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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
The Global Power Shift No One Is Talking About – And Who’s Driving ItMost people see the world as the U.S. vs. China. But the real power shift is happening elsewhere. Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security and a former ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Why Trump’s Efforts to Force Iran to Concede to U.S. Demands Aren’t Working"So far, there has been no combination of carrots and sticks that has brought Iran to the terms that the Americans want. And if the idea is that, at some point soon, Iran will...
By Richard Fontaine
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Blockade Brinkmanship: Richard Fontaine
Michael welcomes Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, to evaluate the sustainability of the US economic blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and the re...
By Richard Fontaine
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China to Play Significant Role in Helping Iran Rebuild: Analyst
Richard Fontaine, CEO at Center for a New American Security, says China will help Iran rebuild due to its close economic relationship, and because Iran can be used to contain ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Richard Fontaine, Billy Tauzin, Mandie Landry on Talk Louisiana
Foreign policy analyst and CEO of CNAS Richard Fontaine comments on the ongoing war in Iran.Listen to the full podcast on Talk Louisiana....
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Is Close to Degrading Iran Militarily but Very Far from Regime Change, Says Think Tank
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the national security think tank CNAS, says greater clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump’s objectives is needed to make progress in negotiations wit...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Is Close to Degrading Iran Militarily but Very Far from Regime Change, Says Think Tank
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the national security think tank CNAS, says greater clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump’s objectives is needed to make progress in negotiations wit...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Future of Iran and the Middle East
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, joined Sky News to discuss the future of Iran in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes. Watch the full intervi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Pentagon Update on Iran, U.S. Israeli War with Iran, Gulf Countries Bear the Brunt
Richard Fontaine, the CEO of the Center for a New American Security, joined NPR to discuss the potential of reopening negotiations between President Trump and Iran. Fontaine s...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump’s Way of War
This article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. When bombs began falling on Iran this weekend, most Americans were as surprised as the rest of the world. The U.S. fo...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Sound of Munich: Autonomy, Anxiety, and the Twilight of Transatlantic Order
This article was originally published in War on the Rocks. Munich was warmer than Washington this weekend, both in weather and in sentiment. Neither development was widely fo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Iran: Trump’s Next Target | One Decision
Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Iran? Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, reveals why he believes a US strike is "likelier than...
By Richard Fontaine
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Has Europe Reached Breaking Point with Trump?
Yalda Hakim is at Davos where the president insisted that America must have Greenland. He has announced a framework has been agreed with NATO, but that the details still need ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Richard Fontaine on Trump Admin’s Drive to Acquire Greenland
On today’s Strategy Series program Richard Fontaine, the president and CEO of the Center for a New American Security, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian...
By Richard Fontaine
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America Must Salvage Its Relationship With India
The longer the current crisis lasts, the harder it will be to restore the relationship and the more likely it is that the two countries will lose an entire generation of progr...
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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The Fall of Maduro: What Will America Do Next?
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
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
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
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
A bad peace is worse than no peace. ...
By Richard Fontaine