Quincy Institute

Increasingly Americans want: -A US arms embargo on Israel -A diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine -To stop enriching the military industrial complex at Americans’ expense -To maintain peaceful relations with China It’s time for Washington to listen to Americans, not hawks

I preview the Trump-Marcos Jr summit meeting today in Washington DC in @Diplomat_APAC. In light of China's illegal intrusions in the South China Sea, there's a better way to make the US-Philippines alliance strong and sustainable. It is by righting the policy mix between…

Israel is strapping hand grenades to commercial drones and dropping them on Palestinian children to force families out of their homes. This is what American military aid funds.

New from me: Americans hired to put a non-Israel face on Netanyahu's dystopian aid schemes might end up bringing about the collapse of the whole thing. Another one comes forward, disgusted and horrified with what he saw there: responsiblestatecraft.org/us-contractors…

New study from @TheLancet finds sanctions kill 564,258 people annually. It's long past time the US acknowledged sanctions are not benign "economic statecraft," they're a form of warfare that takes countless innocent lives.

Rep. Randy Fine called news of Palestinian starvation "Muslim terror propaganda" and told starving civilians to "starve away." This is the same Congress that keeps voting to send billions to Israel to continue their genocidal war. Where is our conscience? End US complicity.

Just FYI AI warfare will: -Depersonalize killing, making wars easier to start -Create unpredictable battlefields -Risk massive loss of life from false information -Outsource life-or-death decisions to profit-driven companies But, sure, let's give Grok a $200M DoD contract

The Pentagon gave contractors $2.4 TRILLION between 2020-2024. The breakdown: -54% of all Pentagon spending went to private companies. -The top 5 contractors alone got $771B. Meanwhile, we spent just $356B on diplomacy, development, and humanitarian aid. Why? War Pays.

Is “lethality” enough? Today at 12 pm EST retired US Army Special Forces Lt. Col. @mikenelson586 joins me to discuss his recent Atlantic essay & how the US military can balance warrior ethos with ethics & professionalism. 📅 Register Now: quincyinst.org/events/the-war…