The Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program strengthens U.S. foreign policy by testing assumptions, reassessing conventional wisdom, and exploring innovative approaches to international engagement.
Given the historic nature of the challenges facing U.S. policymakers in a rapidly changing world, we believe that the voices influencing policy decisions are often too narrow, and that unconventional thinking is urgently required. The program fills an important gap in the national discourse on the United States’ global role by injecting fresh thinking and unorthodox ideas.
Through original research, public and private events, and media appearances, we are transforming the national security debate, among both policy experts and the broader public.
Examining how nuclear weapons have shaped international politics over the last eight decades
July 31, 2025
A discussion on whether the war on drugs should include U.S. military operations in Mexico.
July 24, 2025
Nuclear threats are rising. What can be done to contain them?
July 10, 2025
Experts discuss how to evaluate success and failure in war
July 1, 2025
The Net Assessment crew debates President Trump’s decision to join the Israeli war against Iran.
June 26, 2025
A focus on lethality in war distracts from the strategic objectives that war is supposed to serve
June 24, 2025
The Trump administration risks undermining U.S. security if it follows Israel into war
June 18, 2025
India and Pakistan traded blows for four days in May. What do we know? What can we learn?
June 12, 2025
