There is a growing consensus that the U.S. has made serious mistakes in foreign and defense policy over the past two decades. The inability to effectively execute foreign policy and manage military force projection has eroded public confidence in our government and the perception of American leadership globally. The Atlantic Council's The National Security Council Reform Project: A Foundational Proposal for the Next Administration serves as a point of departure for the next administration. The authors - Ambs. Chester Crocker, David Miller, and Thomas Pickering, and Mr. Daniel Levin - conducted interviews with senior foreign policy, military and intelligence officials. The report concludes that an important contributing factor to the problems stated above has been the structural and personnel failures at the NSC in the management of foreign, defense, intelligence, and legal policy. An incoming president has much to be gained by establishing an effective NSC and much to lose if the NSC is poorly structured from the beginning. This event costs $25.