On this episode of Reaganism, Roger sits down with his Reagan Institute colleagues Rachel Hoff and Thomas Kenna to discuss the Reagan Institute Strategy Group’s seventh essay collection, The Future of Conservative Internationalism. They explain how the group brings together policy thinkers to debate America’s role in the world, drawing on Ronald Reagan’s belief that U.S. security and prosperity depend on leadership beyond its borders. The conversation explores current disagreements among conservatives, the challenge of responding to multiple global threats at once, and how the collection’s essays address regions including the Western Hemisphere, the Middle East, Europe, and China.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with founder of Cuba Decide, Rosa María Payá Ocevedo to discuss carrying forward her father Oswaldo Payá’s legacy after his killing, and her work through Cuba Decide to give Cubans a voice in shaping their future. Payá argues that freedom and basic human rights are universal, describes the repression and humanitarian crisis facing people in Cuba, and calls for sustained international pressure on the regime. She also explains why she sees the Cuban government as a threat beyond the island, including to U.S. security.

On this episode of Reaganism, Roger Zakheim sits down with Karan Bhatia to discuss how AI is transforming the global economy and why existing trade rules must evolve to address digital services, data localization, intellectual-property demands, and other modern barriers. Bhatia argues that digital trade affects far more than major technology companies, influencing manufacturers, farmers, small businesses, workers, and consumers worldwide. They examine the need for internationally aligned standards grounded in fair competition and innovation, Europe’s regulatory and competitiveness challenges, the importance of US collaboration with allies, and China’s rapid progress in AI. The conversation concludes with the potential for US-China dialogue on AI safety, the role of open- and closed-source models, the importance of lowering costs, and Reagan’s principle that technology combined with freedom creates opportunity and progress.