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THE AMERICAN STRATEGY GROUP UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT
UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT

Defending America and Western civilization against the threats of our time.

The American Strategy Group is dedicated to understanding the existential threats to the United States and Western civilization: Communist China, the Islamic world, an American homeland left undefended against missile attack, elections vulnerable to fraud and foreign interference, and the loss of America's founding principles.

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FEATURED ESSAY · THE AMERICAN MIND The Heavy Yoke of 9/11 Twenty-five years after September 11, we've failed to confront the ideology that drove the terrorists. Brian T. Kennedy · September 11, 2026 · 20 min read Read →

Five fronts

I

Communist China

The Chinese Communist Party's unrestricted warfare against the United States.

II

The Islamic World

The ideology behind 9/11, the Iranian regime, and the Red-Green alliance at home.

III

National Missile Defense

The urgent need to defend the American homeland against missile attack.

IV

Securing America's Elections

Free and fair elections, protected from fraud and foreign interference.

V

America's Founding

Recovering the principles of the American Founding that make self-government possible.

BRIAN T. KENNEDY, CHAIRMAN

Committee on the Present Danger: China

Helping defend America through public education and advocacy against the full array of conventional and non-conventional dangers posed by the People's Republic of China.

LATEST WEBINARSeptember 2026 Post-Mortem on the Summit: With "Friends" Like Xi… The Committee's experts assess the Trump–Xi summit and what it means for America's strategy toward Beijing. Watch the webinar →
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WEBINAR The Accountability Summit: Xi Must End the CCP's Unrestricted Warfare Against America WEBINAR America's 100 Years War OPINION · BRIAN T. KENNEDY The Urgent Need To Secure American Elections
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WRITINGS

Latest from Brian T. Kennedy

President, The American Strategy Group · Chairman, Committee on the Present Danger: China · Senior Fellow, The Claremont Institute
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The American Mind · Sept 25, 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina: What Is the American People's Interest? How President Trump can make the country a friend and partner. With Joseph E. Schmitz. The American Mind · Aug 7, 2026 A Defense of the President's Strategy in Iran It's about American security, not regime change. The American Mind · Mar 12, 2026 Why Attack Iran Now? This war will end when Tehran scraps its nuclear program and stops attacking the U.S.

On National Missile Defense

THE AMERICAN MIND · 2025Israel, Iran, and the Trump Doctrine IMPRIMIS · 2014Early Warning: The Continuing Need for National Defense IMPRIMIS · 2008Ballistic Missile Defense Is Not Yet Reality IMPRIMIS · 2001The Urgent Need for Ballistic Missile Defense

On Securing America's Elections

TOMKLINGENSTEIN.COM · 2026Vindication But Not Yet Victory THE BLAZE · 2026America Desperately Needs Better Election Security THE BLAZE · 2026The Common-Sense Case for Nationalizing US Elections TOMKLINGENSTEIN.COM · 2024Our Elections Are More Vulnerable Than Ever
Also writing at The American Mind The Federalist Blaze Media TomKlingenstein.com Present Danger: China
SENIOR FELLOW · BOARD MEMBER · FORMER PRESIDENT

The Claremont Institute

"To restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life."

Brian T. Kennedy served as president of the Claremont Institute and continues as a senior fellow and member of its board. His essays appear regularly in The American Mind, Claremont's online publication.

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The American Mind Daily essays and salvos from Claremont. Claremont Review of Books The quarterly journal of political thought and statesmanship. Fellowships Publius, Lincoln, John Marshall, and more. Center for the American Way of Life Research and reports from Claremont's D.C. center.
NEWS & PROJECTS

In the field

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PROJECT Red-Green Alliance Watch Tracking the alliance between the radical Left and political Islam in America. Follow @RedGreenWatch →
REGULAR GUEST Bannon's War Room Brian T. Kennedy joins Steve Bannon regularly on China, election security, and national defense. Watch the segments →
TELEVISION · JULY 2026 On Fox & Friends First: the Russia–Iran alliance Brian T. Kennedy discusses the growing partnership between Moscow and Tehran. Watch the segment →
PODCAST · MARCH 2026 On The Bill Bennett Show Bill Bennett and Brian T. Kennedy on Iran, election integrity, and the threat posed by China. Listen →
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