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Featured Policy Products
Recommendations for U.S.-Venezuela Policy
Summary Biden Sanctions Relief Deal Background For the last four years, Venezuela has been entrenched in a political, economic, social, and humanitarian emergency. Beginning with Maduro’s initial election and moving into 2018 presidential elections that…
Strengthening U.S. Trade Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
The United States requires a stronger trade agenda to secure U.S. national security and economic interests and counter China in the vital Indo-Pacific region. China today is a larger trading partner than the United States…
How the U.S. Can Support Israel’s Self-Defense
The barbaric and unprecedented air, land, and sea attack by Hamas terrorists against Israel on October 7 killed more than 1,300 Israelis, including at least 25 American citizens, and left thousands wounded and at least…
President Biden’s Approach to Human Rights and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy
In 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden made protecting human rights abroad a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, saying he would “stand always for our values of human rights and dignity.” Two-and-a-half years into his administration, it is clear that…
Deepening Trade and Economic Relations with Latin America is a U.S. Strategic Interest
Latin America is strategically important for the United States because trade with the region underpins U.S. economic and national security, supports American jobs, and is a critical component of America’s ability to compete with China….
Recommendations for U.S.-Iran Policy
This brief critiques the Biden Administration’s approach to Iran and provides recommendations for the next administration to stop Iran’s nuclear program and stand with the Iranian people.
U.S. Economic Policy and the Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set as its chief aim to supplant the United States as the world’s preeminent power and remake the world in its own image. The outcome of the U.S.-CCP strategic…
