Reports
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Managing 21st-Century Diplomacy: Lessons from Global Corporations
As the State Department prepares to implement recommendations from its first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), its leadership team must inevitably focus on ...
By Kristin M. Lord & Richard Fontaine
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Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations
The economic, political, and military rise of India is reshaping world politics and promises to make India both a true global power and one of the most important bilateral par...
By Richard Fontaine & Richard L. Armitage
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The Strategic Implications of Indo-U.S. Private Sector Ties
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Rajiv Kumar analyzes the growing ties between the United States and India outside of official government interaction...
By Richard Fontaine
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The United States and India 10 Years Out
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Ambassador Teresita Schaffer identifies areas in which India and the United States are likely to increase cooperatio...
By Richard Fontaine
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India, the United States and the Global Commons
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author C. Raja Mohan calls for deeper cooperation between India and the United States in protecting the air, sea, space, an...
By Richard Fontaine
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Unleashing U.S.-India Defense Trade
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, authors Kenneth I. Juster and Ajay Kuntamukkala examine the complex web of export controls and other issues surrounding bil...
By Richard Fontaine
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America's Interests in India
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Marshall Bouton explores U.S. strategic interests in a deepened relationship with India and argues that that strengt...
By Richard Fontaine
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QDDR | Eye to the Future: Refocusing State Department Policy Planning
Linking plans to actions in an era of rapid change constitute the key challenges to effective planning at the Department of State. As the ongoing Quadrennial Diplomacy and Dev...
By Brian Burton & Richard Fontaine
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Contracting In Conflicts: The Path to Reform
In both Iraq and Afghanistan, there are currently more private contractors than U.S. troops on the ground. This report calls for the U.S. government to embark on a path of amb...
By John A. Nagl & Richard Fontaine
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Contractors in American Conflicts: Adapting to a New Reality
When our nation goes to war, contractors go with it. This working paper explores the problems posed by the increased reliance of contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, including...
By John A. Nagl & Richard Fontaine
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Taiwan's Gamble: The Cross-Strait Rapprochement and Its Implications for U.S. Policy
President Obama’s visit to Beijing in November 2009 highlighted several issues of mutual interest and concern for the U.S.-China relationship, yet the fact that Taiwan was not...
By Abraham M. Denmark & Richard Fontaine
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On the Knife's Edge: Yemen's Instability and the Threat to American Interests
In this policy brief, CNAS Fellow Andrew Exum and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine outline the severity of Yemen’s internal security challenges and offer several policy recommen...
By Andrew M. Exum & Richard Fontaine