Policy Priorities

The twin American victories in the Second World War and the Cold War established our country as “the last, best hope for man on Earth.” Freedom’s cause in every part of the globe depends upon a strong America. With our country secure, we can, with greater confidence, advance American security abroad. American security is exemplified by a strong military, fair trade deals, alliances that are equitable, aggressors who are isolated, and those who harm us, destroyed. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) examines American security abroad as a prerequisite for peace at home: always putting American interests first. This includes removing ourselves from endless, unnecessary wars in order to rebuild the homeland, while also understanding our indispensable role in maintaining a world at peace.

The America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security champions Americans rather than a theoretical “America” imagined by the Washington national security establishment. The exercise of American power requires clear justification, and an America First approach ensures that American power is used in the interest of Americans. To advance that goal, the Center looks to ensure that there will be rigorous advancement of policies which will serve as an authentically American alternative to Washington’s increasingly obsolescent foreign and defense policy orthodoxy.

The phrase America First refers to an approach rooted in an awareness of America’s unique role in the world, and its unmatched ability to do best for others when its people are strong, safe, and prosperous. It means that any commitments of American lives or dollars abroad must come with concrete benefits to the American people. Every investment of American resources needs to reap a substantial security benefit.

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Op-Ed | June 28, 2024

Biden’s Debate Performance Will Hit National Security Hardest

The results are in on Thursday’s presidential debate. There is bipartisan agreement that President Joe Biden bombed and former President Donald Trump dominated the evening.

| June 25, 2024

AFPI Trip to Taiwan & Japan

Op-Ed | June 14, 2024

The World Does Not Want Israel to Win the War Against Hamas

The daring Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rescue mission on June 8 that freed four Israelis taken hostage by Hamas during its October 7, 2023 terrorist attack against Israel was a pivotal event that should have shifted global opinion about the war in Israel’s favor by illustrating the shocking malevolence of Hamas and how little it values human life. Unfortunately, this did not happen.

Op-Ed | May 28, 2024

Is Joe Biden Putting Politics Ahead of Iran Nuke Threat?

According to a new Wall Street Journal article, the Biden administration is pressing the UK and France to drop its plan to censor Iran at next month’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting over a significant increase in Iran’s production of near-weapon-grade enriched uranium. According to a recent IAEA report, Iran increased its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium by 20.6 kg to 142.1 kg as of May 11, its highest level to date.

Op-Ed | May 28, 2024

Column cherry-picks Trump national security critics

Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin is one of the more tiresome Trump critics, writing several columns a week full of knee-jerk attacks on former President Donald Trump and shameless cheerleading for President Biden. Ms. Rubin’s columns are a bizarro world where the Trump administration had no accomplishments, no rational person can support Mr. Trump, and Mr. Biden is a brilliant and successful president.

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