Policy Priorities
Tax Relief for America’s Middle Class
Incentivize Job Creation for American Workers
Promote Wage Growth
Incentivize Onshoring
Ensure Access to Capital
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.
Team
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg
Co-Chair, Center for American Security
The Honorable Robert Wilkie
Distinguished Fellow, Center for American Security
The Honorable John Ratcliffe
Co-Chair, Center for American Security
Fred Fleitz
Vice Chair, Center for American Security
Gloria McDonald
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Security
Ken Timmerman
Senior Fellow, Center for American Security
Morgan Murphy
Senior Fellow, Center for American Security
Cliff Sims
Senior Fellow, Center for American Security
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Biden Destroyed American Deterrence, Trump Will Restore It
One of the best lines at the Republican National Convention recently was by the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White when he introduced former-President Trump to accept the GOP presidential nomination and close out the convention.
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Enough of the ‘Trump-Proofing’ NATO Talk
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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.
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June 25, 2024
AFPI Trip to Taiwan & Japan
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