Amerika wiederbelebt – Eine große Strategie entschlossener globaler Führung – CFR

# Submission Statement

In this Council Special Report, Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill argues that the United States faces its most dangerous international environment since World War II. After evaluating five existing schools of thought (Primacy, Liberal Internationalism, Restraint, American Nationalism, and Trumpism) Blackwill concludes that each is insufficient for the current era of „radical uncertainty“ and the rise of China as a peer competitor.

## Key Arguments

**Critique of Current Strategies**: The report argues that strategies like „Restraint“ and „American Nationalism“ risk abdicating essential global influence, while „Trumpism“ undermines the very legitimacy and alliances that sustain American prosperity and security.

**The „Resolute Global Leadership“ Model**: Blackwill proposes a new grand strategy that blends elements of past successes. It adopts the military posture of Primacy (deterrence and force projection) but combines it with the Liberal Internationalist commitment to international institutions and alliances-provided they directly serve U.S. national interests.

**Geopolitical Realism**: Unlike earlier „Primacy“ models, this strategy acknowledges China as a permanent peer competitor and moves away from using military force to achieve ideological or „nation-building“ goals.

**Urgency**: The report serves as a roadmap for reviving American strength by focusing on „forward defense“ and underwriting a stable international environment to parry threats from authoritarian powers.

## Conclusion

„America Revived“ is a call for a strategic pivot that moves beyond the isolationism/interventionism binary. It argues that a disciplined, well-funded, and alliance-focused global leadership is the only viable path to maintaining U.S. legitimacy and securing its vital interests in a fragmenting world.