The project on testing assumptions in US foreign policy explores some of the deep-seated beliefs that guide US foreign policy and questions conventional wisdom. By exposing these assumptions to close scrutiny, the project seeks to generate a more lively, fruitful, and effective strategic dialogue to shape future US foreign policy.
In Focus
As space grows more competitive and congested, there is an urgent need for global space governance
Undergraduate students seek to improve U.S. foreign policy and deepen U.S. global engagement
Commentary
Testing Assumptions About the War in Ukraine, One Year Later
How have Washington's common wisdoms — and ours — about Ukraine held up?
Christopher Preble
• Emma Ashford
• James Siebens...
Research & Writing
Op-Ed
Amid chaos in Congress and an election campaign, the Biden administration may be forced to reconsider the viability of its approach toward Kyiv
Emma Ashford
• Matthew Kroenig
Commentary
Members of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy team examine key assumptions about US foreign policy that will be tested this year
Christopher Preble
• Evan Cooper
• Kelly A. Grieco...
Commentary
Africa’s growing space ambitions and untapped potential mark an unprecedented opportunity to see what space can achieve for the common good
Ruvimbo Samanga
Commentary
The United States cannot remain a monolith if it wants countries to follow its norms, principles, and rules in a new age of space competition
Deganit Paikowsky
Commentary
Japan’s commercial and national space programs will be facing challenges around governance and the democratization of space on the horizon
Yasuhito Fukushima
Commentary
Seeking to address the safety and security of space activities, Middle Eastern countries have begun to rapidly develop their space capabilities
Beatrice Hainaut
Commentary
As countries vie for control over lunar space, India must adapt its policy and continue to lead among its international competitors
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Commentary
A cooperative international approach is needed to manage the many new commercial players operating in space
Robert A. Manning
Commentary
Compounding challenges around space strategy and governance require European states to adapt their current approaches to space policy
Guilhem Penent
Commentary
An international treaty banning destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile tests is possible with the right support
Victoria Samson
• Brian Weeden
Commentary
A unilateral approach to space governance cannot work in the current international system
Evan Cooper
• Kelly A. Grieco
Op-Ed
The status quo is unworkable, but no one appears to be offering viable long-term solutions
Emma Ashford
• Matthew Kroenig
Policy Paper
Common views about multipolarity and its risks for the United States are misleading
Emma Ashford
• Evan Cooper
Project Note
Students from across the country submitted ideas for how the United States could improve its standing in the world
Evan Cooper
Commentary
As engagement in space increases, the United States can become a leader by addressing orbital debris through compliance
James Maxcy
Commentary
How have Washington's common wisdoms — and ours — about Ukraine held up?
Christopher Preble
• Emma Ashford
• James Siebens...
Events
