US National Strategy
U.S. National Strategy analyzes how American grand strategy is evolving across defense, technology, trade, and geopolitics. Coverage includes the National Security Strategy, great power competition, alliance-based economic integration, AI and industrial policy, regional engagement, and how U.S. strategy shapes the global order in the 2020s and beyond.
The New Resource Race: Securing Critical Minerals in the Americas
In the 21st century, critical minerals are the new oil, essential inputs for high-tech economies, from the lithium in electric vehicle batteries to the rare earth elements in wind turbines and fighter jets.
Building Bridges, Not Walls: Infrastructure as the Backbone of Hemispheric Integration
To realize the vision of a connected and prosperous Western Hemisphere, investing in critical infrastructure across the Americas is paramount. Roads, ports, power grids, broadband networks, these concrete foundations enable everything else: trade flows, digital economies,
Navigating Adversaries: A Strategy for Latin America’s Distant States (Tier 3)
These are the Tier 3 states: distant or adversarial governments that have strained or openly antagonistic relations with Washington.
Broadening the Coalition: Engaging Latin America’s “Middle” Partners (Tier 2)
Beyond the inner circle of steadfast allies, there’s a wider ring of Latin American countries that are friendly with the U.S. but not yet deeply integrated into its strategic initiatives.
Anchoring the Alliance: Closest Allies in Latin America (Tier 1 Partners)
Every successful alliance has its core anchors, those partners with both the capability and the will to drive joint initiatives. In the context of U.S.-Latin America trade and tech alliances, the “Tier 1” countries represent Latin America’s closest allies with strong existing partnerships.
A Prosperous Hemispheric Alliance: Vision 2030-2040 (Long-Term Strategy)
Fast forward to the mid-2030s. What does success look like for the U.S. and Latin America? The ultimate goal of the strategy is nothing less than a prosperous hemispheric alliance, a deeply integrated economic and technological community spanning from Canada to Chile.