What kind of nuclear strategy and posture does the United States need to defend itself and its allies? Contrary to conventional wisdom, this book explains why a robust nuclear posture, above and beyond a mere second-strike capability, contributes to a state's national security goals.
This book seeks to answer to a central international politics: why do great powers rise and fall? It provides an innovative argument about how domestic political institutions are the key to a state's ability to amass power and influence in the international system. This text also offers a sweeping historical analysis of democratic and autocratic competitors from ancient Greece through the Cold War. This book employs a unique framework to understand and analyze the state of today's competition between the democratic United States and its autocratic competitors, Russia and China.
In 1977, Ronald Reagan articulated a straightforward view of American policy toward the Soviet Union: "We win, and they lose." By the end of his presidency, the U.S. had triumphed in the First Cold War. Today, a New Cold War has emerged, this time with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Although Beijing's challenge has been longstanding, the U.S. only recognized the threat in 2017 when President Trump identified "great power competition" with China and Russia as the nation's primary concern. As Washington navigates the early days of this New Cold War, it struggles to establish a coherent strategy toward China. Drawing inspiration from both Trump and Reagan, this book advocates for a clear objective: we win, and they lose. It presents a conservative foreign policy framework—a Trump-Reagan fusion—designed to secure victory in the New Cold War. The text argues that a conservative perspective is best equipped to confront China and outlines a comprehensive strategy addressing key foreign policy challenges, including defense, trade, values, relations with Russia, Iran, North Korea, and issues like border security, immigration, energy, and the environment. With this strategy, the GOP and the U.S. can take decisive action to win the New Cold War.