Grand Strategy Summit
The Richard Nixon Foundation’s annual flagship policy conference in Washington, DC, focused on promoting Richard Nixon’s long-term approach to foreign policy.
“Only the United States has the combination of military, economic, and political power a nation must have to take the lead in defending and extending freedom and in deterring and resisting aggression.”
—Richard Nixon, Beyond Peace, 1994
The Grand Strategy Summit convenes policymakers from both sides of the aisle, including cabinet members, members of Congress, leading policy analysts, and respected voices in the media. Together, they discuss, debate, and craft an actionable plan for America’s leadership in the 21st century.
Inspired by Richard Nixon’s tenth and final book Beyond Peace, the Summit embodies his blueprint for how the United States should approach the world in the post-Cold War era and beyond.
The Grand Strategy Summit is a call to action for strategic foresight to help America lead in the twenty-first century.
Announcing the 2025 Grand Strategy Summit
The 4th annual Grand Strategy Summit will take place at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC on October 21 & 22, 2025.
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the Grand Strategy Summit offers a unique opportunity to reaffirm America’s founding principles through bold strategy and pragmatic action in both domestic and foreign policy.
The Strategy Summary
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Opening Discussion
Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien
27th National Security Adviser and Chairman of the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Board of Directors
in-conversation with Jim Byron, President and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation
Building a More Just Society at Home
Panel Discussion
Theaters of War and Great Power Competition
Panel Discussion
Keynote
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg in-conversation with Fox News Contributor Katie Pavlich
Strengthening America’s Alliances in the Free World
Panel Discussion
Artificial Intelligence and Energy Policy as Grand Strategy
Panel Discussion
The Strategy Summary
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Opening Discussion
Secretary Mike Pompeo
70th U.S. Secretary of State
in-conversation with Fox News Contributor Katie Pavlich
Introduction by Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien
Beyond Ukraine: Building a Grand Strategy for the Western World
Panel Discussion
Great Power Competition: A World in Flux
Panel Discussion
Sanctions as Grand Strategy: Deter or Double Down?
Panel Discussion
Keynote
Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien
27th National Security Advisor
in-conversation with Morgan Ortagus
Protectionism in Grand Strategy
Panel Discussion
Financial Diplomacy: Working with Developing Nations
Panel Discussion
Energy Policy as Grand Strategy
Panel Discussion
The Strategy Summary
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Opening Remarks
Dr. Henry Kissinger
56th U.S. Secretary of State
Opening Discussion
Robert C. O’Brien
27th U.S. National Security Advisor
The China Challenge:
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the CCP
Panel Discussion
Keynote Remarks
Newt Gingrich
50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Cold War 2.0:
Russia, Ukraine and the Western World
Panel Discussion
A Nuclear Middle East:
Preventing Proliferation
Panel Discussion