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The Defense Priorities Foundation, also known as Defense Priorities, is an American
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based in Washington, D.C., that advocates for more restrained
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History

Defense Priorities was established in early 2016 by supporters of
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Rand Paul Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
and funded by conservative donors
Charles Koch Charles de Ganahl Koch ( ; born November 1, 1935) is an American billionaire businessman and engineer. As of May 2025, he is ranked as the 22nd richest man in the world on the '' Bloomberg Billionaires Index'', with an estimated net worth of US ...
and his brother
David Koch David Hamilton Koch ( ; May 3, 1940 – August 23, 2019) was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. In 1970, he joined the family business: Koch Industries, the second largest privately held co ...
. Early leadership included William P. Ruger of the
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and Edward King of a pro-Paul
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. The organization was founded to advance Paul's foreign policy views, which argued for a "more prudent, restrained"
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Positions

Defense Priorities publications have advocated for ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine through negotiations, against the arming of rebels during the Syrian Civil War, against harsher sanctions on
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
over its nuclear program, and against deeper military engagement in the Middle East. The think tank's leanings have been characterized as "isolationist", "non-interventionist", "libertarian", "pro-restraint", and " realist".


Notable scholars and affiliates

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Daniel L. Davis Daniel L. Davis is a retired United States Army officer and an analyst of United States foreign policy. He was one of the earliest military officers to publicly criticize the War in Afghanistan. Early life and education Davis was raised in Dallas ...
* Rajan Menon


See also

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Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft is an American think tank specializing in foreign policy of the United States. Founded in 2019, the Quincy Institute has been described as advocating realism and restraint in foreign policy. The ...


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