Creating a Democratic Strategic Advantage Initiative
The Biden administration should create a new initiative to make a significant investment in U.S. foreign assistance to support democracies.
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
How To Bring the World’s Democracies Together
The United States should prioritize a dual-track approach to strengthening coordination among the world’s democratic nations by expanding the G-7 and hosting a global summit of democracies.
Bridging the Divide in the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
For the U.S.-South Korea alliance to be most effective, the two countries must strive to understand one another—and progressives must find common ground on key challenges.
Transforming U.S. Foreign Policy To Ensure Dignity and Rights for LGBTI People
America must restore its leadership role in advancing LGBTI equality and human rights more broadly on the global stage.
4 First Steps for Congress To Address White Supremacist Terrorism
As tensions rise ahead of the upcoming election, the 116th Congress can and should act now to confront the surge in violent white supremacy across the country.
Taking Advantage of a Pivotal Decade in Outer Space
Wise investments in space exploration today will pay off for years to come.
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.
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.