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• Podcast
  • February 21, 2020
  Breaking Down the Munich Security Conference with Thomas Wright

  Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss what took place at ...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Thomas Wright

• Commentary
  • War on the Rocks
  • February 17, 2020
  Power and Pretzels in Munich, 2020

  Once a year, the world’s foreign policy elite descend on Bavaria for a weekend to reconnect with colleagues, eat pretzels, and debate the shape of global order. The Munich Sec...

  By Richard Fontaine

• Podcast
  • February 14, 2020
  The Career Diplomat with William J. Burns

  William J. Burns, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Deputy Secretary of State, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & William J. Burns

• Commentary
  • War on the Rocks
  • February 10, 2020
  Digital Authoritarianism: Finding Our Way out of the Darkness

  From Chinese government surveillance in Hong Kong and Xinjiang to Russia’s sovereign internet law and concerns about foreign operatives hacking the 2020 elections, digital tec...

  By Naazneen Barma, Brent Durbin & Andrea Kendall-Taylor

• Podcast
  • February 7, 2020
  Thomas Graham on Changing America's Approach to Russia

  Thomas Graham, Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Senior Advisor at Kissinger Associates, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche to discuss ...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche & Thomas Graham

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • February 6, 2020
  The Digital Dictators

  Rapid technological change will likely produce a cat-and-mouse dynamic as citizens and governments race to gain the upper hand....

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright

• Podcast
  • February 4, 2020
  Working Advance for the U.S. State Department

  When American diplomats travel abroad and meet with foreign leaders, who works behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly? What negotiations go into preparing for...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Price B. Floyd

• Commentary
  • Raisina Debates
  • February 1, 2020
  NATO: The challenge from within

  On 4 December 2019, NATO leaders gathered in London to discuss pressing security issues and to mark the 70th anniversary of the Alliance’s founding. Analysts on both sides of ...

  By Rachel Rizzo

• Podcast
  • January 31, 2020
  Richard Fontaine Discusses U.S. Strategy, Iran, and John McCain's Legacy

  Richard Fontaine, CEO of CNAS, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss conditions for military intervention, the future of the Iran crisis, and what he learned...

  By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend

• Commentary
  • The Hill
  • January 31, 2020
  America and Europe will lose to China in transatlantic trade war

  If the United States escalates a trade war with Europe, only China will come out as a winner....

  By Carisa Nietsche & Sam Dorshimer

• Podcast
  • January 24, 2020
  Ilan Goldenberg Recaps the Iran Crisis

  Ilan Goldenberg, Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at CNAS, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the fallout from Qassem Soleim...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Ilan Goldenberg

• Podcast
  • January 17, 2020
  Rose Gottemoeller on NATO, Arms Control, and a Career in Civil Service

  Rose Gottemoeller, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the the state of the Alliance, arms control, and the challe...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Rose Gottemoeller

• Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • January 17, 2020
  Putin Is Following the Game Plan of Other Autocrats Before Him

  All of the sudden, the transition of power in Russia has begun. In his annual state of the nation speech on Jan. 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised many by proposi...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor

• Podcast
  • January 16, 2020
  The entire Russian government just resigned

  Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about the recent resignation of Russia’s entire government — yes, you read that right. Guest Andrea Kendall-Taylor helps the team get a hold on...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor

• Podcast
  • January 10, 2020
  Vladimir Milov on Russian Politics

  Vladimir Milov, Russian politician and former Visiting Scholar with the Carnegie Endowment, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss Russian opposition politics...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Vladimir Milov

• Video
  • January 10, 2020
  Putin & Iran: countering US in the Gulf

  Russia calls the Soleimani killing an alarming gross violation of law, and offers condolences to Iran. What does the killing mean for Russia and Iran? Andrea Kendall-Taylor ap...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor

• Video
  • January 3, 2020
  How will Iran respond to US killing of Qassem Soleimani?

  Rachel Rizzo appears on Deutsche Welle to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Watch t...

  By Rachel Rizzo

• Podcast
  • December 20, 2019
  Kathleen McInnis Discusses "The Heart of War"

  Kathleen McInnis, International Security Analyst for the Congressional Research Service, joins Carisa Nietsche and Jim Townsend to discuss her book, “The Heart of War: Misadve...

  By Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend & Kathleen McInnis

• Video
  • December 19, 2019
  CNAS: Bold Ideas for National Security

  This year, CNAS experts brought bold ideas and bipartisan cooperation to the national security conversation. In 2020, the CNAS team will continue tackling the biggest security...

  By Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Kayla M. Williams, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Richard Fontaine, Kristine Lee, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Ely Ratner, Paul Scharre, Elizabeth Rosenberg & Carrie Cordero

• Podcast
  • December 13, 2019
  Matti Anttonen on Arctic Security

  Matti Anttonen, State Secretary of Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend for a conversation about Arctic security, Finland’s fore...

  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Matti Anttonen