by Edward King | Jun 16, 2025
Home / Policy Topics Israel-Iran Cease direct U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict and avoid regime change Israel launched preventive strikes on Iranian nuclear, military, and energy targets, sparking a new war between the two Middle East rivals. The United...
by Edward King | Dec 9, 2024
Home / Policy Topics Syria Getting out and staying out of Syria The Assad regime is over after years of brutal civil war. Rebels now control Damascus with many questions about what comes next. With ISIS’s caliphate destroyed, Assad deposed, and Iran ejected, no...
by Edward King | Aug 26, 2024
Home / Policy Topics Middle East Middle East Reducing U.S. exposure to the region’s politics and violence U.S. interests in the Middle East are limited and diminishing, and our political and military engagement in the region should be commensurate with its strategic...
by Jared Lindo | May 23, 2024
Home / Policy Topics Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now a grinding war of attrition concentrated on the Donbas. Reports detail the day-to-day fighting, destruction, and other developments, but the following Defense Priorities analysis aims to improve...
by Edward King | Apr 29, 2024
Home / Policy Topics Israel-Hamas Avoiding a regional war Following the heinous October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, Israel responded with a devastating assault on Gaza. As that conflict continues, the risks of spillover into a broader regional war remains—as does the...
by Jared Lindo | Dec 28, 2023
Home / Policy Topics China Responsibly competing with our greatest strategic rival Tensions between the U.S. and China have grown in recent years over flashpoints, like Taiwan and the South China Sea. The relationship between the world’s two most powerful states is...
by Jared Lindo | Dec 28, 2023
Home / Policy Topics North Korea Deterring a nuclear North Korea Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have persisted for years. Relations between Seoul and Pyongyang have become increasingly hostile, while North Korea continues to develop its nuclear capabilities and...
by Jared Lindo | Dec 28, 2023
Home / Policy Topics NATO A Cold War military alliance, undergirded by U.S. nuclear weapons and conventional military power 75 years after its founding and more than three decades since the Soviet Union collapsed, the NATO alliance now includes 32 members and shares a...
by Jared Lindo | Dec 28, 2023
Home / Policy Topics Grand Strategy Grand strategy is the centerpiece of a nation’s foreign policy, setting national priorities to match available means with vital security goals. The United States’ post-Cold War grand strategy has proven to be a costly failure that...
by Jared Lindo | Dec 28, 2023
Home / Policy Topics Burden Shifting As the wars in Ukraine and Gaza rage and as China’s power continues to grow, new questions have been raised about the dependence of allies on the United States. A growing chorus of voices are urging the United States to turn over...
