Editing American Enterprise Institute (section)

==Political stance and impact==
AEI is a member of the [[Atlas Network]] of [[free market]] think tanks<ref name="t509">{{cite web | last1=Lawrence | first1=Felicity | last2=Evans | first2=Rob | last3=Pegg | first3=David | last4=Barr | first4=Caelainn | last5=Duncan | first5=Pamela | title=How the right's radical thinktanks reshaped the Conservative party | website=the Guardian | date=29 November 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/29/rightwing-thinktank-conservative-boris-johnson-brexit-atlas-network | access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> and is an associate member of the [[State Policy Network]] of conservative and libertarian think tanks.<ref name="j090">{{cite web | title=Here Are The Corporations And Right-Wing Funders Backing The Education Reform Movement | website=Media Matters for America | date=27 April 2016 | url=https://www.mediamatters.org/daily-caller/here-are-corporations-and-right-wing-funders-backing-education-reform-movement | access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2024}}

In the 2000s, AEI was the most prominent think tank associated with American [[neoconservatism]].<ref name="Schifferes">{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Schifferes|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2914969.stm|title=Battle of the Washington think tanks|work=BBC News|date=April 3, 2003|access-date=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106235248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2914969.stm|archive-date=January 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Irving Kristol]], widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of neoconservatism, was a senior fellow at AEI and the AEI issues an 'Irving Kristol Award' in his honour.<ref>[[Saunders, Frances Stonor]]: ''[[The Cultural Cold War]]'' The New Press, 1999.<!-- ISSN/ISBN, page(s) needed --></ref><ref name=aei.org/> [[Paul Ryan]] has described the AEI as "one of the [[beachhead]]s of the modern conservative movement".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lofflmann |first1=Georg |title=American Grand Strategy under Obama: Competing Discourses |date=2017 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |page=121}}</ref>

AEI has close ties with pro-[[Brexit]] politicians in the British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. For instance, [[Sajid Javid]], [[Michael Gove]], [[Boris Johnson]], and [[Liz Truss]] have all made regular appearances at its World Forum and other events,<ref name="t509"/> and [[Suella Braverman]] and [[Liam Fox]] have been hosted by it.<ref name="x995">{{cite web | title=UK's Braverman lobbies in US for tougher asylum rules – DW – 09/26/2023 | website=dw.com | date=26 September 2023 | url=https://www.dw.com/en/uks-braverman-lobbies-in-us-for-tougher-asylum-rules/a-66931242 | access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="l450">{{cite web | last=Lawless | first=Jill | title=The UK's hardline immigration chief says international rules make it too easy to seek asylum | website=AP News | date=26 September 2023 | url=https://apnews.com/article/uk-gay-refugees-suella-braverman-migration-asylum-b8bd501707a81732e067b742e20052f1 | access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="a003">{{cite web | last=Withnall | first=Adam | title=Edward Snowden is a 'self-publicising narcissist' who committed | website=The Independent | date=17 April 2014 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/liam-fox-says-selfpublicising-narcissist-edward-snowden-committed-treason-with-nsa-leaks-9265331.html | access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref>

The institute has been described as a [[Centre-right|right-leaning]] counterpart to the [[Centre-left|left-leaning]] [[Brookings Institution]];<ref name="WP-InsidersGuide">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901373.html|title=An insider's guide to the upcoming week|newspaper=The Washington Post|page=A02|date=April 30, 2007|access-date=February 12, 2009|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108112907/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901373.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Milbank">{{cite news|first=Dana|last=Milbank|author-link=Dana Milbank|title=White House Hopes Gas Up A Think Tank: For Center-Right AEI, Bush Means Business|newspaper=The Washington Post|page=A39|date=December 8, 2000}}</ref> however, the two entities have often collaborated. From 1998 to 2008, they co-sponsored the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, and in 2006 they launched the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project.<ref name="ElecRefProj-home">{{cite web |url=http://www.electionreformproject.org/ |title=Election Reform Project |access-date=February 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211235108/http://www.electionreformproject.org/ |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, a working group consisting of members from both institutions coauthored a report entitled ''Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2015/12/aei-brookings-poverty-report/full-report.pdf|title=OPPORTUNITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND SECURITY : A CONSENSUS PLAN FOR REDUCING POVERTY AND RESTORING THE AMERICAN DREAM|website=Brookings.edu|access-date=June 10, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613145613/http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2015/12/aei-brookings-poverty-report/full-report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feeney |first=Lauren |date=2015-12-12 |title=To reduce poverty, a plan experts across the political spectrum can agree upon |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/to-reduce-poverty-a-plan-experts-across-the-political-spectrum-can-agree-upon |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=PBS News |language=en-us}}</ref>

According to the ''2011 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report'' ([[Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program]], [[University of Pennsylvania]]), AEI is number 17 in the "Top Thirty Worldwide Think Tanks" and number 10 in the "Top Fifty United States Think Tanks".<ref name="Global Go To">{{cite web|author=James G. McGann (director)|url=http://gotothinktank.com/dev1/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2011-Global-Go-To-Think-Tanks-Index-Report.pdf|title=The Global Go To Think Tank Report, 2011|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231020421/http://gotothinktank.com/dev1/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2011-Global-Go-To-Think-Tanks-Index-Report.pdf|archive-date=December 31, 2013}} Other AEI "Top Think Tank" rankings include #32 in Security and International Affairs, #3 in Health Policy, #10 in Domestic Economic Policy, #9 in International Economic Policy, and #7 in Social Policy. By "Special Achievement" AEI's rating is #13 in Most Innovative Policy Ideas/Proposals, #13 in Outstanding Policy-Oriented Public Policy Research Programs, #20 in Best Use of the Internet or Social Media to Engage the Public, #13 in Best Use of the Media (Print or Electronic) to Communicate Programs and Research, #15 in Best External Relations/Public Engagement Programs, and #13 in Greatest Impact on Public Policy (Global).</ref> As of 2019, the American Enterprise Institute also leads in YouTube subscribers among free-market groups.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chafuen|first=Alejandro|title=The 2019 Ranking Of Free-Market Think Tanks Measured By Social Media Impact|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/04/10/the-2019-ranking-of-free-market-think-tanks-measured-by-social-media-impact/|access-date=March 21, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627213556/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/04/10/the-2019-ranking-of-free-market-think-tanks-measured-by-social-media-impact/|url-status=live}}</ref>

However, despite having a conservative stance, the AEI has recently shown itself to be more critical of [[Donald Trump]] and [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|his second term]], especially with regard to [[Economic policy of the second Donald Trump administration|economic policy]] and [[Foreign policy of the second Donald Trump administration|foreign policy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aei.org/op-eds/trump-is-on-a-path-to-failure/|title=Trump Is on a Path to Failure|website=American Enterprise Institute|date=2025-04-12|access-date=2025-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aei.org/op-eds/is-donald-trump-starting-a-recession/|title=Is Donald Trump Starting a Recession?|website=American Enterprise Institute|date=2025-04-21|access-date=2025-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aei.org/op-eds/trumps-tariffs-are-as-bad-as-bidenomics/|title=Trump’s Tariffs Are as Bad as Bidenomics|website=American Enterprise Institute|date=2025-04-14|access-date=2025-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aei.org/economics/president-trumps-tariff-formula-makes-no-economic-sense-its-also-based-on-an-error/|title=President Trump’s Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It’s Also Based on an Error.|website=American Enterprise Institute|date=2025-04-23|access-date=2025-04-26}}</ref>