Studies U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, Europe, Africa, Iran, the Middle East, leadership and the use of power, intelligence, and terrorism.
Studies the United Nations, neoconservatism, the history of socialism and communism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, global democracy, terrorism, and the Bush Doctrine.
Resident Scholar and Director of Program on Advanced Strategic Studies
As director of AEI's Program on Advanced Strategic Studies, Schmitt's work focuses on longer-term strategic issues that will affect America's security at home and its ability to lead abroad.
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