Foreign Policy
Gift to RAND Corporation to Open Exchange of Ideas around Grand Strategy
Stand Together Trust invests in the RAND Corporation to research how we can pursue a better way forward for America on the global stage.
February 27, 2020
Stand Together Trust’s Statement in Response to State of the Union Remarks on Afghanistan
In response to President Trump's statements this evening regarding Afghanistan, Stand Together Trust's Vice President of Research and Policy and Afghanistan veteran Dr. William Ruger issued the following statement...
February 5, 2020
NEW POLL: Americans want troops home from Afghanistan, Iraq; opposed to more military engagement
A new YouGov poll commissioned by Stand Together Trust shows Americans are strongly supportive of bringing our troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq, oppose war with Iran, and generally want the United States to be less militarily engaged around the world.
January 23, 2020
Stand Together Trust’s Statement in Response to President Trump’s Address on Iran
Stand Together Trust’s William Ruger, Vice President of Research and Policy, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s address on Iran.
January 8, 2020
Statement from Will Ruger on Iraqi Parliament Vote
Stand Together Trust’s William Ruger, Vice President of Research and Policy, issued the following statement on reports of the Iraqi Parliament moving toward legislation to force U.S. troops to leave the country.
January 6, 2020
Statement from Will Ruger on U.S. Military Strike in Baghdad
William Ruger, Vice President for Research and Policy, on reports of a U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.
January 3, 2020
Statement from Will Ruger on ‘Lessons Learned’ Interviews
William Ruger, Vice President for Research and Policy, issued the following statement in response to an investigative report from the Washington Post demonstrating “senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign…hiding unmistakable evidence that the war had become unwinnable.”
December 9, 2019
Statement from Will Ruger on the 18th Anniversary of U.S. Engagement in Afghanistan
William Ruger, Vice President of Research and Policy at STT, responds to the 18th anniversary of U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. Read his statement.
October 7, 2019
Statement from Will Ruger on Pullback of U.S. Troops from Syrian-Turkish Border
William Ruger, VP of Research and Policy at STT, responds to the pullback of U.S. troops from Syrian-Turkish border. Read his statement.
October 7, 2019
Statement from Will Ruger on John Bolton’s White House Departure
William Ruger, Vice President of Research and Policy at Stand Together Trust, on news that national security advisor John Bolton has left the White House.
September 10, 2019