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Building a New U.S. Partnership with Africa
Congress is Key to Restoring Realism in U.S. Energy Policy
Congress is Key to Restoring Realism in U.S. Energy Policy
The United States should pursue a more ambitious plan for our engagement in Africa. FAL's Africa working group offers some initial ideas for a bolder policy centered around economic growth and prosperity, self-reliance and flourishing, and the U.S. enshrined as partner of choice for Africa.
Congress is Key to Restoring Realism in U.S. Energy Policy
Congress is Key to Restoring Realism in U.S. Energy Policy
Congress is Key to Restoring Realism in U.S. Energy Policy
The U.S. needs realism, not wishful thinking, in its energy policy. To help right the ship, Congress should reassert its role in setting policy. Recommendations for more congressional oversight of the IEA and EIA and the establishment of a National Commission on Energy Transition Realism.
Engaging Chinese Engagement in Latin America
Congress is Key to Restoring Realism in U.S. Energy Policy
Preventing the Next Escalation in Ukraine and Beyond
China’s inroads and influence in Latin America are continuing to grow. If the U.S. is to effectively counter China, it needs a strategy to deal with the continued rise of Chinese influence in its own hemisphere. Here's an effective U.S. response to the PRC challenge in the region.
Preventing the Next Escalation in Ukraine and Beyond
Mexico’s Strategic Shift Away from the United States Threatens National Security
Preventing the Next Escalation in Ukraine and Beyond
In the face of Russian saber-rattling, it is imperative that the U.S. show commitment to its own nuclear deterrent and willingness to take no option off the table if Russia attacks its vital interests. Read the report.
Mexico’s Strategic Shift Away from the United States Threatens National Security
Mexico’s Strategic Shift Away from the United States Threatens National Security
Mexico’s Strategic Shift Away from the United States Threatens National Security
AMLO is pursuing a strategic shift away from close bilateral cooperation with the U.S. and the shared values of democracy and free markets, which threatens American national security. Six recommendations for Congress and the Biden Administration.
Does the United States Need a National Technology Policy?
Mexico’s Strategic Shift Away from the United States Threatens National Security
Mexico’s Strategic Shift Away from the United States Threatens National Security
Policymakers should support the development and implementation of a focused technology policy in key areas where government support can benefit U.S. economic and national security. Read FAL's recommendations.
Improving Congress’s Pending China Bills (With Hints from Beijing)
Improving Congress’s Pending China Bills (With Hints from Beijing)
Improving Congress’s Pending China Bills (With Hints from Beijing)
As Congress considers legislation to bolster the ability of the United States to compete with China, lawmakers should sharpen provisions that have raised concerns for the CCP in Chinese-language commentary on the bills. Doing so will help ensure the final law prioritizes policies that have the highest competitive payoff. Read FAL's recommendations.
Principles for China Competition in Light of the Ukraine War
Improving Congress’s Pending China Bills (With Hints from Beijing)
Improving Congress’s Pending China Bills (With Hints from Beijing)
Five years have passed since Washington declared China as its primary national-security challenge. Xi Jinping’s approach to Putin’s war underscores the need to get this competition right. Read FAL's six principles for China competition.
Advancing America's Role as a Global Leader
The Forum for American Leadership brings the leaders of the conservative national security movement together to advance America’s role as an active global leader and defender of liberty with a strong military and a proudly pro-free trade agenda.
FAL's research and policy products inform policymakers in Congress and the Executive Branch on vital national security issues, including foreign policy, defense policy, geo-economics and sanctions, human rights and democracy, non-proliferation and arms control, and national security law.
