March 20, 2020

Great Power, Great Responsibility: Global Competition in an Age of Uncertainty

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, William Inboden, director of the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, sits down with Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for New American Security. In this wide-ranging discussion that spans the globe, Inboden and Fontaine look at issues of great power competition, making a distinction between the threats, risks, and challenges posed by Russia and China. They also delve into a discussion of U.S. relations with India and other great powers.

Listen to the full conversation on Horns of a Dilemma, a War on the Rocks podcast:

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