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The Fall of Maduro: What Will America Do Next?
Podcast
The ousting of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is one of those moments that invites a lot of strong opinions, and that becomes even more complicated once you start asking ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump’s Audacious Success
Commentary
This article was originally published in The Atlantic. Nicolás Maduro and his wife awoke yesterday in a safe house on a heavily fortified military base in the center of Caraca...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Insights | Eight Things to Watch for in 2026
CNAS Insights
Buckle up for a pivotal geopolitical year. In 2026, the world will struggle to make sense of U.S. actions and intentions, and Washington will remain uncertain about its own pl...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Insights | The 2025 National Security Strategy
CNAS Insights
By Richard Fontaine, Paul Scharre, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Emily Kilcrease, Lisa Curtis, Carrie Cordero, Vivek Chilukuri, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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CNAS Insights | Ten Days That Shook the War
CNAS Insights
A bad peace is worse than no peace. ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Ukraine Peace Negotiations, Trump's Ukraine Motivations, Holiday Travel
Podcast
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, spoke to NPR about President Trump's 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine and Russia, the President's motivatio...
By Richard Fontaine
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
Commentary
In the contest for the future of global order, South Africa’s choices will have a disproportionate impact on the outcome....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Video
Defense / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
The Outlook CEO Perspectives on Risk, Resilience and ReturnsJoin David Schwimmer and Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for New American Security, as they explore the current national security landscape and its impacts on global econo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Losing the Swing States
Commentary
The United States has strained its relations with friendly BRICS members....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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CNAS Insights | Mr. President, You Are Losing India
CNAS Insights
Last month, after Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Narendra Modi clasped hands in Tianjin, China, President Donald Trump concluded that the United States had “lost India and Ru...
By Lisa Curtis & Richard Fontaine
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What’s Driving President Trump’s New Confidence in Ukraine’s War Effort
Podcast
President Trump dramatically declared on social media that he now believes that Ukraine can reclaim all its land from Russia, which he described as a paper tiger. From the Ova...
By Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
A Project for a New World OrderIndeed, the gathering in Beijing suggests that the axis, rather than withering following the war in Iran in June, has momentum....
By Richard Fontaine & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Video
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Xi, Putin, Kim Project United Front in ChinaRichard Fontaine, chief executive officer at the Center for a New American Security, joins BBC to discuss the Axis of Upheaval and the level of concern from the Trump administ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Video
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
‘Trump Should Be Worried’ as China’s Leader Hosts Russian and North Korean CounterpartsThe gathering of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un shows a collective appeal to a new world order not dominated by the United States, according to Richard Fontaine, c...
By Richard Fontaine
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Podcast
Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Ep. 45 | Global Swing States and the New Great Power CompetitionWith the future of the global order hinging on the outcome of today’s great power competition, a group of multi-aligned states has emerged with a growing ability to influence ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
Commentary
The United States should prioritize these six countries in their foreign policy, encouraging swing state governments to choose policies that reflect the core principles of int...
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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U.S.-Japan Relations Under the Trump Administration 2.0
Video
In this thought-provoking discussion, Richard Fontaine, CEO of CNAS and co-author of “Lost Decade”; and Ken Jimbo, president of Asia Pacific Initiative at the International Ho...
By Richard Fontaine
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Richard Fontaine on Trump 2.0's Foreign Policy and Indo-Pacific Shift
Video
In this episode of DC Insiders, Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), joins host Wenchi Yu to discuss foreign policy under the second Trump a...
By Richard Fontaine
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What Just Happened in the Trade War + Getting Yippy with Richard Fontaine
Podcast
While Geoff is on travel, CNAS CEO Richard Fontaine joins Emily to unpack the latest trade war developments, including why President Trump paused his reciprocal tariffs and wh...
By Emily Kilcrease & Richard Fontaine
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Ep 187: Richard Fontaine on the “Reverse Kissinger”
Podcast
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and co-author of No Limits? The China-Russia Relationship and U.S. Foreign Policy, joins the show to dis...
By Richard Fontaine
