Reagan Institute Strategy Group

While in recent years there has been much discussion of the decline of the American-led, rules-based international order, it is worth stepping back to assess what is really at stake. In the context of rising threats from authoritarian regimes, the question of America’s global leadership is crucial to the survival of the free world itself.

While President Reagan led our country through a different geostrategic environment, the Reagan Institute is dedicated to using the timeless principles and vision he championed as a lens through which to view the current set of challenges and opportunities before us. That is why the Institute gathers leaders from the foreign policy and national security arenas to discuss the way forward for those who believe President Reagan’s example offers a roadmap for navigating today’s world. The essays collected here reflect the discussions that have taken place at annual RISG Summer Retreats.

The Reagan Institute Strategy Group is committed to a core set of beliefs: that American leadership, including military strength and economic engagement, is the best guarantor of peace, security, and prosperity; that America’s national success is inextricably linked to the that of the free world; and that American values are universal, as freedom and human dignity are the birthright of all peoples regardless of their country of birth.

The goal of RISG is to chart a course for reviving a Reaganesque approach to foreign policy and national security. Any set of policy ideas is only valuable insofar as it is politically viable. And with American leadership under assault from both ends of the political spectrum, we need fresh thinking to sustain its relevance. Our hope is that the following essays will serve as the start of a conversation about the principles and policies that will promote a world where freedom and opportunity will flourish—but also that are responsive to the shifting political environment.

Fundamentally, the Reagan Institute Strategy Group is not a nostalgia exercise yearning for a bygone era that will not return. Rather, it is a forward-looking endeavor that focuses on the new ideas, priorities, and frameworks needed for meeting the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century based on the timeless vision and values of our 40th President.

The Reagan Institute Strategy Group (RISG) is dedicated to studying, developing, and promoting U.S. foreign policy and national security principles and priorities for the 21st century. RISG is working to develop a set of policies that are responsive to today’s political environment and promote America’s security and prosperity, as well as a peaceful international order where free peoples and economic freedom will flourish. RISG gathers conservative leaders with extensive experience in national security and foreign policy who will continue to be involved in the policy process both in and out of government.