The Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget More Than Meets U.S. National Security Needs
The Trump administration can enhance U.S. national security by transferring funds from unnecessary programs in the defense budget to other agencies.
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
Getting Ahead of the Curve: Why the United States Needs To Plan for the Coronavirus in the Americas
The United States cannot afford to ignore the progressing spread of COVID-19 among its neighbors in the Americas.
The Middle East Peace Process: An Analysis From Former U.S. Negotiators
CAP executive vice president for policy Mara Rudman testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism.
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes and Exacerbates the Middle East’s Long-Standing Governance Problems
Ongoing conflicts and political repression reflect enduring regional challenges in the Middle East during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Protect Against the Coronavirus Pandemic at Home, the U.S. Must Also Help Those Beyond Its Borders
The United States must provide more foreign assistance in order to fight the pandemic at home and abroad.
Trump’s Coronavirus Survival Strategy: Blame China
President Trump is looking for someone to blame for his failure to protect the American people from the COVID-19 pandemic, and he thinks China is the perfect scapegoat.
A Migrant Model To Follow: Portugal’s Response to the Coronavirus
The United States and other countries should take a cue from the humanitarian ways that Portugal is treating migrants and asylum-seekers during this pandemic.
Don’t Let the U.S. Response to the Coronavirus Crisis Do More Damage to Democracy
The long journey to bring a resolution to the COVID-19 pandemic requires unprecedented actions, but sacrificing our civil liberties shouldn’t be among them.
Authoritarian Regimes Seek To Take Advantage of the Coronavirus Pandemic
This troubling trend could lead to greater global competition at a time when cooperation between world powers is needed more than ever.
Politics Should Not Determine if Americans Receive Aid To Combat Coronavirus
Americans need full transparency regarding the allocation and distribution of federally funded medical equipment during the COVID-19 crisis.
Lessons for the United States From International Economic Responses to the Coronavirus
The international community can offer the United States creative policy solutions as it seeks to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US Should Be Leading the Global Response to the Coronavirus Crisis
COVID-19 is presenting an unprecedented test for every country; here’s how the United States can lead the response, save lives both at home and abroad, and successfully meet this global challenge.
The Senate Stimulus Proposal in Response to Coronavirus Fails to Meet the Moment
The Senate’s coronavirus stimulus bill doesn’t do nearly enough to help families and small businesses.
To Respond to the Coronavirus, Trump Should Take 6 Immediate Steps on the Defense Production Act
The Trump administration can save lives if it takes these six steps now on the Defense Production Act.
Leveraging the State Department’s Human Rights Reports To Inform U.S. Foreign Policy
The annual human rights reports demonstrate the disconnect between human rights situations on the ground and the Trump administration’s policies around the world; a future administration must change that.
