The Truman Project brings together leaders to rethink national security. We unite bold thinkers as a community of change, solving challenges and building a strong, safe future.
Truman National Security Project
The Truman Project brings together leaders to rethink national security. We unite bold thinkers as a community of change, solving challenges and building a strong, safe future.
America’s Leadership at a Crossroads
America’s security and prosperity depend on our continued global leadership and engagement. The current retreat from foreign assistance not only abandons vulnerable populations worldwide—it abandons America's strategic interests, constitutional principles, and core values.
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For decades, both Republican and Democratic administrations recognized that foreign assistance advances U.S. national security by:
Preventing conflicts before they require military intervention
Building the capacity of allies to address shared challenges
Promoting stability in regions of strategic importance
Countering violent extremism by addressing root causes
Our membership includes veterans, scholars, public sector officials, business people, educators, and activists. We share a vision of a strong, just United States, leading the world by influence and example. We meet frequently to learn, build skills, and take action.
We must keep that hope alive. The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world – and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.
—Harry S. Truman
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Truman turns commitment into action.
When the Afghan government fell in August 2021, Truman members supported more than 74,000Afghans who had been promised, safe harbor in the United States.
The chaotic withdrawal and rush to evacuate Americans and Afghans alike left thousands of Afghan allies vulnerable to Taliban reprisals. We sprang into action.