Policy area
National Security
A safer America depends on strategic clarity, resilient alliances, and the capacity to act.
The proposition
The strongest national-security ideas connect military readiness with energy, technology, economic resilience, and trusted alliances.
Questions worth answering
Start with the consequential question.
Which alliances and capabilities matter most in a changing world?
How should public leaders communicate hard strategic choices?
Our approach
Turn evidence into momentum.
Partisan division and outdated rules too often stall progress. Rainey Center creates the space, research, and relationships needed to move from a hard question to an actionable answer.- 01Connect national security to energy and technology
- 02Elevate informed, responsible leadership
- 03Develop ideas equal to a changing world
Polling
How Recent Admissions Prove That We are Living in George Orwell’s 1984
1 Big Thing: In George Orwell’s 1984, the "telescreen" was a tool of state-mandated terror. In 2026, it’s a consumer convenience we bought, installed, and powered ourselves.
Policy Brief
Optimizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency
As stated in Executive Order (E.O.) 14180, published January 24, 2025, establishing a council to assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), there is an urgent need to drastically improve the agency’s ability to assist states…
News
Rainey Center And Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA) Release New Poll Of Muslim American Voters
Washington, DC - September 15, 2024 — Today, the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy released a new Rainey Center poll commissioned by the Muslim American Leadership Alliance confirms that while American Muslims lean Democratic, several…
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