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Analyzing President Trump's foreign policy agenda
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Richard Fontaine, president of The Center for a New American Security, joins CBSN to discuss what the Trump administration means for foreign policy in the United States. Watc...
By Richard Fontaine
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Profound Uncertainty in Munich: Is the United States Committed to European Security?
This year’s Munich Security Conference once again stood out as the premier international gathering of national security policymakers and thinkers. Anticipation was high in the...
By Richard Fontaine
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Is America No Longer the Middle East's Greatest Power?
When Russia launched a dramatic military intervention in Syria in fall 2015, it stunned the world and announced its return to the Middle East. Its move also surprised American...
By Richard Fontaine
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What’s a NATO Ally Worth: Getting Beyond the Two Percent Benchmark
Commentary
This week Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis delivered some tough love to America’s allies in Europe. Addressing NATO defense ministers, Mattis offered “clarity on the political ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump's Pivot to Asian Allies Begins
Commentary
In most respects, the White House meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fairly routine. The two leaders lauded each other and the alliance that bin...
By Richard Fontaine
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If America Refuses to Lead
Just a few months ago, the notion of China as the savior of international order would have struck most as fanciful, even absurd. Yet President Xi Jinping’s debut at Davos last...
By Richard Fontaine & Mira Rapp-Hooper
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CNAS President Richard Fontaine on The Hugh Hewitt Show
Podcast
Richard Fontaine joined the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss his latest article for National Review, "Obama’s Foreign-Policy Legacy: The Limits of American Restraint" and how Presi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Likely shift to closer Russian ties under Trump
Richard Fontaine talks to CNBC about America's role in international politics under the Trump administration and what it could mean for other world leaders including Vladimir ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Obama’s Foreign-Policy Legacy: The Limits of American Restraint
It was clear from the outset that Obama would preside over national retrenchment. George W. Bush had waged a global war on terror and campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, pursue...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump’s Russia co-operation plan faces big obstacles
For all his shifting policy positions throughout the campaign, president-elect Donald Trump has been consistent on one issue: he would like better ties with Russia. Even befo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities
Ask any American foreign policy official to list the strongest U.S. alliances and Australia will be at or near the very top. Looking back at history and into the future, there...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Battle for Aleppo
By Richard Fontaine
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How Trump Can Save the Liberal Order
During the campaign, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump made it clear that he does not like the prevailing international order and rejects key components of traditional U.S. fo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Strategic Choices for the Next President
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The next U.S. president will inherit a daunting set of national security challenges demanding early and focused attention. From regional tensions in the Middle East and S...
By Richard Fontaine, Shawn Brimley & Julianne Smith
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Australia’s Ambivalence Makes It Vulnerable
With Washington’s rising focus on Asia, America’s close and longstanding alliance with Australia has taken on new significance. Australia today is boosting its military streng...
By Richard Fontaine
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A Thaw in the US-New Zealand Nuclear Freeze
The visit of a U.S. Navy warship to New Zealand in November will mark the close of a 30 year period of security estrangement between two democratic nations. Announced during V...
By Richard Fontaine
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Forging a Consensus on China’s Bullying
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has handed the United States a unique opportunity to rally opposition to China’s designs in the South China Sea and to preserve...
By Richard Fontaine
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Vietnam: From enemy to partner
(CNN) – Traveling to Vietnam with Sen. John McCain a few years ago, it was clear to me just how far the relationship between two former enemies had come. Viewing the dark cel...
By Richard Fontaine
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Video: Obama Lifts Embargo on Vietnam
By Richard Fontaine
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How China Sees World Order
China's rapid ascent to great-power status has, more than any other international development, raised concerns about the future of the liberal international order. Forged in t...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper & Richard Fontaine
