Kori Schake

Kori Schake is a senior fellow and the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

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An illustration shows the NATO logo sinking slightly on a blue horizon.
An illustration shows the NATO logo sinking slightly on a blue horizon.

Can NATO Keep It Together?

Analysis
Kori Schake, Angela Stent, Franz-Stefan Gady, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Liana Fix, Fabian Hoffmann, Minna Alander, Gabrielius Landsbergis, C. Raja Mohan
On the left are Marines in riot gear and on the right are demonstrators protesting.
On the left are Marines in riot gear and on the right are demonstrators protesting.

Congress Must Constrain Trump

Argument
Kori Schake
An illustration shows Joe Biden at a lecturn on a bridge spanning a chasm with two heads of Donald Trump in profile forming the base of the bridge.
An illustration shows Joe Biden at a lecturn on a bridge spanning a chasm with two heads of Donald Trump in profile forming the base of the bridge.

Why Biden’s Foreign Policy Fell Short

Essay
Kori Schake
North Korean soldiers march in a military parade on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
North Korean soldiers march in a military parade on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.

North Korea Joining Russia’s War Is a Sign of Weakness

Analysis
Kori Schake
Li and Mishustin walk down a red carpet flanked by Chinese military members.
Li and Mishustin walk down a red carpet flanked by Chinese military members.

Backdoor Negotiations Over Ukraine Would Be a Disaster

Argument
Ben Lefkowitz, Kori Schake
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the economy at the White House in Washington on Jan. 22.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the economy at the White House in Washington on Jan. 22.

Key Republican Lessons for Biden’s Global Agenda

Shadow Government
Michael J. Green, A. Wess Mitchell, Amanda J. Rothschild, Kori Schake, Daniel Twining
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The World After the Coronavirus

Roundup
John R. Allen, Laurie Garrett, Richard N. Haass, G. John Ikenberry, Kishore Mahbubani, Shivshankar Menon, Robin Niblett, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Shannon K. O'Neil, Kori Schake, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Stephen M. Walt, Stefan Theil
Mexican then-President Enrique Pena Nieto, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sign a revised trade agreement on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, on Nov. 30, 2018.
Mexican then-President Enrique Pena Nieto, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sign a revised trade agreement on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, on Nov. 30, 2018.

Threats and Border Walls Are Destroying the United States’ Biggest Strategic Advantage

Election 2020
Kori Schake
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, 2019.

What the U.N. Is Good For… or Could Be

Argument
Sarah Nakasone, Kori Schake
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How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Analysis
John R. Allen, Nicholas Burns, Laurie Garrett, Richard N. Haass, G. John Ikenberry, Kishore Mahbubani, Shivshankar Menon, Robin Niblett, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Shannon K. O'Neil, Kori Schake, Stephen M. Walt, Stefan Theil
A poster for The Monroe Doctrine, a 1939 film starring Charles Waldron as James Monroe.
A poster for The Monroe Doctrine, a 1939 film starring Charles Waldron as James Monroe.

Let the Monroe Doctrine Die

Argument
Kori Schake
Vice President George H.W. Bush at a press conference on April 7, 1983 in Helsinski. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)
Vice President George H.W. Bush at a press conference on April 7, 1983 in Helsinski. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

History Will Remember George H.W. Bush Kindly

Elephants in the Room
William Tobey, Kori Schake, Phil Levy, Peter D. Feaver, Daniel Runde, Will Inboden
U.S. soldiers on M113 armored vehicles take part during the Warrior Strike VIII exercise at the Rodriguez Range on Sept. 19, 2017, in Pocheon, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
U.S. soldiers on M113 armored vehicles take part during the Warrior Strike VIII exercise at the Rodriguez Range on Sept. 19, 2017, in Pocheon, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Mattis’s Defense Strategy Is Bold

Elephants in the Room
Kori Schake
U.S President Donald Trump speaks about his administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C, Dec. 18. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S President Donald Trump speaks about his administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C, Dec. 18. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

How to Grade Trump’s National Security Strategy on a Curve

Voice
Kori Schake
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (right) talks with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) as they attend a press event on tax reform on Sept. 27, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (right) talks with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) as they attend a press event on tax reform on Sept. 27, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The GOP Tax Plan Is a Threat to National Security

Voice
Kori Schake
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