Richard Fontaine - Sine Institute Fellow 2022

SEMINAR SERIES

Crafting National Security for Today and Tomorrow

What chief forces are driving today's world, and how should we respond to them? This seminar series will bring together expert guest speakers to discuss issues at the forefront of policymaker minds. From China and technology to Afghanistan and the U.S. government, the conversations will highlight an array of national security challenges - and debate how Washington and others should deal with them.

Seminar Dates & Times
- Tuesday, January 18 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) - virtual
GUEST LECTURER: Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security
EVENT RECORDING: https://youtu.be/BHmGwVpcLMo

- Tuesday, January 25 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) - virtual
GUEST LECTURER: Elizabeth Economy, Book Author and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University
EVENT RECORDING: https://youtu.be/niR8L7-TNuo

- Tuesday, February 1 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) - virtual
GUEST LECTURER: Jared Cohen, CEO of Jigsaw, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
EVENT RECORDING: https://youtu.be/rrS49AE8dxM

- Tuesday, February 15 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) - virtual
GUEST LECTURER: Thomas Donilon, Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute, Former National Security Advisor of the United States
EVENT RECORDING: https://youtu.be/VfrdDGHbU-A

- Wednesday, March 2 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) - virtual
GUEST LECTURER: Rep. Mike Gallagher, U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
EVENT RECORDING: https://youtu.be/BwiloJZgIZg

NEXT UP

Career Conversation with Richard Fontaine

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 AT 3:00 PM (ET) - virtual

PLEASE NOTE:
The campus location for each these programs will be available closer to the event date. Upon check-in, AU Community will need to present an AUID. Non-AU guests will need to present identification and vaccination record card or a digital copy.
Additional information available at www.american.edu/sine-institute/2022-fellows.cfm.

About Richard Fontaine

Richard Fontaine is the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He served as President of CNAS from 2012-19 and as Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow from 2009-12. Prior to CNAS, he was foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain and worked at the State Department, the National Security Council, and on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Mr. Fontaine served as foreign policy advisor to the McCain 2008 presidential campaign and subsequently as the minority deputy staff director on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Prior to that, he served as Associate Director for Near Eastern Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) from 2003-04. He also worked on Southeast Asian issues in the NSC’s Asian Affairs directorate.