9 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American stateswoman — former National Security Advisor (2001–2005) and Secretary of State (2005–2009) under George W. Bush — Hoover Institution senior fellow — former Provost of Stanford — one of the most accomplished women in American government history.
American China analyst at American Enterprise Institute — former DOD official — author of The China Nightmare — one of the leading analysts of Chinese military strategy and US-China relations.
American China specialist — former Hoover Institution fellow — former undersecretary of commerce for international trade (2021–2023) — author of The River Runs Black and The Third Revolution — one of the most influential China watchers in US policy circles.
American foreign policy analyst at American Enterprise Institute — former NSC and State Department official — the leading analyst of US alliances and NATO from a center-right perspective.
Russian-American military historian and foreign policy analyst — Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow — Washington Post columnist — former Wall Street Journal editor — author of The Savage Wars of Peace and The Corrosion of Conservatism — who left the Republican Party over Trump.
American diplomat and political scientist — Deputy Secretary of Defense under Bush (2001–2005) — World Bank President (2005–2007) — one of the primary architects of the Iraq War decision — who resigned from the World Bank amid a nepotism controversy.
American political scientist — president of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology (CSPI) — author of The Origins of Woke — who writes on DEI, foreign policy, and political psychology with a willingness to engage heterodox positions — whose anonymous past writing under a pseudonym expressed views he has since partially distanced himself from.
37th American President whose opening of relations with China, ending of the Vietnam War, and creation of the EPA and OSHA defined his foreign and domestic policy — before the Watergate scandal and his resignation ended his presidency.
American foreign policy official — National Security Advisor under George W. Bush (2005–2009) — former Deputy NSA under Condoleezza Rice — who managed US national security policy during the surge in Iraq and the final Bush years.