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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
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Policy, Guns and Money: AUKUS challenges and opportunities
Podcast
In this special episode, ASPI Executive Director Justin Bassi speaks with Richard Fontaine and Lisa Curtis from the Center for a New American Security and Alessio Patalano fro...
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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What does Biden mean by “as long as it takes”? – with Richard Fontaine
Podcast
On the topic of geopolitics, international flashpoints and the state of the war, a surprisingly optimistic Richard Fontaine returns to the Call Me Back podcast. Listen to the...
By Richard Fontaine
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DEFAERO Strategy Series with CNAS' Richard Fontaine
Podcast
On this latest episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Strategy Series, Richard Fontaine, the president and CEO of the Center for a New American Security, discusses key take...
By Richard Fontaine
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Lessons of Ukraine for the Role of Values in Foreign Policy
Video
Nearly one year after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Richard Fontaine and others discuss the ongoing war and the role U.S. values played in foreign policy de...
By Richard Fontaine
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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
