June 08, 2021
Fireside Chat with Kurt Campbell
On June 8, 2021, the first day of the Center's annual conference, CNAS CEO Richard Fontaine hosted Kurt Campbell, deputy assistant to the president and coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs on the National Security Council, for a conversation about how responses from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan to China’s growing regional assertiveness will prove crucial in shaping the region’s future.
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