Nikki Haley
Former US Ambassador to the UN, former Governor of South Carolina. 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Consistently hawkish interventionist on both Iran and Ukraine.
Affiliations
Conflict-Specific Premises
A nuclear-armed Iran poses an existential threat to Israel and the Western order
Iran-Israel War 2026
Iran's proxy network (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis) constitutes a unified existential threat that must be defeated militarily
Iran-Israel War 2026
The US-Israel alliance carries mutual obligations that the US should honor
Iran-Israel War 2026
Defending Ukraine is essential to maintaining the rules-based international order
Ukraine War
Ukraine has the sovereign right to choose its own alliances including NATO membership
Ukraine War
Positions
Iran-Israel War 2026 · 2026-02-22
Iran is the number one state sponsor of terrorism. Every day we wait, Iran gets closer to a nuclear weapon. We need to stand with Israel and make clear to Iran that all options are on the table.
Ukraine War · 2023-06-10
If we let Putin take Ukraine, China takes Taiwan the next day. This is about American credibility. When America is strong, the world is safer.