Mission
TWO OCEANS HAVE ALWAYS SEPARATED AMERICA FROM HER GREAT POWER ADVERSARIES AND VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS ALIKE, BUT IN TODAY'S INTERCONNECTED WORLD, AMERICA'S NEIGHBORHOOD HAS DRASTICALLY EXPANDED, AND THE FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS OF OUR NATION, AND THOSE AROUND THE GLOBE, HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE DAILY LIVES OF EVERY AMERICAN.THE BASTION INSTITUTE STRIVES TO BRING TOGETHER SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST MINDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DISCUSS THE PATH TOWARD STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP AND STANDING ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE.