2024-11-14T08:42:36-06:00 2023-12-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2023-01-01 850983902 THE MARATHON INITIATIVE MARA 2024803498 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 201 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ELBRIDGE A COLBY DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY 2024803498 2024-11-12 1 1 JOAN M RENNER CPA P00456765 7035351200 2024-11-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ELBRIDGE A COLBY 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 201 WASHINGTON DC 20036 1073838 0 X HTTPS://WWW.THEMARATHONINITIATIVE.ORG/ X 2020 DC THE MISSION OF THE MARATHON INITIATIVE IS TO DEVELOP THE DIPLOMATIC, MILITARY, AND ECONOMIC STRATEGIES THAT THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO NAVIGATE PROTRACTED COMPETITIONS WITH GREAT POWER RIVALS. MOTIVATED BY THE CONVICTION THAT STRATEGY IS POSSIBLE AND NECESSARY, MARATHON'S FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING SUCH STRATEGIES THROUGH DEEP, RIGOROUS, AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, INFORMED BY HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND SCHOLARSHIP. MARATHON'S GOAL IS TO EQUIP AMERICA AND ITS LEADERS WITH STRATEGIES FOR THE HARDEST PROBLEMS OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION, STRATEGIES THAT ARE OF THE UTMOST RIGOR BUT AT THE SAME TIME RELEVANT, REALISTIC, AND VIABLE. 3 1 2 1 0 0 1158420 1073838 0 0 0 0 0 0 1158420 1073838 0 0 0 0 740643 829498 0 0 88749 329947 476661 1070590 1306159 87830 -232321 543476 361828 0 50673 543476 311155 X THE MISSION OF THE MARATHON INITIATIVE IS TO DEVELOP THE DIPLOMATIC, MILITARY, AND ECONOMIC STRATEGIES THAT THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO NAVIGATE PROTRACTED COMPETITIONS WITH GREAT POWER RIVALS. MOTIVATED BY THE CONVICTION THAT STRATEGY IS POSSIBLE AND NECESSARY, MARATHON'S FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING SUCH STRATEGIES THROUGH DEEP, RIGOROUS, AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, INFORMED BY HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND SCHOLARSHIP. MARATHON'S GOAL IS TO EQUIP AMERICA AND ITS LEADERS WITH STRATEGIES FOR THE HARDEST PROBLEMS OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION, STRATEGIES THAT ARE OF THE UTMOST RIGOR BUT AT THE SAME TIME RELEVANT, REALISTIC, AND VIABLE. 0 0 370353 IN THE AREA OF DEFENSE AND GEOPOLITICS, THE MARATHON INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON ADAPTING U.S. DEFENSE AND MILITARY STRATEGY FOR THE ERA OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONTINUED DISSEMINATION OF THE ARGUMENTS OF A MAJOR 2021 BOOK ON U.S. DEFENSE STRATEGY; PUBLISHING STUDIES ON REPRIORITIZING U.S ALLIANCE DEFENSE STRATEGIES IN CRITICAL REGIONS, STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING BURDEN-SHARING WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS, AND CONFLICT ESCALATION MANAGEMENT; AND ARTICULATING A VISION AND IDEAS FOR A REVISED DEFENSE STRATEGY THROUGH A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. 216212 IN THE AREA OF DIPLOMACY AND GEOPOLITICS, THE MARATHON INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON ADAPTING U.S. DIPLOMATIC AND ALLIANCE STRATEGY FOR THE ERA OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED MANUSCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FOR A MAJOR BOOK ON GREAT POWER DIPLOMATIC STRATEGIES; PUBLISHING STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST IN U.S.-CHINA COMPETITION AND THE ROLE OF EUROPE IN HANDLING CONFLICTS ON TWO FRONTS, AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR A STUDY ON HOW U.S. DIPLOMACY SHOULD EVOLVE IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW CHINESE DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY. 330662 IN THE AREA OF GRAND STRATEGY, THE MARATHON INITIATIVE DEVELOPS STRATEGIES THAT INTEGRATE U.S. ECONOMIC, MILITARY, AND DIPLOMATIC POWER FOR THE ERA OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION. 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