End wars of conquest and occupation
A nation that values freedom must honor it everywhere, both at home and abroad. Yet for too long, U.S. foreign policy has been built on intervention, occupation, and economic exploitation that determines the fate of others while claiming to stand for democracy. True leadership does not come through force, but through respect for self-determination.
The solution is clear: End non-essential military interventions, stop economic coercion, and shift to a diplomacy-first approach to foreign conflicts. Sovereign nations must chart their own course, free from foreign interference masked as aid. Peace is built not by bombs, but by partnership.
Action must follow principle. Project 2029’s policy platform demands an end to endless wars and stops the arming of foreign dictators. Critical reforms must be enacted to achieve these goals, including:
Restoring and expanding the National Security Memorandum on U.S. Arms Transfer Policy to embed human rights and humanitarian concerns more directly into the decision-making process for U.S. arms exports. All conventional arms transfers must prioritize the protection of human rights, civilian populations, and regional stability, while explicitly requiring that recipient nations demonstrate transparency, accountability, and adherence to democratic norms.
Shifting U.S. Policy toward cooperation with the International Criminal Court by rescinding Executive Order 14203, which attempts to shield American and allied officials from international accountability for potential war crimes and crimes against humanity. This order declares a national emergency in response to the ICC's efforts to investigate alleged atrocities committed by U.S. and Israeli personnel, actions rooted in the ICC’s mission to enforce global justice. Instead of engaging with the international community or contesting allegations through legal channels, the order weaponizes economic and immigration powers to punish ICC personnel. It authorizes freezing the assets of ICC officials and bans them and their families from entering the United States.
Issuing an “ICC Reengagement and Accountability” directive instructing the United States to:
Resume formal observer participation in the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC;
Reestablish the interagency Atrocities Prevention Board to coordinate cooperation with the ICC and other accountability mechanisms on genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity;
Authorize information-sharing and logistical cooperation with ICC investigations into atrocities committed by foreign actors, particularly where cooperation advances U.S. human-rights and security interests; and
Commission a legal review within 90 days by the Departments of State and Justice to identify statutory or treaty options for limited, conditional U.S. engagement with the Court consistent with U.S. law and sovereignty.
Rescinding Executive Order 14199, which initiated a sweeping rollback of U.S. involvement in key United Nations bodies and effectively undermined long-standing commitments to global diplomacy, human rights, and international cooperation. By withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the U.S. distanced itself from a central global forum for addressing human rights abuses, despite the Council’s flaws, thereby forfeiting its ability to influence reforms or advocate for vulnerable populations from within. The executive order also eliminated all U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Restoring our credibility and standing with allies, partners, and multilateral organizations around the world. This shall include rejoining the World Health Organization and other United Nations bodies while restoring funding to fiscal year 2023 levels.
Rebuilding and improving the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to focus on global health and humanitarian assistance in pursuit of a future where sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation worldwide render USAID’s functions obsolete. This shall involve working with international partners to take a common approach to solving global challenges and supporting democratic reformers to reverse the alarming trend of authoritarianism worldwide.
Restoring and expanding Executive Order 14155, which imposed targeted sanctions on individuals undermining peace, security, and stability in Palestinian territories. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–1707), the order declared a national emergency in response to escalating extremist settler violence, forced displacements, and property destruction. It authorized the U.S. government to freeze assets and restrict the entry of foreign persons responsible for or complicit in actions threatening the region's stability, including violence against civilians and property seizures. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) subsequently designated numerous individuals under this order, though the designation was later revoked under the current administration. In light of the September 2025 determination by the United Nations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, this order should not only be restored but expanded in scope beyond individual extremist settlers to levy sanctions against all guilty parties identified by international fact-finding bodies.
Issuing an executive order to formally recognize the State of Palestine within the pre-1967 borders, thus affirming the United States’ commitment to international justice and a two-state solution, while leveraging the same symbolic and unilateral tools that previous presidents have employed in matters of foreign recognition. Much like how the Office of the Presidency has previously unilaterally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and renamed the Gulf of Mexico in U.S. cartographic and diplomatic materials to the “Gulf of America,” the President shall direct all federal agencies (including the State Department, Department of Defense, and U.S. embassies) to update official maps, documents, and communications to reflect Palestinian statehood, recognizing East Jerusalem as its capital. The executive order shall also instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to cast future Security Council votes in favor of Palestine’s full UN membership and direct the Treasury Department to issue guidelines allowing diplomatic and humanitarian engagement with Palestinian governing institutions without triggering sanctions.
