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.

Program experts

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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What Does the Fall of the Assad Regime Mean for Syria and the Middle East?
December 20, 2024

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, and Charles Lister, senior fellow and the director of the Syria and Countering Terrorism & Extremism programs at the Middle East Institute, to explore the fall of the Assad regime and Syria's future.

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How to Stop a Trade War

Trump’s willingness to be a disrupter gives him the potential to bring about the most significant changes to the international trading order since the current liberal global system arose in the early 1990s. 

· December 19, 2024
Foreign Affairs
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A Conversation with Efraim Halevy and Ami Ayalon
December 11, 2024

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Ami Ayalon, the former head of Shin Bet, and Efraim Halevy, the former head of Mossad, to discuss the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas War and rising tensions in the Middle East.

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Bloomberg Intelligence: Assad’s Fall, Mondelez Takeover

A conversation on recent developments in Syria and the fall of Assad.

· December 9, 2024
Bloomberg
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‘Fundamental Mistake’ to Walk Away from Syria: Aaron David Miller on Why Trump Should Care

A conversation about the fall of the Assad Regime in Syria and why it’s important for President-elect Donald Trump to maintain U.S. involvement in the situation.

· December 9, 2024
MSNBC
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Expert Says Toppled Dictatorships Have Never Led to Democracies in Middle East

A conversation about the fall of the Assad regime and what this could mean for the political future of Syria.

· December 9, 2024
CNN
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What Role Will the U.S. Play in the World?

What Donald Trump's foreign policy may look like in the second administration, and its implications for Europe.

· December 4, 2024
Der Spiegel
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How Evil? Deconstructing the New Russia–China–Iran–North Korea Axis

Treating the "axis of resistance" as a monolith ignores important uncertainties about their future bonds.

· December 2, 2024
Survival
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Pause in Israel-Hezbollah War May Build Momentum Toward a Ceasefire in Gaza

A conversation about the prospects for replicating the Israel-Hezbollah truce with one in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

· November 28, 2024
NPR’s Morning Edition
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U.S. Election Polls Can’t Tell Us Much About Race

Just as white voters are not treated as a monolithic bloc—evidenced by the regional and class split in their votes this election—treating Black and Latino voters as a unified bloc without understanding ethnic distinctions could lead to serious miscalculations and oversights in future political strategy.

· November 26, 2024
Foreign Policy