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CNAS President Richard Fontaine on The Hugh Hewitt Show
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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In China, North Korea, Trump admin drawing a dangerous 'red line'
In weeks that have been saturated by a presidential farewell address, cabinet confirmation hearings, a press conference from the presidential-elect, and new revelations of pos...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Missiles Could Be the Perfect Tool to Neutralize China’s Artificial Islands
Construction of China’s massive artificial island bases appears to be progressing rapidly, and is likely to transform the military balance of power in the South China Sea. In ...
By CDR Thomas Shugart, USN
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Strategic Choices for the Next President
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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How the Next US President Should Handle the South China Sea
Beijing will test the mettle of the next U.S. administration in the South China Sea. At a minimum, China is determined to use “passive assertiveness” to exercise greater contr...
By Marcel Angliviel de la Beaumelle & Patrick M. Cronin
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Michèle Flournoy on U.S. Allies, Brexit, Countering Russia & China
By Michèle Flournoy
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China's Artificial Islands Are Bigger (And a Bigger Deal) Than You Think
Surely you have heard the news — China has been dredging up coral reefs and creating artificial islands in the South China Sea with the purpose of enforcing their claims...
By CDR Thomas Shugart, USN
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Leaving the “Gray Zone”: The U.S. Need to Fight Aggression Below Conventional War
The Commander-in-Chief Forum featuring Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s thoughts on national security missed an opportunity to engage the candidates on the gray zo...
By Lauren Fish
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Beijing's Go Big or Go Home Moment in the South China Sea
China is preparing for its go or go home moment in the South China Sea and it appears they have chosen the right time to make a play for regional and, ultimately, global domin...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Parting the South China Sea
July 12, 2016, marked a turning point in the long-standing disputes over the South China Sea. After more than three years of proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration,...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Rodrigo Duterte’s Turn in the South China Sea
A tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) recently released its long-awaited judgment in the Philippines vs. China case. The case is the culmination of years of c...
By Harry Krejsa
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Choose your own adventure: The Next President's Voyage in the South China Sea
Two days ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague issued a truly stunning and long-anticipated ruling in the Philippines vs. China case over the South China ...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper & Patrick M. Cronin
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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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How Will China React to the Gavel Coming Down in the South China Sea?
Rising tensions in the South China Sea have cast a pall over many actors and issues, but not international law. Indeed, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (U...
By Harry Krejsa & Patrick M. Cronin
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: The Politics of National Security – A View from the Hill
LOREN DEJONGE SCHULMAN: The saying goes that politics stops at the water’s edge. I think it’s fair to say that this year has not been a beach party for folks in or out of th...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: Global Changing Energy Markets and U.S. Strategic Opportunities
MR. : Welcome, everybody. Can I get your attention for just one minute, and I won’t keep you from eating lunch, but before we get started there are four poll questions wh...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: Defense Innovation – Between a Rock and a Cliché
BEN FITZGERALD: Good morning, everyone. If you take a look at your agendas, you’ll see that this talk is about innovation, but really, I want to talk about one thing: why ch...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: Foreign Policy Inheritance
KATHERINE KIDDER: Well, we have the privilege of welcoming in our last panel of the day. So if the 2016 presidential election process has shown us anything, it is that the U...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: A Discussion on Asia-Pacific Security with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson
MIRA RAPP-HOOPER: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us today for this lunchtime discussion on Asia-Pacific security. My name is Mira Rapp-Hooper and I’m ...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: Keynote Address by the Vice President of the United States
MICHELE FLOURNOY: So please be seated. Welcome back, everybody. The laughter was because I said that wasn’t for me. VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN: No. The laughter was t...