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Values Are Interests
The answer to democracy’s problems is not dictatorship. It is, rather, better democracy—and more of it....
By Richard Fontaine & Daniel Twining
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Biden – Xi Summit Analysis
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping attempted to fend off further escalation over contentious issues like Taiwan, human rights, and the global balance of...
By Richard Fontaine
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Investing in a New American Security
Dear Friends, As 2021 draws to a close, the United States reopens to a world reshaped by the pandemic, security challenges, and economic change. Amid these challenges, the nee...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden’s Democracy Summit Needs to Produce More Than a Bland Statement
While the United States must continue strengthening democratic institutions at home, it can and should support the growth of freedom abroad at the same time. The Summit for De...
By Richard Fontaine & Jared Cohen
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What the New China Focus Gets Wrong
It is necessary for Washington to prioritize China without allowing that focus to harm other interests and priorities. Balance, rather than tilting too far in one direction, s...
By Richard Fontaine
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Dealing with Afghanistan Under the Taliban
CEO of the Center for a New American Security Richard Fontaine shares his take on the future of Afghanistan under the Taliban with NHK-World Japan.Watch the full conversation ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Unite technodemocracies
Technology has become a central element in today's geopolitical competition. Yet there is still no coordination forum among the world's technodemocracies....
By Richard Fontaine & Jared Cohen
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Submarine pact ‘manifestation of global Britain’, says former UK national security adviser
Richard Fontaine offers insight on Channel 4 News into the new pact with Australia and Britain. Watch the full video from Channel 4 News....
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S., U.K. and Australia form AUKUS, a pact to counter China
Center for a New American Security CEO Richard Fontaine joins Marketplace to discuss the new AUKUS relationship and the impact on France. Listen to the full conversation from...
By Richard Fontaine
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A Profound Move for Both Canberra and Washington
AUKUS and the submarine deal make a profound diplomatic point about how Washington weighs Canberra’s importance....
By Richard Fontaine
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What is AUKUS for the US?
Center for a New American Security CEO Richard Fontaine discusses the future of the AUKUS relationship on The John Batchelor Show. Listen to the full conversation from The Jo...
By Richard Fontaine
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20 years after 9/11, US foreign policy still struggles for balance
That points the way to a post-post-9/11 foreign policy: Balancing America’s interests, values, presence, engagement, and efforts — on multiple issues in multiple places — shou...
By Richard Fontaine
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Afghanistan: The Big Picture
Richard Fontaine joins Jessica Yellin to discuss Afghanistan and what possible Taliban rule might look like. Watch the full video from News Not Noise....
By Richard Fontaine
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Time Is Running Short For The U.S. Evacuation Effort In Afghanistan
Richard Fontaine speaks to NPR's Asma Khalid who examines what Biden's decisions on Afghanistan reveal about his view of America's role in the world Listen to the full conver...
By Richard Fontaine
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Emerging Threats to US and EU Security
In the sixth episode of the special series on US-Europe relations, AIES Deputy Director Michael Zinkanell talked to Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Secu...
By Richard Fontaine
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Reversion of Afghanistan could distract the U.S. away from its strategic focus on China: CEO
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, says when it comes to national security, there is no bigger crisis than terrorism. If we see the reversion of ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Cuba Needs a Free Internet
The online tug of war between dictator and dissident is nothing new. But the nature of that war is changing, and tomorrow’s digital battles will feature greater decentralizati...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
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How the Afghanistan Withdrawal Costs the U.S. With China
U.S. departure from Kabul could end up undermining, rather than strengthening, America’s strategic hand against China....
By Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk
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Fireside Chat with Kurt Campbell
On June 8, 2021, the first day of the Center's annual conference, CNAS CEO Richard Fontaine hosted Kurt Campbell, deputy assistant to the president and coordinator for Indo-Pa...
By Richard Fontaine
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Democracy’s Digital Defenses
In early 2021, the audio-only social media app Clubhouse allowed users in mainland China to enter chat rooms and talk freely to the world—including American journalists and pe...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick