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Strategic Leaders Fellowship Application 2024

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Briefly describe your policy interests (e.g., Asia, trade, nuclear weapons, etc.)


Section A

Answer one of the following questions in 500 words or fewer:

  • Do you think the current level of American engagement in the world is too much, too little, or about right? Why?
  • Consider the region of the world or issue area you know best. What defense or foreign policy problems do you foresee in that field in the next 3 to 5 years? What role do you envision for U.S. policy in addressing those problems?
  • Pick one of the last three presidents (Biden, Trump, or Obama). What was their biggest foreign policy success? Biggest failure? What broader lessons can the realist/restrainer community take from that success and failure?

Section B

Answer the following questions in 300 words or fewer:

  • What do you expect to get out of this fellowship?
  • How do you hope this fellowship will advance your career?

Section C

Please answer these questions in 200 words or fewer.