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In order to overcome strategic narcissism, we must begin viewing foreign policy challenges from the perspectives of our adversaries. Promoting prosperity and advancing American influence in the world will require us to integrate all elements of national power and the efforts of our like-minded partners. We can achieve a more effective foreign policy by acting from a position of strategic empathy.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/policy-briefs/h-r-mcmaster-advises-how-overcome-strategic-narcissism/video#
Additional Resources:
Watch “Embracing Strategic Empathy,” with H. R. McMaster on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/battlegrounds/embracing-strategic-empathy/video.
Read Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World, by H. R. McMaster. Available here: hoover.org/research/battlegrounds-fight-defend-free-world.
Watch Battlegrounds: International Perspectives on Crucial Challenges to Security and Prosperity, a video series with H. R. McMaster. Available here: hoover.org/battlegrounds_perspectives.
Listen to “Defending the Free World,” an episode of the GoodFellows podcast with H. R. McMaster. Available here: hoover.org/research/defending-free-world.
Listen to “H. R. McMaster: The Policy ‘Battlegrounds’ He Has Won, Lost, and Continues to Fight,” an episode of the Hoover Institution podcast Uncommon Knowledge. Available here: hoover.org/research/h-r-mcmaster-policy-battlegrounds-he-has-won-lost-and-continues-fight.
Read “US Foreign Policy Took a Narcissistic Turn after the Cold War. Here’s How to Set Things Right,” by H. R. McMaster via the Los Angeles Times. Available here: latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-11/u-s-foreign-policy-narcissism-pessimism-diplomacy.
Read “Gen. H. R. McMaster on the Urgent Need for ‘Strategic Competence,’” via the Washington Times. Available here: washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/6/gen-hr-mcmaster-on-the-urgent-need-for-strategic-c/.
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In order to overcome strategic narcissism, we must begin viewing foreign policy challenges from the perspectives of our adversaries. Promoting prosperity and advancing American influence in the world will require us to integrate all elements of national power and the efforts of our like-minded partners. We can achieve a more effective foreign policy by acting from a position of strategic empathy.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/policy-briefs/h-r-mcmaster-advises-how-overcome-strategic-narcissism/video#
Additional Resources:
Watch “Embracing Strategic Empathy,” with H. R. McMaster on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/battlegrounds/embracing-strategic-empathy/video.
Read Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World, by H. R. McMaster. Available here: hoover.org/research/battlegrounds-fight-defend-free-world.
Watch Battlegrounds: International Perspectives on Crucial Challenges to Security and Prosperity, a video series with H. R. McMaster. Available here: hoover.org/battlegrounds_perspectives.
Listen to “Defending the Free World,” an episode of the GoodFellows podcast with H. R. McMaster. Available here: hoover.org/research/defending-free-world.
Listen to “H. R. McMaster: The Policy ‘Battlegrounds’ He Has Won, Lost, and Continues to Fight,” an episode of the Hoover Institution podcast Uncommon Knowledge. Available here: hoover.org/research/h-r-mcmaster-policy-battlegrounds-he-has-won-lost-and-continues-fight.
Read “US Foreign Policy Took a Narcissistic Turn after the Cold War. Here’s How to Set Things Right,” by H. R. McMaster via the Los Angeles Times. Available here: latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-11/u-s-foreign-policy-narcissism-pessimism-diplomacy.
Read “Gen. H. R. McMaster on the Urgent Need for ‘Strategic Competence,’” via the Washington Times. Available here: washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/6/gen-hr-mcmaster-on-the-urgent-need-for-strategic-c/.
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