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Of Strategy and Schnitzel: Munich Security Conference 2023
Commentary
The West is, they all said, in this for the long haul, and will support Ukraine for as long as it takes....
By Richard Fontaine
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China’s Balloon-Size Blunder Is a Huge Opportunity
Commentary
Whether a product of hubris or incompetence, the Chinese-spy-balloon affair has derailed Beijing’s charm offensive and raised grave suspicions among Americans....
By Richard Fontaine
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China’s Balloon Could Be America’s Awakening
Commentary
Beijing’s blunder may well represent—forgive the expression—a great-power trial balloon. And it may even spur a broad American awakening....
By Richard Fontaine
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To Help Afghanistan, Engage Its Political Opposition
Commentary
The effort to help Afghans shape a better alternative should begin now....
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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Taking on China and Russia
Commentary
Today Washington has chosen, perhaps by default, to compete with—and if necessary, confront—both Russia and China simultaneously and indefinitely....
By Richard Fontaine
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Welcome to the New Age of Nukes
Commentary
Nuclear weapons are back, and in a disturbingly visceral way. Vladimir Putin’s saber-rattling—“this is not a bluff” he said, warning of nuclear use in Ukraine—has sparked conc...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Biden Administration’s Grand Strategy in Three Documents, with Richard Fontaine
Podcast
Scott R. Anderson sat down with Richard Fontaine, chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, who is himself also a former National Security Council off...
By Richard Fontaine
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AUKUS Has Big Technology Hurdles with Some Very Big Rewards
Commentary
Amid the rise of Chinese power and the changing Indo-Pacific dynamic, allies like Australia and the US must work together even more closely than before....
By Richard Fontaine
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Under Pressure: The Present and Future of International Order
Commentary
Defending a liberal international order requires unity and commitment. It entails costs....
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden’s Foreign Policy Explained
Video
Richard Fontaine, a former advisor to Senator John McCain and CEO of The Center for a New America Security, joins Chas and John of ABC News Australia to discuss international ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Geopolitics, the view from Washington and Japan
Podcast
How do Australia's friends and allies view the Russian- Ukrainian conflict and the rise of China? Richard Fontaine CEO of, the Center for New American Security, Iwashita Akihi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Putin’s Panic Surge? With Richard Fontaine
Podcast
Richard Fontaine joins Dan Senor to discuss Russia’s - Ukraine War, Iran deal negotiations, the Middle East & the Abraham Accords anniversary. Listen to the full interview on...
By Richard Fontaine
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War Games: China Invades Taiwan
Podcast
Richard Fontaine joins Larry Bernstein on What Happens Next in 6 Minutes Podcast to discuss War Games: China Invades Taiwan. Listen to the full interview from What Happens Ne...
By Richard Fontaine
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Zawahiri, Putin & Pelosi – with Richard Fontaine
Podcast
Richard Fontaine returns to the podcast to join Dan Senor in conversation about pressing topics in national security and foreign policy. Listen to the full interview from Cal...
By Richard Fontaine
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Richard Fontaine discusses Pelosi trip to Taiwan
Video
Richard Fontaine joins BBC World News to discuss U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan amid tensions with China. Watch the full interview from BBC....
By Richard Fontaine
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'A set-back for Al Qaeda': Leader al-Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike
Podcast
United States president Joe Biden has confirmed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has been killed in a counter-terrorism strike in the Afghan capital Kabul. The CIA carried out...
By Richard Fontaine
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Why Russia Must Fail in Ukraine
Commentary
Should Moscow’s violent revisionism succeed, it would threaten the very principles that have helped create peace, prosperity, and freedom over more than half a century....
By Richard Fontaine
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Putin’s Newly Shattered Norms—With Richard Fontaine
Podcast
Is Putin crossing almost every line the West did not anticipate he would cross? What does this tell us about where he might might ultimately escalate to? Richard Fontaine ret...
By Richard Fontaine
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5 Scenarios for Russia-Ukraine—with Richard Fontaine
How could Russia-Ukraine escalate? How could it deescalate? Does Zelensky survive? Does Putin survive? Does China try to bail out Russia? On this episode, we explore five scen...
By Richard Fontaine
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Changes to the Post-Cold War Order
Video
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, talked about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has changed the post-Cold War order. Watch the full interview...
By Richard Fontaine
