Cato Foreign Policy

@CatoFP

The @CatoInstitute's Defense and Foreign Policy Department aims to restore a principled and restrained foreign policy to make the United States free and secure.

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Joined August 2011

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jun 24

On an all NEW episode of Power Problems with @jwcglaser: @defpriorities' @RKelanic discusses the Israel-Iran war, America's involvement in the conflict, the potential risks of escalation, and more: cato.org/multimedia/pow…

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 20

The idea of using America's Special Operations Forces in Mexico is irrational. Solving the fentanyl epidemic in America and stopping the cartel violence in Mexico must be based upon sound reasoning. Argues @brandan_buck: cato.org/blog/one-endle…

CatoFP's tweet card. The authors are more sensitive to the risks of unilateral military force and do not display the unmoored confidence of some proponents, recommending US-Mexico joint action instead. Still, they...

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · 5 h

In a NEW policy analysis, @Hoffman8Jon explains why the United States should not revolve its Middle East policy around competition with China: cato.org/news-releases/…

CatoFP's tweet card. Centering U.S. Middle East policy on competition with China is a recipe for disaster.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · 7 h

"Having now attacked Iran, the Trump team has reduced the prospects for a long-term, stable deal." Writes @Le_Shif: theamericanconservative.com/on-iran-trumps…

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Cato Institute@CatoInstitute · 8 h

Today's America First movement has drifted far from its original ideals. "The core of America First rooted its message in a liberal tradition—a desire to protect America’s unique experiment in individual liberty and limited government from the corruption of total war."…

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · 9 h

The United States should adhere to two objectives in its policy in the Middle East: disentanglement and deprioritization. Explains @Hoffman8Jon: cato.org/commentary/tru…

CatoFP's tweet card. Does the President-elect have what it takes to end Biden’s blank-check support for Netanyahu’s agenda and immediately begin disentangling the US?

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · 11 h

"This new generation of 'conservatives' seeks to mobilize the language of America First through the power of the presidency at the helm of a unitary federal government. Rather than seeking a return to a republic, many seek to continue the drive into empire." @brandan_buck…

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · 11 h

Recently, @JustinTLogan and @Hoffman8Jon discussed the US-China competition in the Middle East and explained why basing US Middle East policy on this rivalry is bad for the United States. Take a listen on @CatoInstitute's Podcast: cato.org/multimedia/cat…

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 21

"Military intervention has proved to be the cause of, not solution to, U.S. insecurity." Argues @Doug_Bandow: cato.org/commentary/sav…

CatoFP's tweet card. Military intervention has proved to be the cause of, not solution to, U.S. insecurity.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 20

"Conflating the terrorism of the cartels with the terrorism of organizations like ISIS will create the permission structures to plunge this country into another forever war." Argues @brandan_buck: cato.org/blog/cognitive…

CatoFP's tweet card. Conflating the terrorism of the cartels with the terrorism of organizations like ISIS will create the permission structures to plunge this country into another forever war.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 20

"Under a revised strategy, the United States would reduce its military presence on the continent, Europeanize NATO, and hand principal responsibility for European security back to its rightful owners: the Europeans." Argue @JustinTLogan and @Le_Shif: cato.org/commentary/pos…

CatoFP's tweet card. It’s time for Washington to Europeanize NATO and give up responsibility for the continent’s security.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 20

Recently, @JustinTLogan joined @thenation's @HeerJeet, where he discussed the Trump administration’s inconsistent foreign policy: cato.org/multimedia/med…

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 20

"With Pyongyang seeking to create an effective nuclear deterrent against the U.S., engagement is a must." Writes @Doug_Bandow for @RStatecraft: responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-kim-jong…

CatoFP's tweet card. All the more reason for Trump to pay attention before it's too late

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 20

"Modeling US missile defense on Israel’s Iron Dome is a mistake." Argue @JustinTLogan and @GiltnerBen: cato.org/commentary/tru…

CatoFP's tweet card. The Trump administration should reconsider creating the Golden Dome. Not only would such a missile defense system be costly and unlikely to pull off, but it would also run new risks.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 20

Shifting the responsibility of Europe's defense to the Europeans would benefit both the United States and Europe. Explains @UCLA's Marc Trachtenberg: cato.org/policy-analysi…

CatoFP's tweet card. There is a good chance that a system in which the Europeans essentially defend themselves and the United States plays, at most, a peripheral role in European affairs would be more stable than the one...

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 19

The failed Global War on Terror fueled a populist conservative reaction against ongoing support for Ukraine. Argues @brandan_buck: theamericanconservative.com/douglas-murray…

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 19

"Abolishing regional Combatant Commands will not make the services silo off and retreat from jointness. It will make the force more agile, less top-heavy, and cheaper." Explains @JustinTLogan: nationalinterest.org/feature/abolis…

CatoFP's tweet card. If the Trump administration wants to cut Pentagon waste and avoid future wars, it should abolish the Combatant Command system.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 19

The Old Right has long challenged U.S. interventionism in the Middle East and questioned the alliance with Israel. Argues @brandan_buck in a piece for @amconmag: cato.org/commentary/ins…

CatoFP's tweet card. America Firsters have long challenged U.S. interventionism in the Middle East and questioned the alliance with Israel.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 19

"The place for U.S. policymakers to start redistributing defense burdens is in Europe." Argues @JustinTLogan: cato.org/policy-analysi…

CatoFP's tweet card. Since roughly 1960, the United States has averaged about 36 percent of allied GDP but more than 61 percent of allied defense spending.

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 18

The United States should adhere to two objectives in its policy in the Middle East: disentanglement and deprioritization. Explains @Hoffman8Jon: cato.org/commentary/tru…

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Cato Foreign Policy@CatoFP · Jul 18

In a recent Capitol Hill briefing, @JustinTLogan and @Le_Shif discussed the primary themes of the 2025 NATO Summit and the options for the United States to rebalance the transatlantic relationship: cato.org/events/nato-20…

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