Alliances, Force-Multipliers for American Power

ASCF REPORT, September 6, 2023

During some of the hardest, harshest days of the Cold War, President John Kennedy reminded the American people, “We put ourselves, by our own will and by necessity, into defensive alliances with countries all around the globe.” As the Cold War began to thaw, President Ronald Reagan called the NATO alliance “the core of America’s foreign policy and of America’s own security.” In these early chapters of Cold War 2.0, Gen. James Mattis has re-reminded us that “Our strength as a nation is inextricably linked to the strength of our unique and comprehensive system of alliances and partnerships.” …