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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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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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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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The World That Putin Has Made
Commentary
By attacking Ukraine, Vladimir Putin may have brought about what he wanted least: a galvanized West, determined to act together to preserve a liberal world order...
By Richard Fontaine
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Ukraine War Should Slow But Not Stop the U.S. Pivot to Asia
Commentary
The U.S. should continue a long-term shift to Asia, but in a way that better balances resources and engagements across the three strategic theaters....
By Richard Fontaine
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The Long Weekend That Changed History
Governments are no longer trying to alter Russian behavior but are instead trying to diminish its ability to project power. All of this happened over a long weekend....
By Richard Fontaine
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The US can aid Afghans without boosting the Taliban
Commentary
The Biden administration should help alleviate Afghan suffering while preserving a degree of leverage with the Taliban on both human rights and terrorism concerns...
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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Washington’s Missing China Strategy
Commentary
The Biden administration has repeatedly identified China as the United States’ foremost foreign policy challenge. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has referred to China as th...
By Richard Fontaine
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Values Are Interests
Commentary
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’s Democracy Summit Needs to Produce More Than a Bland Statement
Commentary
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
Commentary
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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Unite technodemocracies
Commentary
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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A Profound Move for Both Canberra and Washington
Commentary
AUKUS and the submarine deal make a profound diplomatic point about how Washington weighs Canberra’s importance....
By Richard Fontaine
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20 years after 9/11, US foreign policy still struggles for balance
Commentary
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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Cuba Needs a Free Internet
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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
Commentary
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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Democracy’s Digital Defenses
Commentary
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
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The Case for Microlateralism
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In sharp contrast with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda, President Joe Biden and his administration have conspicuously embraced multilateralism. The...
By Richard Fontaine & Jared Cohen
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It’s Still Hard to Be America’s Ally
Commentary
The drive to enshrine a U.S. foreign policy for the American middle class may, in particular, pose new dilemmas for long-term allies....
By Richard Fontaine
