Read essays by the officials who would help shape a Harris or Trump foreign policy.
Foreign Affairs

October 17, 2024  |  View in Browser

In less than three weeks, Americans will go to the polls to vote for the next U.S. president. Although it is too soon to tell exactly who would serve in a Trump or Harris administration, some of their key advisers have previously written for Foreign Affairs. We’re sharing their essays to shed light on the ideas that may have shaped the candidates’ views of U.S. foreign policy. 

Harris’s National Security Adviser, Philip Gordon, and Deputy National Security Adviser, Rebecca Lissner, have written pieces about American power, alliances, the Middle East, and more. Essays by Robert O’Brien, Robert Lighthizer, and Matt Pottinger—all of whom served in senior roles in the Trump administration—lay out potential blueprints for Trump’s foreign policy, trade strategy, and approach to China. Start reading below.

 
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The False Promise of Regime Change

Why Washington Keeps Failing in the Middle East

By Philip H. Gordon

 
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A Foreign Policy for the Day After Trump

Reimagining—not Restoring—the Liberal International Order

By Rebecca Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper

 
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The Open World

What America Can Achieve After Trump

By Mira Rapp-Hooper and Rebecca Friedman Lissner

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The Return of Peace Through Strength

Making the Case for Trump’s Foreign Policy

By Robert C. O’Brien

 
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The New American Way of Trade

How the USMCA Does What NAFTA Couldn’t

By Robert E. Lighthizer

 
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No Substitute for Victory

America’s Competition With China Must Be Won, Not Managed

By Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher

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