Tag: US FOREIGN AnD NATIonal security POLICy

  • America’s National Interests: A Report From The Commission on America’s National Interests, 2000

    The Commission on America’s National Interests was established by a bipartisan group of Americans who are convinced that, in the absence of American global leadership, citizens will find their fortunes, their values, and indeed their lives threatened as surely as they have ever been. The Commission is concerned that after five decades of extraordinary exertion,

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  • Negotiating with Moscow

    On February 18, 2025, U.S. and Russian officials convened in Saudi Arabia to discuss a potential peaceful resolution to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to explore the broader U.S.-Russia relationship. The meeting followed statements by other U.S. officials indicating a shift away from earlier American commitments to NATO membership for Ukraine and to restoring the

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  • Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Japan Institute of International Affairs

    On November 26, the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) in Tokyo held a forum on the direction of U.S. foreign policy under a second Trump administration. Topics included the Ukraine War, cross-strait relations, Japan-U.S. relations, and the nature of U.S. politics following the GOP’s trifecta of victories, having won the White House as well

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  • Who Should Answer the 3 AM Phone Call?

    As Americans prepare to head to the polls on November 5, they face a critical choice: who is better suited to handle an international crisis at the helm — Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Voters will have to consider key factors, from each candidate’s approach to the economy to the looming confrontation with the quartet

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  • Debate: Should America Continue to Support Ukraine?

    On September 12, the Center for the National Interest hosted a debate on the question “Should America continue to support Ukraine?” Melinda Haring and Jacob Heilbrunn argued in support of the proposition and Helen Andrews and Curt Mills against it. —Melinda Haring is a senior advisor at Razom for Ukraine and a nonresident senior fellow

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