Category: Newsletter

This week, The Vandenberg Coalition hosted a fascinating discussion between Danielle Pletka, Marshall Billingslea, and Bradley Bowman on the U.S.- NATO relationship. While all agreed NATO has been foundational to

When we talk about “peace through strength,” the strength side of the equation usually gets the most attention. But before we can determine how to best build and exercise strength,

Birthdays are worth celebrating—especially America’s. This is why since January, The Vandenberg Coalition has published a series of videos commemorating the anniversaries of, and extracting lessons from, landmark documents and

At the start of the Cold War, Americans largely understood that it was at its core a struggle between two opposing worldviews: freedom and tyranny. From Kennan’s Long Telegram to

In the 47 years since Iran was taken over by radical Islamic fundamentalists, it has been a source of terror around the world. The regime slaughters its own people, launches

This weekend, Americans around the country celebrated 250 years since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. “250 years of freedom” was the rallying cry for a great many

Shortly after the United States entered World War II, General George C. Marshall recruited legendary film director Frank Capra to direct a series of films. This series, entitled Why We

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a speech making the case to the American people that the United States needed to reassess its

Months before the United States formally entered World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met aboard naval vessels off the coast of Newfoundland to

As part of my summer internship here at Vandenberg, I researched the false narratives about Israel being pushed by various isolationist podcasters. Israel not only faces an existential kinetic threat