John Quincy Adams Society Overview
CGS sponsors the Texas A&M chapter of the John Quincy Adams Society. The John Quincy Adams Society (JQAS) is a national network of student groups focused on U.S. foreign policy, with centering visions of realism and restraint. Its chapters aim to help students advance, both intellectually and professionally, while promoting a broader and more strategic conversation about America’s approach to international affairs. It is a nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization: it works in the world of ideas, not on activism or elections, and it seeks to engage every corner of the political spectrum.
If you are interested in joining the chapter, please email Cameron Tobias at cameron.l.tobias@tamu.edu.
John Quincy Adams Society Essay Series
The John Quincy Adams Society runs a foreign policy essay contest that we encourage all students to participate in. The essay contest is meant to encourage students to write about pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy. You can find out more about the essay contest on the JQAS website. Please note that official entries must be submitted through the JQAS submission form.
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy will promote entries to the JQAS essay contest that are written by Bush School students. If you would like to have your essay promoted by CGS, please email bushschoolCGS@tamu.edu.
A Strengthened German Military Could Help Minimize U.S. Security Obligations in Europe
April 17, 2023 – By Benjamin Giltner: Giltner recommends a strengthened German military to provide for its own security amid a revisionist Russia. By ensuring the Germans build up a “people’s military” instead of a more elitist and closed off security sector, the Germans can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. Giltner argues the United States only has so much bandwidth; a strengthened German military could help minimize U.S. security obligations in Europe.
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- April 18, 2022 – By Benjamin Giltner: U.S. National Interests in Ukraine
- Feb. 11, 2022 – By David Winter: Should the United States be willing to go to war with China over Taiwan?
