Jonathan Tepperman

New York

Editor-in-Chief at George W. Bush Presidential Center

Former Editor-in-Chief of @ForeignPolicy. Before that: @ForeignAffairs and @Newsweek. Author of THE FIX. Half Canadian; fully Brooklyn. *feba599f

Articles

A new conservative foreign policy

3 weeks ago | bushcenter.org | Kristen Anderson |Andy Smarick |Kori Schake |Jonathan Tepperman

Why traditional U.S. values require advancing freedom around the globe. Historically, U.S. political parties have been incredibly malleable. Ever since a two-party system crystallized in the American election of 1800, the party out of power has had enormous incentives to mold its electoral platform to be the inverse of the policies enacted by the party in power.
How the Right got its groove back

3 weeks ago | bushcenter.org | Kristen Anderson |Andy Smarick |Kori Schake |Jonathan Tepperman

Young voters are embracing the Republican Party. But the GOP must adapt if it hopes to keep them. After nearly two decades in the wilderness, conservatives have started to feel cool again. As progressives try to avoid being “cringe” or – even worse, irrelevant – the Right has begun to enjoy a new popularity among young Americans. Not long ago, the situation was reversed.
America First needs American values

3 weeks ago | bushcenter.org | Kristen Anderson |Andy Smarick |Kori Schake |Jonathan Tepperman

U.S. foreign policy works best when it recognizes that power and idealism go hand-in-hand. The free world is the outer perimeter of American security, an engine of American prosperity, and a megaphone for American influence. U.S. foreign policy should aim to preserve, protect, and defend the free world. That may sound obvious. That is because it was obvious to most U.S. voters and policymakers from 1945 to 2016.
Can the US stop the brewing nuclear arms race before it erupts?

2 months ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Tepperman

Skip to content Just a few months after the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, it began trying to abolish these horrifying new weapons.
Opinion - Can the US stop the brewing nuclear arms race before it erupts?

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Tepperman

Just a few months after the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, it began trying to abolish these horrifying new weapons. In 1946, the U.S. government proposed decommissioning all of its atomic bombs and putting the related technology under international control if other states would do the same.
George W. Bush Presidential Center

Feb 11, 2025 | bushcenter.org | Jonathan Tepperman

As much of the world ages and faces rapid population decline, one region – Africa – stands out as an exception. Already huge, its youthful population is growing fast. It’s also richly endowed with vast natural resources, further contributing to its potential. Yet the United States has paid Africa little attention in recent years – an oversight that rivals such as Russia and China have noticed and taken advantage of.
How to prepare America for demographic decline

Oct 9, 2024 | bushcenter.org | Jonathan Tepperman |Jessica Ludwig |Wang Feng |Alexandra Prokopenko

The U.S. population will soon grow older, smaller, and more diverse. The changes will impact almost every aspect of American power, society, and the economy. America is in the early days of a vast demographic transition. In the coming decades, the U.S. population will grow far more slowly than ever before, and it will become much older and more racially diverse. This shift will transform the country in many ways, and the United States is not prepared. Let’s start with the U.S. economy.
The Dictators Who Want to Run the World by Anne Applebaum

Aug 21, 2024 | afr.com | Jonathan Tepperman

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The Anti-Authoritarian Handbook

Aug 18, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Jonathan Tepperman

China Russia On May 28, the republic of Georgia was thrown into uproar when its parliament, overriding a presidential veto, passed a controversial new law requiring media and nongovernmental organizations that get more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as “agents of foreign influence.” On May 28, the republic of Georgia was thrown into uproar when its parliament, overriding a presidential veto, passed a controversial new law requiring media and nongovernmental...
Protecting those who protect us

Jan 17, 2024 | bushcenter.org | Jonathan Tepperman |Ryan Streeter |Jane Dailey |Gov. Laura Kelly

Disinformation is one of the greatest threats now facing U.S. democracy. The ability of U.S. citizens to accurately perceive reality – along with their commitment to the rules-based order established by the Constitution – is being steadily undermined by this increasingly dangerous phenomenon. Not only is the spread of false information inherently harmful, but disinformation is also breeding a type of radicalization that all too often devolves into violent extremism.