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The Pentagon’s AUKUS Review is an Opportunity — If Done Right
Commentary
The reality is that U.S. military assistance to Ukraine and Taiwan has starkly highlighted for policymakers the real limits of the U.S. industrial base to meet demand across a...
By Jennifer Hendrixson White
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On Alliances in Northeast Asia
Commentary
For the U.S. alliances with South Korea and Japan to thrive — or merely survive — under the next administration, policy makers need to consider different options for different...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Seoul Stepping Up: South Korea as a Non-Permanent UN Security Council Member
Commentary
For two years, South Korea's leaders have aspired to make their country a “global pivotal state.” Starting in January, they have a major opportunity to do just that. On Januar...
By Gibbs McKinley
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Sharper: U.S.-ROK Alliance
Commentary
With the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance this year, a summit between Presidents Biden and Yoon on the horizon, and an increasing emphasis from Washington on security...
By Anna Pederson & Joshua Fitt
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
It’s Still Hard to Be America’s AllyThe 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
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Washington should keep calm and watch the Australians
Commentary
At a moment of bitter division in the United States, Australia has produced a ray of bipartisan sunshine in Washington....
By Richard Fontaine
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Retooling Democratic Good Governance
Commentary
Online and offline, illiberal governance technologies are proliferating across Southeast Asia....
By Coby Goldberg & Kristine Lee
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Sharper: America's Alliances and PartnershipsCooperation with allies and partners is vital for achieving U.S. foreign policy goals, especially with respect to global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the sprea...
By Carisa Nietsche, Jeff Cirillo, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Trump, Not Biden, Wrecked American Power in the Pacific
By any measurable indicator, America’s standing has been lower in Asia during Trump’s presidency than before it....
By Van Jackson & Hunter Marston
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Uniting the Techno-DemocraciesThe world’s advanced democracies have something the autocracies don’t: a long history of multilateral cooperation for the benefit of all....
By Jared Cohen & Richard Fontaine
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‘Collective resilience’ is the way to address China challenge
Commentary
For all their differences, Japan, the U.S., Australia and Europe face increasingly similar security challenges....
By Eric Sayers & Brad Glosserman
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
A Council of Democracies Can Save MultilateralismThe world desperately needs a new institution that is both global in reach and unified in vision....
By Edward Fishman & Siddharth Mohandas
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Washington sees in Canberra the independent ally it needs
Commentary
Australia’s recent experiences contain important lessons for the U.S. and others worried about China’s long-term intentions....
By Richard Fontaine
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In Myanmar, A Rare Glimmer of Hope for Indian Regional Policy
Commentary
In the barren, high altitude Himalayan region between China and India, a clash on June 15 left twenty Indian soldiers dead. Nationalists on both sides called for demonstration...
By Coby Goldberg
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Video
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Energy, Economics & Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Pitch: A Competition of New IdeasOn June 17, 2020, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted its premier event to elevate emerging and diverse voices in national security. Sixteen applicants made t...
By Richard Fontaine, Michèle Flournoy, Michael J. Zak, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Shai Korman, Carrie Cordero, Kristine Lee, David Zikusoka & Cole Stevens
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ChinaTalk: Forging an Innovation Alliance Base
Podcast
America has allies with solid tech. But can the U.S. leverage these relationships to help preserve its technological edge over China? In this conversation, building off a rece...
By Daniel Kliman, Kristine Lee & Joshua Fitt
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South Korea's Coronavirus Elections are a Litmus Test for President Moon's Political Future
Commentary
For South Koreans, postponing elections is unimaginable because of their dark past. But little did they know that simply exercising their inalienable right to improve their li...
By Duyeon Kim
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Forging an Alliance Innovation Base
Video
Daniel Kliman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), discusses plans to forge an Alliance Innovatio...
By Daniel Kliman
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Podcast
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Great Power, Great Responsibility: Global Competition in an Age of UncertaintyIn this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, William Inboden, director of the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, sits down with Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive ...
By Richard Fontaine & William Inboden
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The Case for a Pacific Deterrence InitiativeWhen war broke out in Ukraine in 2014 the Department of Defense moved swiftly to invest billions in near-term enhancements in Europe to address growing military-operational sh...
By Randy Schriver & Eric Sayers
