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Eric Hamilton

Eric Hamilton works in the Davis Institute of Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation, Washington.

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A realist security strategy for the United States

What should a National Security Strategy for the United States in the 21st century look like? Two Heritage Foundation analysts see twin dangers in Charles Pena’s focus on homeland security and Philip Bobbitt’s emphasis on alliance-building: isolationism and internationalism. The challenge for the US is to avoid both neglect and overstretch, and to pursue a realist foreign policy that can ensure its global hegemony for centuries to come.