Truman National Security Project
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National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
leadership institute based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
It is the nation's only organization that recruits, trains, and positions progressives across America to lead on national security. The organization is named after President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
, whose foreign policy vision "transformed a moment of unprecedented threat into an era of unimagined opportunity and prosperity."
The Truman Project advisory board includes Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Korbelová Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0...
, Gregory Craig, John Podesta
John Podesta
John David Podesta was the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, from 1998 until 2001. He is the president of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and is also a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law...
, and Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter was the Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department from January 2009 until February 2011. She is the Bert G...
; Rachel Kleinfeld is the President and Executive Director.
Truman Project programs
The Truman National Security Project is devoted to training progressives to deepen their understanding of national security issues and master the communications skills needed to make their case in the public square. The Truman Project trains policy experts, academics, elected officials, congressional staffers, veterans, and communications, media, and political professionals through a wide array of training programs. These programs include the one-year Truman Security Fellowship, which offers training in national security and access to a network of peers and leaders; the Congressional Security Scholars program, which provides progressive Congressional staffers with national security training; and national security bootcamps, one-day trainings tailored to states and localities which provide progressive leaders with the foundations of national security understanding, and training in talking about tough issues. The basic bootcamp has six segments:- The Progressive National Security Story: Our History and Values
- National Security at Home: Making it Local
- Military 101 with Recent Veterans: Understanding the U.S. Armed Forces, Their Culture, and How to Connect With Our Troops
- How Progressives Undermine Our Messages, and How to Communicate Better: Talking with the American People About Security and Progressive Values
- Scenario Exercises: Talking about Security at a Town Hall and on Fox News
Operation Free
Operation FreeOperation FREE
Operation Free is a coalition of veterans and national security organizations founded in August, 2009 by the Truman National Security Project, The National Security Initiative, VoteVets.org, and VetPAC...
is a project of the Truman National Security Project that organizes military veterans to speak out on issues of climate change and sustainable energy security. Operation FREE has sent hundreds of veterans on a cross-country bus tour, and has arranged meetings between veterans and decision makers, including organizing a briefing for White House personnel on clean energy.