Foreign Affairs

47. FOREIGN POLICY

Peace through strength. Diplomacy before war. America before ideology.

America should honor legitimate commitments while expecting allies to contribute fairly.

Use:

• Diplomacy

• Trade

• Intelligence

• Alliances

• Deterrence

• Economic pressure

before military force whenever practical.

Avoid unnecessary regime-change wars.

Protect American citizens, territory, commerce, allies, and strategic interests.

America should neither attempt to police every dispute on Earth nor abandon the world to aggressive authoritarian powers.

65. TRADE & MANUFACTURING

Trade creates prosperity.

Strategic dependence creates vulnerability.

America should maintain domestic or allied capacity in critical sectors including:

• Defense

• Semiconductors

• Pharmaceuticals

• Energy equipment

• Critical minerals

• Infrastructure

Confront intellectual-property theft and unfair state-sponsored economic practices.

America should become the best place in the world to build.