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The Axis of Upheaval
Commentary
The West has been too quick to dismiss the coordination among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Richard Fontaine
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AUKUS weighs expanding security pact with Japan to deter China
Podcast
Australia and the United States have deepened their commitment to countering China's growing aggression in the Indo Pacific by bringing Japan into the fold. The allies announc...
By Richard Fontaine
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Japan will probably be a member of AUKUS Pillar 2 'before too long,' Richard Fontaine says
Video
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for New American Security, discusses Japan's relation to AUKUS, the Indo-Pacific security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom...
By Richard Fontaine
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AUKUS: Securing the Indo-Pacific, A Conversation with Kurt Campbell
Transcript
This past March marked the one-year anniversary of the AUKUS Optimal Pathway announcement, between leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. As we conti...
By Richard Fontaine & Kurt Campbell
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Ukrainians Are Resilient—But They Still Need Washington
Commentary
Beyond material support, my visit made clear that the psychological effect of global solidarity, especially from the United States, remains vital...
By Richard Fontaine
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Two Years at War: Ukraine from the Battlefield to the Debate in Congress
Podcast
Richard Fontaine joins Flash Focus to discuss the war in Ukraine on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion (Feb. 24th). Since 2022, Ukraine has held the line a...
By Richard Fontaine
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Worrywurst at the Munich Security Conference
Commentary
On one matter, everyone — Europeans, Ukrainians, Americans, and delegates from other regions — concurred: What America does, or fails to do, will be vital....
By Richard Fontaine
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Americans Need Domestic Unity for Effective Foreign Policy
Commentary
Today’s international challenges threaten the security, prosperity, and freedom of the American people. But Americans will naturally shy from a focus on overseas problems unti...
By Richard Fontaine & Stephen J. Hadley
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A Look at 2024 with Richard Fontaine and Michèle Flournoy
Podcast
On this week’s episode of Brussels Sprouts, we are setting out to identify some of the big-picture trends shaping the transatlantic relationship and international affairs more...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Richard Fontaine & Michèle Flournoy
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Rumors of China’s Decline Are Premature and Dangerous
Commentary
The chief near-term risk is not that Beijing’s ascent will fizzle, but rather that Washington will fail to muster the strength necessary for an adequate response....
By Richard Fontaine
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Richard Fontaine Joins CNN News Central to Discuss the Israel and Hamas War
Video
On November 1, CNAS CEO Richard Fontaine joined CNN Central to discuss the latest developments in the Israel vs Hamas war, the opening of the Egyptian border to foreign nation...
By Richard Fontaine
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John McCain's Early Warning About Vladimir Putin and Authoritarianism
Podcast
Years before anyone else in DC was concerned about the threat of Vladimir Putin and an aggressive Russia, one Senator was sounding the alarms: The late Senator John McCain. Ri...
By Richard Fontaine
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John McCain’s Warning of the Authoritarian Threat Should Be Heeded
Commentary
McCain’s foresight was grounded in his fundamental worldview. He recognized the innate connection between the behavior of governments at home and abroad....
By Richard Fontaine & Daniel Twining
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The Fault Lines in U.S. Foreign Policy
Podcast
There’s a near consensus today that U.S. foreign policy has entered a new era. But how to define and navigate this new era is much less clear. Richard Fontaine, the CEO of t...
By Richard Fontaine
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Election Interference Demands a Collective Defense
Commentary
The stakes have grown too high and the threats too pervasive to leave every democracy to its own devices....
By Richard Fontaine
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The Myth of Neutrality
Commentary
The number of unavoidable dilemmas will only rise as the U.S.-Chinese rivalry intensifies....
By Richard Fontaine
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Contrarian take on the Wagner Putsch with Richard Fontaine
Podcast
Last weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, launched a rebellion, coup or putsch against Moscow. It's still hard to discern what it was. As of n...
By Richard Fontaine
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Axis of Authoritarians? Scrutinizing China, Russia, and Iran Cooperation
Video
Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer for the Center for a New American Security opened the 2023 CNAS National Security Conference with remarks on the theme of American Po...
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jonathan Lord & Jacob Stokes
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What a Debt Default Would Mean for National Security
Commentary
Military strength and geopolitical influence rise and fall with a country’s economic power, and a debt default would strike a major blow against them all....
By Richard Fontaine
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Yoon’s State Visit Shows an Alliance on the Move
Commentary
Now is the time for South Korea and the United States to work together in pursuit of order, security, freedom, and prosperity....
By Richard Fontaine
