Christopher Preble, Senior Fellow and Director of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program, will be joined by Senior Fellow Emma Ashford and Miranda Priebe, Senior Political Scientist, and Director of the Center for Analysis of Grand Strategy at RAND. The three will consider why U.S. grand strategy is ill-suited to today’s world, and scrutinize the elements of an alternative grounded in humility and restraint.
The era of U.S. global dominance is over. The ends and means of U.S. foreign policy are not aligned; recalibration must start with setting priorities. The United States alone cannot maintain peace and security in every corner of the globe; it should share responsibility with others. Given the United States’ limited resources, policymakers should recognize that the core goals of U.S. foreign policy – preserving Americans’ security, prosperity, and freedom – do not rely on sustaining overwhelming U.S. military power in all places, and at all times. Different circumstances, including new constraints on U.S. power, cry out for new approaches. Specifically, Preble calls on the United States to rebalance its foreign-policy toolkit by elevating diplomacy, trade, and cultural exchanges, and by deemphasizing the use of force and coercion.
Lead Discussant
Christopher Preble, Senior Fellow and Director, Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program, Stimson Center
Discussants
Emma Ashford, Senior Fellow, Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program, Stimson Center
Miranda Priebe, Senior Political Scientist and Director, Center for Analysis of Grand Strategy, RAND