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The Future of Alliances in a Changing World

Hybrid EVENT
America at 250

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with Ambassador Julianne Smith about how US alliances are navigating new pressures and what this means for the future of global partnerships.

Photograph of participating NATO leadership at The Hague Summit
Ben Stansall / Pool AFP
Jan
13

Citizens and Soldiers: The Future of Civil-Military Relations

Hybrid EVENT
America at 250

Kori Schake and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the changing relationship between America's citizens and armed forces and what that means for the nation's defense.

National Guard soldiers walking in front of capital building, adjacent to civilians
Rahmat Gul / AP
Feb
18

Commentary

Perhaps the Pendulum Will Swing Back

Analysis
by Daniel W. Drezner

Since the days before its independence, America has gone to the extremes of foreign economic policy.

The US Capitol building pictured in the reflection on water
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
US Foreign Policy

America: The Prodigal Friend

Analysis
by Suzanne Nossel

As it prepares to turn 250, the once-respected nation is becoming harder to recognize. Yet America retains the capacity for reinvention.

Two people shake hands
Markus Schreiber / AP
US Foreign Policy