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Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

U.S. foreign-policy restraint (cross-ideological, left-of-center on most issues)

Owned byPublished by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, an independent nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C. It has no corporate or individual owner.
FundingPhilanthropic donations. Its founding gifts included about $500,000 each from George Soros's Open Society Foundations and the Charles Koch Foundation, plus individual donors. Critics on the right often call it 'Soros-funded.' Its funding has also included other foundations and individual donors.
On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

The Quincy Institute was founded in 2019 by Trita Parsi, Stephen Wertheim, Eli Clifton, Suzanne DiMaggio and Andrew Bacevich. It was meant to promote 'restraint' as the guiding principle of U.S. foreign policy, meaning fewer wars and more diplomacy. Its founding was notable for combining money from the Open Society Foundations and the Charles Koch Foundation, which pairs a progressive donor with a libertarian-leaning one. Responsible Statecraft is its news and commentary site, publishing analysis from staff, fellows and outside writers. Its positions include opposing U.S. military interventions, favoring negotiations with Iran and North Korea, ending support for the war in Yemen, and urging a more arm's-length relationship with Israel and Saudi Arabia. Critics, including conservative media watchdogs and some pro-Israel and hawkish commentators, say it is too soft on adversaries such as Iran, Russia and China and point to its Soros funding. Supporters say it gives voice to a real, cross-partisan restraint view that is underrepresented in Washington. During Trump's first term it found common ground with him on some issues, such as talks with North Korea and skepticism of 'forever wars,' while opposing others. In the second term, its experts, including Parsi, have sharply criticized Trump's Iran policy and threats during the 2026 war.

Sources

  1. Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft - Wikipedia
  2. Quincy Institute - SourceWatch
  3. Quincy Institute For Responsible Statecraft - Influence Watch
  4. Responsible Statecraft Media Bias - AllSides
  5. The Iran War - Quincy Institute
  6. Trita Parsi on Iran War - Democracy Now

Profile compiled 2026-10-14; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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