MISSION

  • Revitalizing America’s strength and leadership in a rapidly changing world. With bold action and principled policies, we aim to secure our nation, safeguard freedom, and ensure America’s future prosperity. We will rearm, reclaim, and revive the foundations of American greatness for generations to come. 

Focus Areas / Policy Pillars

  • Modernize and streamline the defense acquisition process to ensure American forces receive the best equipment, on time and at the best value. Cut bureaucratic red tape to promote competition, innovation, and rapid fielding of advanced technologies.
  • Invest in revitalizing America’s shipbuilding base and expanding the Navy to secure vital sea lanes, deter adversaries, and maintain maritime superiority. Prioritize modernization of platforms, robust fleet growth, and readiness for global operations.
  • Overhaul U.S. military command structures for greater strategic effectiveness and adaptability in a changing global threat environment. Empower unified commands with clearer missions, streamlined communication, and enhanced rapid decision-making.
  • Reaffirm U.S. leadership and partnership across the Americas to counter external influence and promote stability, prosperity, and shared democratic values. Strengthen regional alliances, enhance cooperative security measures, and champion economic engagement.
  • Take bold action to deter Chinese aggression and maintain a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific order. Deepen security, economic, and technological alliances with regional partners to counteract efforts at regional dominance and safeguard American interests.

Initiatives

  1. China Initiative
    1. The China Initiative is essential to the campaign because it addresses the strategic challenge posed by the Chinese Communist Party’s expanding influence and aggression. By developing strategies to safeguard American interests and counter China’s economic, military, and technological advances, the initiative ensures that the United States maintains a free, open Indo-Pacific and protects critical national security priorities.
  2. American Security team
    1. The American Security team plays a central role in advancing comprehensive policy initiatives across American strategy, defense procurement, modernization, and readiness. Its work directly supports the campaign’s objectives to strengthen U.S. military capabilities and uphold American leadership on the global stage.
  3. Western Hemisphere Initiative
    1. The Western Hemisphere Initiative reinforces the campaign’s commitment to restoring U.S. primacy in the Americas. By countering malign influence from rival powers and deepening regional partnerships, it safeguards American security interests, promotes stability, and ensures that American interests endure in the nation’s own neighborhood. This initiative supports the broader campaign mission of a strong, resilient America prepared to meet pressing challenges, especially in the context of American primacy in the Western Hemisphere.

Team

The Honorable Robert Wilkie

Co-Chair, American Security Policy

The Honorable Fred Fleitz

Vice Chair, American Security

Bella Grabowski

Senior Advisor, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis

Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.

Chief Research Officer, Senior Policy Officer and Director, American Security

Joshua Treviño

Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Initiative, Senior Fellow for Europe, Senior Advisor to the President

Royce Hood

Senior Policy Analyst

Ethan Tan

Analyst, American Security Policy

Benjamin Woolsey

Policy Analyst, American Security Policy

Ryan Nanartowicz

Analyst, American Security Policy

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