to Somalia in 1993. He joined the New York National Guard, serving at ground zero after the September 11th terrorist attacks...2024-04-161h 03Security DilemmaSpecial: Iran's Retaliation and the National InterestThis afternoon, John Allen Gay sat down to give his thoughts on recent developments in the Middle East and the threat of Iranian retaliation.
John Allen Gay is the Executive Director of The John Quincy Adams Society, Security Dilemma host and co-author of War With Iran: Political, Military and Economic Consequences, published in 2013.
2024-04-1210 minSecurity DilemmaGregory Brew on Oil, Energy and the Red SeaThis week on Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and Patrick Carver Fox speak with Dr. Gregory Brew about the changing paradigms of energy markets, from "the great de-risking" to the green energy transition, and what all this means for U.S. national security. Dr. Brew is an analyst at the Eurasia Group and a researcher on the formation of the global oil economy and contemporary energy transition.
Dr. Brew's new piece in War on the Rocks.
Apply to the JQAS Summer Conference by May 7th!2024-04-0956 minSecurity DilemmaPaul Pillar on Gaza and Israeli PoliticsThis week on Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and Patrick Carver Fox spoke with Dr. Paul R. Pillar, a 28-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency who served as the National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia from 2000 to 2005.
A Vietnam veteran, he rose to serve as the Executive Assistant to CIA Director William Webster, the Deputy Director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center and now is a valuable critic of U.S. foreign policy as a non-resident fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies.
Today, we’re going to talk abou...2024-04-0450 minSecurity DilemmaDale Copeland on China and CommerceThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interview Dr. Dale Copeland, a professor at the University of Virginia. Dr. Copeland recently published a new book called A World Safe for Commerce: American Foreign Policy From The Revolution To The Rise of China. At UVA, Dr. Copeland studies the impact of the rise and decline of economic and military power on state behavior. He’s additionally authored Economic Interdependence and War (2015) and The Origins of Major War (2000).
You can order A World Safe For Commerce here.
2024-03-1953 minSecurity DilemmaMurtaza Hussain on Pakistan and American InterventionThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interview Murtaza Hussain, a writer at The Intercept. He's broken major stories about America's involvement in Pakistani politics and we talk about that along with humanitarian aid in Gaza, airstrikes on the Houthis, the Iranian dissident group MEK and the FBI's entrapment of teenagers.
You can check out Murtaza's reporting here.
The original report on the Pakistani "cypher".
The arrest of Humzah Mashkoor.
2024-03-1547 minSecurity DilemmaJames Siebens on the South China Sea and Armed CoercionThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interviewed James A. Siebens, a Fellow at the Stimson Center's Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy program. He leads Stimson's Defense Strategy and Planning project and he’s the editor of China’s Use of Armed Coercion, a 2023 study on China’s use of military and paramilitary forces. Our conversation covers the South China Sea and China’s use of “military operations other than war”.
2024-03-0551 minSecurity DilemmaJohn Ramming Chappell on Arms Sales and Civilian HarmThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and A.J. Manuzzi interviewed John Ramming Chappell, an Advocacy and Legal Fellow at the Center for Civilians in Conflict's U.S. program. Our conversation today ranged from the laws that regulate arms sales and security assistance and how often the United States follows its own laws in practice.2024-02-2047 minSecurity DilemmaAileen Teague on Mexico and National SecurityThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and AJ Manuzzi interview Dr. Aileen Teague, a professor at Texas A&M’s Bush School and a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute about her work covering Mexico and its relationship with American national security. This conversation is based on her paper for the Quincy Institute - Responsibly Demilitarizing U.S.–Mexico Bilateral Security Relations.
2024-02-0748 minSecurity DilemmaJohn Hulsman on American RealismThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interview Dr. John Hulsman, a political risk consultant and author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism.
Prior to his work in political risk, Dr. Hulsman served as Fellow in European Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Senior Research Fellow in Geopolitics and Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation for seven years. He is a Life Member of the US Council on Foreign Relations, the author of all or part of 14 books, has given over 1560 interviews...2024-01-231h 10Security DilemmaJohn Allen Gay on the John Quincy Adams SocietyWhat is the John Quincy Adams Society? This week, Security Dilemma hosts John Allen Gay and Patrick Carver Fox have a conversation about the organization behind programs like Security Dilemma, the Marcellus Policy Fellowship, the Strategic Leaders Fellowship and so much more. Check out our website for more details and sign-up for the weekly JQAS newsletter for regular job postings and information about JQAS events. 2024-01-1645 minSecurity DilemmaYameen Huq on AI and Cyber FuturesThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interview Yameen Huq, the Director of Cybersecurity at the Aspen Institute. We discuss artificial intelligence, its impact on cybersecurity and implications for American national security. Our conversation today is based on Yameen's new report "Envisioning Cyber Futures with AI". It's a quick read and one of the most interesting papers you'll find about AI!2024-01-0953 minSecurity DilemmaChris Preble on Grand Strategy and the End of PrimacyThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interview Dr. Christopher Preble, Director of the Reimagining Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center. We discuss the reasons why the assumptions of liberal internationalism are unsustainable and we talk about Dr. Preble's upcoming paper on redeveloping U.S. foreign policy for an uncertain future.
Christopher Preble is the Senior Fellow and Director of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center. Prior to joining the Stimson Center, he served as Co-Director of the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative. In his ro...2024-01-0352 minSecurity DilemmaBrian Blankenship on the Burden-Sharing DilemmaThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay discuss burden-sharing with Dr. Brian D. Blankenship, a professor at the University of Miami. We explore a number of the topics covered in Dr. Blankenship's new book, The Burden-Sharing Dilemma: Coersive Diplomacy in U.S. Alliance Politics.
Dr. Blankenship's book is available here.
You can read an excerpt from his book here. 2023-12-2658 minSecurity DilemmaMatt Duss on Gaza and the Future of the Middle EastThis week on Security Dilemma, John Allen Gay and Scott McCann interviewed progressive thinker and MENA policy expert Matt Duss. Matthew Duss is the Executive Vice-President at the Center for International Policy. He served as foreign policy adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders from 2017-2022 and the president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Our conversation covers his recent essay in Foreign Affairs on resolving the conflict in Gaza but questions the value of the Abraham Accords, explores the nature of including Hamas in negotiations and more.
Matt Duss's most recent piece in The N...2023-12-2157 minSecurity DilemmaDavid Hendrickson on Gaza, Alliances and ImperiumThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay interviewed the John Quincy Adams Society's president - Dr. David C. Hendrickson. Dr. Hendrickson
is president of the John Quincy Adams Society and professor emeritus of political science at Colorado College. He has written many books on U.S. foreign policy, including Republic in Peril: American Empire and the Liberal Tradition (Oxford, 2018), Union, Nation, or Empire: The American Debate over International Relations, 1789-1941 (University Press of Kansas, 2009) and Peace Pact: The Lost World of the American Founding (University Press of Kansas, 2003). His Ph.D. is from Johns Hopkin...2023-12-1256 minSecurity DilemmaMichael DiMino on Gaza, Syria and the Intelligence CommunityThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay discuss the conflict in Gaza and American strategy in the Middle East with Michael DiMino of Defense Priorities.
Michael is a former career CIA military analyst and counterterrorism officer, serving in operational assignments overseas and authoring key strategic intelligence assessments for the President’s Daily Brief. He has advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States European Command and Sen. John McCain. Michael is going to be speaking with us about the conflict in Gaza and American strategy in the Middle East.
2023-12-0555 minSecurity DilemmaNegar Mortazavi on Iran: Politics, Power and ProxiesThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay discuss the politics of Iran and it's influence on the Middle East with Iran expert Negar Mortazavi. Negar is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, an award-winning journalist and host of the Iran podcast. Our conversation was recorded on November 20th, 2023. This conversation covers Iran's relationship with its proxies, how Iran views the conflict in Gaza and the state of Iranian politics. 2023-11-3050 minSecurity DilemmaDan Grazier on Planes, Tanks and Air-Ground Task ForcesThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay discuss weapons systems in the air, sea and land with former Marine Dan Grazier. Dan is a Senior Defense Policy Fellow at the Project on Government Oversight where he analyzes defense procurement, and our conversation covers naval shipbuilding, next generation air dominance, Marine Corps combined arms doctrine and more!2023-11-211h 00Security DilemmaEric Gomez on Taiwan's Urgent Need For Asymmetric DefenseThis week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay discuss Taiwanese security and America's role in the Taiwan Strait with Eric Gomez. Eric Gomez is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, with an expertise on a range of defense issues including the U.S. military budget, force posture, arms control, and nuclear stability in East Asia. Eric is joining us today because he has a new piece with the Cato Institute out as of today called Taiwan’s Urgent Need for Asymmetric Defense.
Check out his new paper and this ac...2023-11-1453 minSecurity DilemmaJohn Quincy Adams and Slavery with Jeffrey A. DenmanThis week on Security Dilemma, we're taking an episode to explore the history of the namesake for The John Quincy Adams Society with a historian who has a new book out on the subject. John Allen Gay has a conversation with Jeffrey A. Denman about his new book - John Quincy Adams, Reluctant Abolitionist.
The words of John Quincy Adams have inspired foreign policy thinkers for generations, and they continue to inspire today.
Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will [America’s] heart, her be...2023-11-0346 minSecurity DilemmaDoug Bandow on Reagan, Religion and the ROKThis week, Patrick C. Fox and John Allen Gay interview Doug Bandow, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. As a young lawyer, he worked as a Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. Doug Bandow began working with the Cato Institute in 1982 and he is a Senior Fellow there today. He is widely published; he’s written at least three books focused on the Korean Peninsula and today he has a weekly column at The American Conservative.
Our conversation today covers South Korean politics, East Asia's balance of power, the future of America's role in...2023-10-2758 minSecurity DilemmaElizabeth Beavers on Advocacy and AUMFSThis week, Patrick C. Fox and John Allen Gay interview Elizabeth Beavers, a Vice President at the Quincy Institute, an experienced advocate for progressive foreign policy reform and an expert on national security law.
In this conversation, we cover the legacy of Sen. Feinstein, legal justifications for proxy wars, American strategy in North Korea, Congress's role in foreign policy and the threat of the climate crisis.2023-10-1753 minSecurity DilemmaDaniel DePetris on Forever Wars from Mexico to SomaliaThis week, Patrick C. Fox and John Allen Gay interview Daniel DePetris, a fellow at Defense Priorities and a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune.
In this conversation, we cover the prospect of intervening in Mexico, tensions between India and Canada, America's role in Somalia and the Abraham Accords.2023-10-1049 minSecurity DilemmaJordan Cohen on Arms Sales and Alliance PoliticsThis week, Patrick C. Fox and John Allen Gay interview Dr. Jordan Cohen, an expert on arms sales policy at the Cato Institute. In this conversation we cover cluster munitions in Ukraine, the policy mechanisms of aid to Taiwan and alliance politics with arms sales in the Middle East.
Dr. Cohen's War on the Rocks article
Dr. Cohen on aid to Taiwan
Dr. Cohen on tracking U.S. weapons2023-10-0453 minSecurity DilemmaMatthew Petti on Middle East Spaghetti LogicThis week, Patrick C. Fox and John Allen Gay interview Matthew Petti, a young independent journalist covering the Middle East. In this conversation we cover the origins of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, America's ongoing presence and path out of Syria, the context of the Iranian hostage exchange and the "spaghetti logic" of Henry Kissinger's realism.
Matthew Petti's Substack
Matthew's essay on Kissinger and Realism2023-09-2650 minSecurity DilemmaAlex Thurston on West African Security & StabilityThis week, Patrick C. Fox and John Allen Gay interview Dr. Alexander Thurston, an expert on conflicts, jihadism and stability in West Africa. Dr. Alex Thurston is a professor at the University of Cincinnati and a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute. This conversation covers sources of instability ranging from the French presence to the American intervention in Libya along with a conversation about the politics of the region, ranging from Niger's path to dictatorship, Nigeria's new leadership and the comparatively stable situations in Senegal and Chad. 2023-09-2148 minSecurity DilemmaStephen Wertheim on Progressives and the National InterestThis week, Patrick C. Fox and co-host John Allen Gay interview Dr. Stephen Wertheim, a diplomatic historian and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr. Wertheim is a leading voice on foreign policy for the left, with essays in the New York Times and Foreign Affairs and appearances on programs including CNN and NPR. Our conversation covers the left's relationship with realism, Dr. Wertheim's research on America's changing perception of their role in the world and progressive interpretations of the rise of great power competition and BRICS.
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Security DilemmaJohn Quincy Adams and American Foreign PolicyWhat ideas animated the early United States' most important diplomat? David Hendrickson, president of the John Quincy Adams Society, discusses major themes in Adams' life, thought, and character and how these informed his approach to international affairs.
Hendrickson is the author of the new book Freedom, Independence, Peace: John Quincy Adams and American Foreign Policy. It is available as a digital edition at no cost or in print from Barnes and Noble for $9.99. Find it here: https://jqas.org/freedom-independence-peace/2022-10-201h 01Security DilemmaThe Russia-Ukraine Lobbying WarWashington has been a quiet battleground between Moscow and Kyiv. 2021 saw some of K Street's top lobbying firms duking it out over issues like the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, sanctions, and Ukrainian NATO membership. Think tanks got in on the fight too. The Russian invasion of Ukraine then shifted the terrain, with new sanctions blocking Russian lobbying and new lobbyists entering the fray for Ukraine.
Ben Freeman, an expert on foreign influence at the Quincy Institute and author of The Foreign Policy Auction, dug into the lucrative business of foreign influence in the United States, the transparency laws t...2022-10-1453 minSecurity DilemmaTaiwan and U.S.-China RelationsNancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan got a furious reaction from China, which held major military exercises around the island and fired ballistic missiles. These incidents highlighted a broader trend: China's military is growing in power, while the United States has been engaging more and more openly with Taiwan. Is the status quo falling apart? Are Washington and Beijing on the road to war? Can Taiwan defend itself? We spoke to Michael Swaine of the Quincy Institute about these critical questions. Swaine is among the authors of Active Denial, a recent study of U.S. defense posture in Asia. h...2022-08-111h 01
Security DilemmaFormer CIA Russia analysis director on the rocky road to peace in UkraineUkraine won the battle for Kyiv and pushed the Russians back from Kharkiv. But that doesn't mean the war is over - indeed, it seems likely to continue for the long haul, while there may be dangers of Russian escalation in spite of Russia's weak position. We spoke with George Beebe, former head of Russia analysis at the Central Intelligence Agency and current Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute, about what lies ahead. His 2019 book is The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe.2022-05-2659 minSecurity DilemmaPutin's Road to UkraineHow did Putin become Putin? Amb. John Evans met the future Russian leader when he was just a deputy mayor of St. Petersburg. Evans, then serving as U.S. consul general, shares his recollections of the young Putin, situates this in the broader Russian political situation in the 1990s and the evolution of U.S.-Russian relations from the optimism of the period to today's bitterness. We also speak about Russia's move into Ukraine - how it came to this and where it may go.
Our guest offers a minor correction to his remarks: "It was Chip...2022-04-281h 00Security DilemmaChange Coming in KoreaChange is in the air in the Koreas.
In the South, incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol takes over from Moon Jae-in, potentially yielding shifts away from diplomacy with Pyongyang and toward closer relations with Washington and Tokyo.
In the North, a recent ICBM test stoked concerns about nuclear risks as many diplomatic mechanisms are on ice. And both Koreas face a diplomatic test as the Russian invasion of Ukraine creates new friction in global politics and economics.
Our guest, John Delury, is Professor of Chinese Studies at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies...2022-04-1449 minSecurity DilemmaUnderstanding Nuclear Command and ControlHow do different countries choose who gets to decide when nuclear weapons are used, how that decision is made, and how that decision can be brought into effect? What factors lead them to choose different strategies for closely controlling - or not - their nuclear arsenals? How does all this impact U.S. security - and how do U.S. policies shape other actors' choices? Learn all this and more in a special conversation with a leading expert on the subject, Dr. David Arceneaux.
David Arceneaux is an assistant professor of political science at the University...2022-03-241h 01Security DilemmaBacevich on Why American Foreign Policy Keeps FailingA twenty-year campaign in Afghanistan that ended in disaster. An intervention in Libya that helped cast the country into a decade-long civil war. An invasion of Iraq that led to chaos and removed a check on Iran. A war on terror that seems to have created more terrorists. NATO expansion in Europe that cemented Russian enmity. Why does U.S. foreign policy have such a poor record lately? And how has all of this impacted civil-military relations?
Join us and the Columbia Political Union for a conversation with Andrew Bacevich, president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible S...2022-02-0357 minSecurity DilemmaHow to Get Your Foreign Policy Ideas PublishedYou've worked hard to deepen your knowledge of international affairs. Writing is a critical tool for sharing that knowledge and establishing yourself as a voice in our field. Learn how to write the pieces editors can't wait to feature - and how to navigate pitching your writing to a publication and working through edits. What's it like to be on the other side of the author-editor relationship? We'll hear from Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, current editorial director of Responsible Statecraft and former executive editor of The American Conservative.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is Editorial Dire...2022-01-131h 09Security DilemmaHumane War? (w/ Samuel Moyn)The dawn of precision weaponry helped create deeper interest in making war humane: limiting collateral damage, for example. However, argues Samuel Moyn in a new book, this has had the paradoxical effect of making war endless - rendering it sustainable and diluting efforts to end the wars rather than merely managing their violence. Join us as we hear from Moyn on his provocative argument.
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and Professor of History at Yale University. He has written several books in his fields of European intellectual history and...2021-12-1648 minSecurity DilemmaDebate: John Quincy Adams’ Foreign Policy LegacyAmerica's sixth president is widely seen as one of the country's greatest diplomats. Phrases like "[America] goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy" remain in our lexicon. Territorial acquisitions he negotiated from Spain include the state of Florida and access to the West Coast. His deft diplomacy helped secure American interests during the massive wars after the French Revolution, the independence of Spain's Latin American colonies, and the rise of the Holy Alliance. The Monroe Doctrine he was central in crafting defined U.S. relations with the Western Hemisphere for the remainder of the nineteenth century.
2021-12-011h 08Security DilemmaDebate: What's Driving the Middle East's New Wave of Diplomacy? (Parsi vs. Cambanis)Diplomacy is breaking out in the Middle East. Traditional rivals like Saudi Arabia and Iran have been sitting down to talk through their differences. Why is this happening?
Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute and several other influential commentators have argued that the United States' drawdown in the region has forced its partners to dial back more confrontational elements in their foreign policies, as they no longer have Uncle Sam backing them up. What's more, Parsi and others argue, there's reason for optimism that this diplomacy can improve things in the region.
Not so, argues...2021-11-111h 01Security DilemmaIs the best cyber defense a good cyber offense? (w/ Peter Campbell)Peter Campbell of Baylor University applies lessons from defensive military doctrine to make the case for the advantages of a defense-oriented cyber doctrine in a digital discussion with the John Quincy Adams Society. (8/26/2020)2021-11-0657 minSecurity DilemmaEast Asia's Surprising Stability (with David C. Kang)Fears of a new era of great power competition in East Asia are gripping Washington - but nobody seems to have told the region's states, which are maintaining low defense spending and resolving disputes among one another. This John Quincy Adams Society digital discussion features David C. Kang of the University of Southern California.2021-11-0258 minSecurity DilemmaCan Europe Defend Itself? (w/ Barry Posen)Is Europe capable of defending itself against a Russian invasion without assistance from the United States? In a recent paper for Survival, Barry R. Posen argues that it can. The John Quincy Adams Society's national organization teamed up with the JQAS chapter at the University of Notre Dame for a conversation with Dr. Posen on his article and several subsequent critiques of it. You can find the original article here: https://www.iiss.org/blogs/survival-blog/2020/12/europe-can-defend-itself2021-11-0259 minSecurity DilemmaJQAS Student Leaders SpeakHow can the JQA Society change your life and accelerate your career? How can you take your leadership skills to the next level? Several current and former chapter leaders talk about the impact their involvement with the John Quincy Adams Society has had for them. You'll hear from Julia and Ryan, two JQA alumni who now work in foreign policy in Washington, and from Samantha and Alyssa, who lead an established chapter and one that's brand new. Learn how it's done and what it can do for you. This is a session from our 2021 summer conference, which was held...2021-11-0259 minSecurity DilemmaAfter Afghanistan: Legal Power and Human Rights (w/ Julia Gledhill)The War in Afghanistan has come to an end. But what about the legal framework that made it (and the Global War on Terror) happen? Hear from a policy advocate working to lobby Congress for a more peaceful foreign policy. Julia Gledhill, a former JQA Society campus leader, now works at the Friends Committee for National Legislation, where she covers issues like war powers, defense spending, and human rights. In this conversation, we talk about the ongoing 2022 National Defense Authorization Act process, the drone war, Guantanamo Bay, and proposals to authorize the president to go to war with China ov...2021-11-0256 minSecurity DilemmaWill China's Rise Lead to War? (w/ Joshua Shifrinson)Thucydides famously argued that the rise of Athens, and the fear this provoked in Sparta, made the Peloponnesian War inevitable. Some have taken this to be a general principle: rising powers and the relatively declining states they advance upon are doomed to confrontation, crisis, and war. Will this be the case with the United States and China? In this digital event with the John Quincy Adams Society, Joshua Shifrinson of Boston University argues that we shouldn't be as worried as some would have us be. Shifrinson conducted a deep examination of rising states and the choices they make in...2021-11-0258 min