About Us







Our Mission

To identify, articulate, and help advance American foreign policy interests from a nonpartisan perspective within the framework of political realism. American foreign policy interests include:

  • preserving and strengthening national security;
  • supporting countries committed to the values and the practice of political, religious, and
    cultural pluralism;
  • improving U.S. relations with the developed and developing worlds;
  • advancing human rights;
  • encouraging realistic arms-control agreements;
  • curbing the proliferation of nuclear and other unconventional weapons;
  • promoting an open and global economy.

Believing that an informed public is vital to a democratic society, the National Committee offers educational programs that address security challenges facing the United States and produces a variety of publications, including its bimonthly journal, American Foreign Policy Interests, that present keen analyses of all aspects of American foreign policy.