The Vandenberg Coalition
@VandenbergCo
A network of national security leaders committed to a strong and proud American foreign policy 🇺🇸
NEW: While the isolationists seem to have forgotten that winning is an option, Trump voters haven’t. Our new poll finds that 95 percent of the MAGA base surveyed believe a strong American presence makes the world safer, and 71 percent of Trump voters overall advocate for…
Reupping this thread from 2 months ago. If we want to stop the killing in Ukraine, we need to flatline Putin’s economy with sanctions. Target all banks & all energy exports. Put secondary sanctions and/or tariffs on anyone who buys Russian oil. I’m cautiously optimistic…
1/3) Putin’s economy is faltering. The Central Bank’s interest rate is the highest in 20 years, at 21%. That’s because inflation is clearly worse than the official 10%. Bankruptcies are surging. The coal industry is in crisis. Putin’s National Wealth Fund is slowly depleting…
The pathway to peace? #PeaceThroughSanctions Great piece on how ✌️ AND 💪 can work together.
With Putin rejecting peace & escalating Russia's barbaric attacks against Ukrainian civilians, President Trump should drop the sanctions hammer to force Putin to the negotiating table- satisfying MAGA's desire for both peace AND strength. @TheNatlInterest #PeaceThroughSanctions
Ed Feulner shaped a generation of conservative thinkers at @Heritage and beyond. His leadership and commitment to principle were blessings to this nation. He will be dearly missed, but his legacy will live on in those who knew him, loved him, and learned from him.
The Heritage Foundation released the following statement today from Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts and Board of Trustees Chairman Barb Van Andel-Gaby, lauding the legacy and mourning the loss of Heritage Founder Edwin J. Feulner: It is with great sorrow that we announce…
"For years, the diplomats and pundits who inhabit Washington have painted the MAGA movement as 'isolationist.' And while they correctly identify MAGA’s antipathy for spending money on bloated international bureaucracies, they typically get its actual foreign policy preferences…
🇺🇸 NEW from @polarisnatsec: The media's claim that MAGA is isolationist is pure fiction. In the @realDailyWire, we prove MAGA Republicans not only reject Biden's global retreat—they’re leading America's foreign policy comeback. A must-read by @ykaliany. dailywire.com/news/maga-vote…
Two thoughts re this thoughtful @FDD podcast w @VandenbergCo & @CliffordDMay 1. Twitter isn’t real life (Thank G-d!). 2. @wrmead framework for categorizing the views of Americans re: foreign policy remains the best yet (many of those polled are probably Jacksonians)
open.spotify.com/episode/3s0Upf…
American leadership is critical for more peace, security, and freedom in the U.S. and around the world @VandenbergCo's Carrie Filipetti joins @CliffordDMay in FDD’s Foreign Podicy to break it all down. 🎙️Full episode: fdd.org/podcasts/2025/…
“Wars are fought with industrial capacity and the supply chains to fuel it. The CCP seeks to win its war by depriving the United States the means to wage a kinetic one.” Thank you for the opportunity to testify @HouseForeignGOP @RepYoungKim
Managing Director of Fannon Global Advisors, @frank_fannon: "The Chinese Communist Party has systematically weaponized its control over critical mineral supply chains as part of a broader strategy to displace the United States as the world's indispensable power."
My first essay in the @TheFP, on the push to rewrite America’s identity to turn her focus inward and to turn her back to the world she helped build.
President Trump made a good call on supplying defensive weapons to Ukraine - now he needs to do one more thing - provide offensive systems - ATACMS - with no policy use limitations.
U.S. Again Emphasizes Success of Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites @StrickerNonpro, @MarkCMontgomery, @Brad_L_Bowman, & @Ty_D_Stapleton weigh in: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
The Islamic Republic continues its security theater, all for the purposes of looking tough to domestic audiences after proving they were weak against foreign ones.
Tehran, moments ago: Special police forces have set up checkpoints in the area of Revolution Square, blocked parts of the district, and are inspecting vehicles and individuals.
The just-passed generational reconciliation bill (OBBBA) for the United States military will surely vanquish the Pentagon’s infamous “valley of death” where promising R&D projects can’t scale. What few saw coming and what must now be addressed is the “infrastructure capital…
For the unmanned maritime startups lucky enough to survive the first valley of death, a second valley — the struggle to make startups creditworthy to support long-term leases — proves equally daunting. ow.ly/P4Nv30sO3m3
Our latest Flash Focus is out, featuring the leading expert on international organizations, @AEI's Brett Schaefer. As former NSA Mike Waltz heads to Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearings, Brett provides insights on reforms he can push to save money and advance US interests.…
President Trump just gave Russia 50 days to strike a peace deal with Ukraine, or else he would impose additional sanctions. Sending more weapons, freezing Russian assets, and imposing tougher sanctions will incentivize Russia to bring an end to the war, @RLHeinrichs says.