American Statecraft
American Statecraft
About the Program

The American Statecraft Program develops and advances ideas for a more disciplined U.S. foreign policy aligned with American values and cognizant of the limits of American power in a more competitive world.

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Christopher S. Chivvis

Senior Fellow and Director, American Statecraft Program

Suzanne DiMaggio

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Peter Harrell

Nonresident Scholar, American Statecraft Program

Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Brett Rosenberg

Nonresident Scholar, American Statecraft Program

Christopher Shell

Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Katie Tobin

Nonresident Scholar, American Statecraft Program

Stephen Wertheim

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

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Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Strategy

Innovative foreign policy recommendations grounded in reality

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Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Strategy

Innovative foreign policy recommendations grounded in reality

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Strategic Change in U.S. Foreign Policy

How large foreign policy shifts happen despite pressures to maintain the status quo.

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Strategic Change in U.S. Foreign Policy

How large foreign policy shifts happen despite pressures to maintain the status quo.

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Emerging Powers and the Future of American Statecraft

Collectively, a group of emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East are growing in their geopolitical weight and diplomatic ambition. How closely do they align with the United States when it comes to Russia and China? What drives their decisions on the world stage? How can the United States integrate them into its foreign policy strategy?

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Emerging Powers and the Future of American Statecraft

Collectively, a group of emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East are growing in their geopolitical weight and diplomatic ambition. How closely do they align with the United States when it comes to Russia and China? What drives their decisions on the world stage? How can the United States integrate them into its foreign policy strategy?

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Pivotal States: Russia and U.S. Global Strategy
May 1, 2024

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought bilateral relations with the U.S. to their lowest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Yet Russia holds sway over many U.S. foreign policy priorities. How can the U.S. support European security without sacrificing its other interests?

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Pivotal States: Russia and U.S. Global Strategy
May 1, 2024

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought bilateral relations with the U.S. to their lowest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Yet Russia holds sway over many U.S. foreign policy priorities. How can the U.S. support European security without sacrificing its other interests?

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A More Disciplined American Global Leadership

Challenging assumptions about America’s global priorities to serve the needs of the future.

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A More Disciplined American Global Leadership

Challenging assumptions about America’s global priorities to serve the needs of the future.

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American Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy

Ensuring that American foreign policy serves the needs of its citizens

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American Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy

Ensuring that American foreign policy serves the needs of its citizens

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Economic Statecraft

Aligning U.S. foreign policy with changing domestic and global economic realities

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Economic Statecraft

Aligning U.S. foreign policy with changing domestic and global economic realities

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Podcast Series

Carnegie Connects

Carnegie Connects is our premier live podcast hosted by Aaron David Miller. Every other week, he tackles the most pressing foreign policy issues of the day in conversations with journalists, policymakers, historians, and experts.

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Hezbollah Considers U.S.-Israeli Ceasefire Proposal, Sources Say

A conversation about diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group.

· November 16, 2024
CNN
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What’s at Stake for Israel and Palestinians in Incoming Trump Administration

A conversation about what the incoming Trump administration will mean for Israel and Palestinians.

· November 14, 2024
WBUR’s Here and Now
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Stephen Wertheim on the Democratic Party’s Cheney Problem

A conversation about the future of the U.S. Democratic party.

· November 13, 2024
The Briefing with Steve Scully
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Foreign Policy in the Second Trump Term

A conversation on the impact of foreign policy in Trump’s electoral victory, whether Democrats will rethink their foreign policy agenda following their losses, and what changes Trump might make with respect to the wars in Europe and the Middle East and towards China.

· November 12, 2024
Power Problems Podcast
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The Cheney-loving Democratic Party Needs a Reckoning About War

Foreign policy helped Trump to make his central pitch: that he was the outsider who would upend a failing system, dispense with self-referential elite pabulum, and resort to all manner of methods to bring change. 

· November 11, 2024
The Guardian
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What Will a Second Trump Term Mean for Gaza War and Mideast?

A conversation about how a second Trump presidency could impact the Middle East.

· November 7, 2024
KCRW
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Bipartisan Empire: Foreign Policy, Regional War, and the 2024 Election

A discussion about foreign policy and the 2024 presidential election.

· November 5, 2024
The Jewish Currents’ On the Nose Podcast
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Debate: Be it Resolved, Don’t Stop Now. The U.S. Should Join Israel and Take Out Iran’s Nuclear Program

A debate on whether Israel should seize on the current moment to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities.

· November 1, 2024
Munk Debates
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On U.S. Isolationism

A conversation about the origins of “isolationism,” the United States’ relative interests in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, Ukraine and Taiwan, and an “America first” policy for the Democratic party, among other subjects.

· November 1, 2024
Monterey Trialogue