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President Biden promised that human rights would be a central part of his administration’s foreign policy, yet around the world, the results have fallen short of the rhetoric.

A plan for the U.S. to correct course and re-engage in the Western Hemisphere in a meaningful way on trade and better utilize existing economic tools.

As policymakers grapple with how to handle advances in generative AI, fostering continued innovation and being clear-eyed about the national security implications of generative AI will be critical. 

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.

An options paper that evalauates the case for and against tying U.S. foreign assistance to a country’s voting record with the U.S. in the UN General Assembly.

This brief outlines why a successful, multilateral semiconductor export control regime requires an aligned, global approach across many stakeholders, as well as a nuanced understanding of the Chinese government’s likely response (and a willingness to withstand that response).

China is cracking down on foreign and foreign-facing companies, launching raids and investigations, freezing acquisitions, and arresting Chinese and foreign nationals. This brief outlines how the U.S. government and American companies operating in China should prepare for ongoing Chinese pressure.

The world has shifted to a renewed era of great power competition. If America’s great-power adversaries see strategic advantage in assaulting democracy and democratic alliances, the United States should see strategic advantage in defending and advancing freedom around the world.

As the June 2023 Ukraine Recovery Conference gets underway, FAL’s International Development Working Group has a new brief that outlines five key mechanisms by which the U.S. can promote a Ukrainian victory while maintaining a sustainable level of economic support.

 The outcome of the U.S.-CCP strategic competition will determine the direction of the twenty-first century, and U.S. economic policy will play a decisive role in this contest. To ensure the United States prevails in this competition, policymakers must leverage the broad range of economic policy tools at our disposal in a comprehensive fashion. Read FAL's three-part strategy to give the United States the best possible chance to outcompete the CCP and protect both U.S. economic and national security. 

Amid the strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party and the war in Ukraine, the 118th Congress has an opportunity to make the Department of Defense (DoD) more effective at defending the national security of the United States. To win today and tomorrow, FAL provides key areas of reform for Congress to consider as it creates a FY2024 defense budget. 

According to the CDC, 107,000 Americans overdosed in 2021. 70,000 of those died from synthetic opioids, mostly fentanyl. Fentanyl is a gamechanger for the U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship and it should be treated as such. Here is FAL’s strategy to address this national emergency.