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Did Washington wait too long? Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill and Dr. Richard Fontaine advocate for a strategic American resurgence to place Asia at the forefront of the White House's foreign policy.
Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill - © Council on Foreign Relations Richard Fontaine - © Abby Greenawalt
As the November 2024 presidential election approaches, these two prominent figures in American diplomacy revisit the various stages of the pivot to Asia and share their proposals to address the geostrategic challenges posed by China.
A discussion with:
Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), former U.S. Ambassador to India (2001-2003), Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning under President George W. Bush.
Dr. Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He previously worked as Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator John McCain, at the State Department, the National Security Council (NSC), and on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Recent publication: Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power (Oxford University Press, June 2024).
This webinar will be held in English without translation on Zoom.
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