Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
There is an urgent need for a more disciplined U.S. foreign policy that is clear-eyed about a more competitive world, realistic about the limits of American power, and aligned with domestic renewal. The Carnegie American Statecraft Program examines America’s role in the world and recommends policy ideas to help meet this need.
Democracy, migration, and influence from China and Russia are among the key issues at stake.
Collectively, a group of emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East are growing in their geopolitical weight and diplomatic ambition. How closely do they align with the United States when it comes to Russia and China? What drives their decisions on the world stage? How can the United States integrate them into its foreign policy strategy?
In an era of constrained resources and major power adversaries, the United States should prioritize its military investments that are already in short supply and high demand.
Both Republican and Democratic administrations have effectively followed the same blueprint.
This vital question looms large in Washington partly because it was not squarely debated during NATO’s enlargement.
Its latest round of instability runs the risk of exacerbating an already dire crisis for its citizens and neighbors.
Christopher S. Chivvis is the director of the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment.
Suzanne DiMaggio is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East and Asia.
Peter Harrell is a nonresident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Jennifer Kavanagh is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy.
Christopher Shell is a fellow in the American Statecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.