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Don't give up on India
Throwing 10 percent of the world’s population into darkness is not a good way to advertise one’s “great power” credentials. India’s late-summer power outage, political dysfunc...
By Richard Fontaine
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5 big questions for U.S. strategy
Although domestic issues may continue to dominate the presidential campaign, eventually the candidates will be called upon to give a comprehensive view of U.S. national securi...
By Kristin M. Lord & Richard Fontaine
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At G20 summit, West must partner with rising democracies in new global order
The G20 summit that begins today in Los Cabos, Mexico, brings together a disparate collection of nations. There are the United States and its longtime democratic allies in Eur...
By Richard Fontaine
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Should Foreign Policy be Politicized?
It's that time of the election again. As the primaries wind down and the general election looms, foreign policy becomes ever more politicized, and particular events - such as ...
By Richard Fontaine
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To Rethink the State Department, Look to Business
Demands on the State Department may be growing but, if last week’s congressional hearings are any indication, the State Department’s coffers will not be. Even longtime champio...
By Kristin M. Lord & Richard Fontaine
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Twitter, Democracy, and Internet Freedom
Twitter has taken fire in recent days from activists and bloggers who fear that the company’s new censorship policies will muffle online freedom. News reports recall the ways ...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Must Ensure Relations with India don’t Fracture over Iran
Iran is the crisis of the hour in Washington, and for the first time in recent memory talk now routinely turns to military action. In an effort to forestall Tehran’s pursuit o...
By Richard Fontaine
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China's Cyber Moves Hurting Beijing
A new report by an arm of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence confirms what officials have privately lamented for several years: the United States is the target of a v...
By Richard Fontaine
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At the G-20, Look to the Swing States
As the leaders from the 20 largest developed and emerging economies gather this week in Cannes, France, observers will catalogue the difficulties in forging consensus around d...
By Daniel Kliman & Richard Fontaine
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America's Not-So-Strategic Trade Policy in Asia
After years of delay, the United States last week approved three free trade agreements, including a landmark accord with South Korea. Behind the fanfare that accompanied their...
By Richard Fontaine
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China’s Arab Spring Cyber Lessons
As the Arab Spring turns to autumn, observers around the world are piecing together what happened this year, why, and where – if anywhere – it might happen next. And, as they ...
By Richard Fontaine & Will Rogers
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Time to Boost US Alliance, Not Weaken It
As Australia and the US reflect on the 60th anniversary of their alliance, the two governments have announced steps to strengthen their security ties. Enhancing joint exercise...
By Richard Fontaine
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Pentagon Must Reshape Future Role of Private Contractors
The recent report by the U.S. Commission on Wartime Contracting, which examined contracting abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan, understandably focused on the loss of up to $60 bil...
By Richard Fontaine
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India's Arab Spring Opportunity
The fall of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi stands as the latest, most dramatic episode in the explosive changes roiling today’s Middle East. As Libyans—and their counterparts in Egyp...
By Richard Fontaine
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Preserving Progress: Transitioning Authority And Implementing The Strategic Framework Agreement
Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcomittee on the Middle East and South Asia on June 23, 2011. Font...
By Richard Fontaine
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Video: Revolution In The Middle East: Democracy In The Digital Domain
CNAS CEO Nathanial Fick gives opening remarks at the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference on June 2, 2011. Following his remarks is the roundtable discussion, "Reveloution In The Mid...
By Colin H. Kahl, Nathaniel C. Fick & Richard Fontaine
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Twilight of a Strongman
Over the past decade, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been the quintessential U.S. ally in the Middle East -- a useful, mercurial dictator who rules through a combinat...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Ties that Bind? U.S.–Indian Values-based Cooperation
CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine co-authored a Washington Quarterly article about the evolution of U.S.-India relations. Both New Delhi and Washington have rhetorically inv...
By Richard Fontaine
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Should the U.S. Move Against Qaddafi? A Logical, But Difficult, Step
The administration is right to ratchet up the pressure on Colonel Qaddafi and his brutal regime. Talking of establishing a no-flight zone, repositioning American military asse...
By Richard Fontaine
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We Need an Indian Civilian Surge
President Barack Obama visits India this weekend amid high expectations for the future of the U.S.-India relationship. Yet of the many issues that will be on his plate -- civi...
By Richard Fontaine