Our Mission

The National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) was founded in 1974 by Professor Hans J. Morgenthau and others. It is a nonprofit activist organization dedicated to the resolution of conflicts that threaten U.S. interests. Toward that end, the NCAFP identifies, articulates, and helps advance American foreign policy interests from a nonpartisan perspective within the framework of political realism.

American foreign policy interests include:

• preserving and strengthening national security;
• supporting countries committed to the values and the practice of political, religious, and cultural pluralism;
• improving U.S. relations with the developed and developing worlds;
• advancing human rights;
• advocating for realistic arms-control agreements;
• curbing the proliferation of nuclear and other unconventional weapons;
• promoting an open and global economy;
• encouraging Track I 1/2 and Track II diplomacy.

 

Believing that an informed public is vital to a democratic society, the National Committee offers educational programs that address security challenges facing the United States and publishes a variety of publications, including its bimonthly journal, American Foreign Policy Interests, that present keen analyses of all aspects of American foreign policy.