What Is the Democrats’ Answer to ‘America First’?

This was an utterly depressing read, showcasing that pretty much no Dem faction has any FP ideas besides America First plus. The only one defending rules based international order passionately is Ro Khanna of all people, and he then turns around and still wants to cut the DoD budget.

“For a lot of people, Gaza not only remains a stark dividing line on the substance of the policy; it also stands as a proxy for how much someone actually cares about the human beings on the receiving end of U.S. policy choices.” Well said, Christopher Le Mon. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Missy Ryan on why Trump's war in Iran may have given Democrats an opening to define their foreign policy stance. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Democrats initiate an ideological course correction, distancing itself from Biden-era globalism without adopting Trumpian isolationism. By blending progressive values with protectionist economic tools, party strategists aim to craft a pragmatic framework to reclaim voter trust.

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... "the idea that many tenets of U.S. foreign policy are out of step with the times, and that institutions such as USAID shouldn’t simply be reconstituted as before" Aid for vulnerable people; allowing people to escape terrible lives; Ending fossil fuels - GOOD!

What Is the Democrats’ Answer to ‘America First’? The party wants to do things differently than Trump and better than Biden. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/06/democrats-foreign-policy/687470/ "discussions with prominent Democrats—which wasn’t so much part of the lexicon before—was pragmatism: the idea that many tenets of U.S. foreign policy are out of step with the times, and that institutions […]

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