WASHINGTON — Today, Advancing American Freedom Foundation (AAF) announced that Dakota Wood will be spearheading the Institute for National Security at AAF.
The Institute for National Security at AAF will chart out a conservative grand strategy that aligns America's economic, fiscal, energy, technological, and military strengths toward a single objective: preserving American leadership in the world while strengthening prosperity at home.
Vice President of the Institute for National Security Dakota Wood released the following statement:
“I couldn’t be prouder to join the world-class team at Advancing American Freedom nor more grateful for the opportunity they have entrusted to me to stand-up the Institute for National Security.
In the DC policy community, it’s a rare thing to establish a new center that aims to fill a void in some of the most important discussions of our time.
AAF’s mission is to show how proven American “First Principles” conservatism secures America’s most essential interests.
Our new Center will show how a conservative grand strategy for American leadership combines economic, trade, foreign relations, and national defense policies within a Constitutionally sound legal framework to secure freedom and prosperity for all Americans.”
AAF President Tim Chapman stated:
“Dakota Wood is an accomplished leader, and I couldn’t be prouder to welcome him to AAF to stand up the Institute for National Security.
Over his career, Dakota has established himself as a true conservative and a north star for foreign policy.
With his leadership, I know that the Institute for National Security at AAF will become a leading voice for conservative foreign policy in Washington, D.C.”
Dakota Wood served as a Marine for 20 years and participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Wood has more than 40 years of experience in defense policy and across the private sector, military contracting, and think tanks, including the Heritage Foundation. Wood is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Naval War College, and the School of Advanced Warfighting at Quantico.
This story was first reported by Tanner Nau of National Review.
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