The First 100 Days: Toward a More Sustainable and Values-Based National Security Approach
An actionable plan for the next administration’s progressive national security agenda.
America Adrift
A new study of public attitudes on U.S. foreign policy issues finds that voters desire more government investment at home to remain competitive in the world.
Limit, Leverage, and Compete: A New Strategy on China
What the FY 2020 Defense Budget Gets Wrong
Mapping China’s Global Governance Ambitions
Securing a Democratic World
Interactive: The First 100 Days
This interactive database features nearly 250 recommendations that the next administration can advance, adopt, and implement within the first 100 days to set the country on a path toward a more progressive national security approach.
There Is a Solution to the Huawei Challenge
To compete at full strength in 5G, the United States must first counter China's market-distorting industrial policies.
Fiscal and Management Accountability at the Pentagon
A House-Senate Conference Committee is considering a key provision on Pentagon management that would impact accountability and how taxpayer dollars are spent.
What the Intelligence Community Doesn’t Know Is Hurting the United States
The U.S. intelligence community must invest in understanding its own business model to make data-driven decisions for the future.
Belarus’ Fight for a Democratic Future
Belarusians are protesting for free and fair elections—something under threat not only from their own leader but from Moscow as well.
Blunting Foreign Interference Efforts by Learning the Lessons of the Past
America was caught off guard in 2016, but the country has learned a great deal from that experience—and by understanding what happened in the past, it can better protect upcoming elections.
Turkey’s President Erdoğan Is Losing Ground at Home
Generational change and shifting attitudes in conservative Turkey could bring fragmentation of the dominant right-wing bloc and, potentially, a new political alignment—prospects that will continue to shape President Erdoğan’s actions at home and abroad.
Why Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding Should Prompt NATO To Act
Hungary’s democratic backsliding and increasingly nationalist rhetoric threatens the stability of the alliance. NATO needs to respond.
WTO Reform Must Start at the Top
The world’s largest trade body needs a leader committed to a fairer and more sustainable global economy.
How White Supremacy Returned to Mainstream Politics
This report provides a guide to identifying and calling out the white nationalist ideas that are infiltrating U.S. political discourse.
Any Kosovo-Serbia Deal Needs the European Union
Upcoming Kosovo-Serbia talks at the White House raise concerns that by cutting out the European Union, the Trump administration may sacrifice the region’s long-term stability for a political win.
Italy After COVID-19: Betrayal or Renewal?
The United States and the European Union can help Italy out of a 25-year mess.
4 Ways Congress Can Amend the Insurrection Act
It is time to put more constraints on the president’s use of the military at home.
Turkey’s Changing Media Landscape
Government censorship is rapidly reshaping how Turks get their news, with major implications for Turkish foreign policy, political polarization, and Erdoğan’s rule.