Jindal to lay out America Next foreign policy plan next week

Gov. Bobby Jindal will unveil a foreign policy vision by America Next, a tax-exempt nonprofit group for which Jindal is honorary chairman, during stops in the nation’s capital and South Carolina early next week. “Governor Jindal will present a plan co-authored by former U.S. Senator Jim Talent to rebuild America’s military strength and reaffirm the United States as a force for freedom and stability around the world,” says America Next in an announcement about Jindal’s plans. Jindal is scheduled to lay out the policy during an 11 a.m. address Monday to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. He’ll travel to Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday to address The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, at 7 p.m. America Next says Jindal is “unveiling this defense policy proposal as the next step in a series of policy prescriptions to win the war of ideas.” Last month, Jindal unveiled a comprehensive energy plan, and in April he released an alternative health care plan to the Affordable Care Act. Both of those policy papers were also released in conjunction with America Next. Widely considered to be a potential 2016 presidential candidate, Jindal has said he’ll announce his plans for 2016 after this fall’s elections. —Steve Sanoski