To Secure the Next American Century, America Will Need Her Allies

Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from Rebeccah L. Heinrichs’s remarks at National Review Institute’s debate on whether the U.S. should be less engaged with international trade and alliances. Michael Brendan Dougherty’s remarks on the subject can be read here.

The fundamental purpose of America’s foreign policy is this: to ensure the freedom, security, and prosperity of the American people. Our independence was not merely declared nearly 250 years ago. It remains, actively, our inheritance worth defending.

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Rebeccah Heinrichs

Rebeccah Heinrichs is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and the director of Hudson’s Keystone Defense Initiative.

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Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from Rebeccah L. Heinrichs’s remarks at National Review Institute’s debate on whether the U.S. should be less engaged with international trade and alliances. Michael Brendan Dougherty’s remarks on the subject can be read here.

The fundamental purpose of America’s foreign policy is this: to ensure the freedom, security, and prosperity of the American people. Our independence was not merely declared nearly 250 years ago. It remains, actively, our inheritance worth defending.