{"id":868,"date":"2025-06-11T22:02:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cascadiafp.org\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:08:17","slug":"re-thinking-national-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cascadiafp.org\/?page_id=868","title":{"rendered":"Re-thinking National Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id868_51bec2-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id868_51bec2-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id868_51bec2-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 8rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column868_ab0309-82, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column868_ab0309-82:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column868_ab0309-82 kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4 animated fadeInUp wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_8c9841-f4\"><strong>Rethinking National Security: Investing in Resilience and Prosperity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b\"]{text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b animated fadeInUp wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_bb517b-4b\">At Cascadia Foreign Policy, we support national security investments that actually make us safer and improve our lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column868_550ff5-c7 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image868_49477b-bb .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;}.kb-image868_49477b-bb img.kb-img, .kb-image868_49477b-bb .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;object-position:30% 69%;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image868_49477b-bb:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image868_49477b-bb size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/cascadiafp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joint-Base-Lewis-McChord-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1151\" 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(max-width: 767px){.kadence-column868_855a83-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column868_855a83-38 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22 animated fadeIn wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_bb20ae-22\"><strong>Our Priorities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kt-tabs-id868_eba354-c1 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:0px solid #eeeeee;border-right:0px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:0px solid #eeeeee;border-left:0px solid #eeeeee;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:48px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:48px;background:var(--global-palette8, #F7FAFC);}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id868_eba354-c1 > .kt-tabs-title-list li{margin-top:0px;margin-right:24px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id868_eba354-c1 > .kt-tabs-title-list li:last-child{margin-right:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id868_eba354-c1 > .kt-tabs-title-list li .kt-tab-title, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id868_eba354-c1 > 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alignnone animated fadeIn\"><div class=\"kt-tabs-wrap kt-tabs-id868_eba354-c1 kt-tabs-has-3-tabs kt-active-tab-1 kt-tabs-layout-tabs kt-tabs-tablet-layout-inherit kt-tabs-mobile-layout-accordion kt-tab-alignment-center kt-create-accordion\"><ul class=\"kt-tabs-title-list\"><li id=\"tab-strongbuildingregionalresiliencestrong\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-1 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-active\"><a href=\"#tab-strongbuildingregionalresiliencestrong\" data-tab=\"1\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-1 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\"><strong>Building Regional Resilience<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-strongleveragingwashingtonsstrategicassetsstrong\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-2 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-strongleveragingwashingtonsstrategicassetsstrong\" data-tab=\"2\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-2 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\"><strong>Leveraging Washington\u2019s Strategic Assets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-strongaregionally-focusedvoicestrong\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-3 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-strongaregionally-focusedvoicestrong\" data-tab=\"3\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-3 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\"><strong>A Regionally-Focused Voice<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tabc7133d-86\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_f7f525-bd\">We advocate increased investments in our National Guards for wildfire response and prevention, enhanced public health systems to address pandemics, and initiatives to mitigate economic disruptions resulting from tensions in Asia\u2014issues uniquely critical to the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_93b42e-4b\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab7694d9-08\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_74b030-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_74b030-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_74b030-21\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_74b030-21 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading868_74b030-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_74b030-21\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading868_74b030-21 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading868_74b030-21\">We champion closer coordination between military investments and local civilian needs. By optimizing dual-use defense infrastructure\u2014such as Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Whidbey Naval Air Station, and Bangor Submarine Base\u2014we ensure that these assets directly contribute to regional prosperity. 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