Republican hopeful Ramaswamy to introduce pledge opposing foreign conflicts

To establish himself as the nominee who is least likely to enter a foreign conflict, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Reuters that he would emphasize his non-interventionist foreign policy in the upcoming weeks of his campaign speech to the public.

In an interview, Ramaswamy stated that he will publicly unveil a promise outlining his non-interventionist foreign policy tenets on Tuesday in Miami, the eve of the third Republican primary. Ramaswamy noted that if he were to defeat Democratic President Joe Biden in the general election of 2024 and win the Republican nomination, he would have all political appointees sign the promise and gradually invite other elected officials to do the same.

“It will serve as a clear signal to our supporters and a litmus test for anyone appointed in my administration,” stated Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old I.T. entrepreneur currently polling a distant fourth in the Republican primary.

After weeks of back-and-forth on foreign policy, Ramaswamy presented the commitment with another Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley.

According to Ramaswamy, Haley’s challenging foreign policy positions risk drawing America into a violent conflict. Haley is now ranked third in the majority of Republican primary surveys. Haley favors providing Israel and Ukraine with military help; Ramaswamy is against this.

It also coincides with what seems to be a growing internal Republican Party dispute over America’s place in the globe.

Ramaswamy agrees with former president Donald Trump that he and Florida governor Ron DeSantis, the front-runner in the Republican race, are against providing military or humanitarian help to Ukraine. Aid to Ukraine is something both Haley and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who is polling in fifth place, support.

The three main policy stances that signatories to Ramaswamy’s pledge, “No to Neocons,” are as follows: “averting World War Three is a vital national objective”; “war is never a preference, only a necessity” and “the sole duty of U.S. policymakers is to U.S. citizens.”

The term “neocons” describes a trend within American conservative philosophy known as neoconservatism, which favors engagement in international wars.

Based on data from the polling and analytical website FiveThirtyEight, Trump leads with around 58% of Republican primary voters supporting him, while Ramaswamy receives 5% of the vote.