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Why a set of swing states could be the key to global security. Read more from Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley: cnas.org/publications/r…

Six “global swing states”—Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Türkiye—will together exert disproportionate influence over the future of the international system. In this new The Washington Quarterly article, Gibbs McKinley and I lay out an agenda for engaging them:

Policymakers should focus on six swing states—Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Türkiye—that together will exert disproportionate influence over the future of international order. Read more from Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley: cnas.org/publications/r…

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“There is a new risk on the horizon: the emergence of the BRICS as a more active, anti-Western bloc that is increasingly dominated by China and Russia,” warn Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

I'm excited to share my new piece with Richard Fontaine. On its current trajectory, the United States is at risk of losing key global swing states—Brazil, India, and South Africa. Read our full analysis in Foreign Affairs here: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/….

“If Washington fails to even mildly improve relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa, Beijing and Moscow will toast their good luck,” write Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“Some of Washington’s grievances against Brazil, India, and South Africa are legitimate,” write Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. “But in each instance, the Trump administration has made relations significantly worse than they should be.” foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

.Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley discuss how the Trump administration has strained the United States’ relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa—and warn that it is “profoundly unwise” for Washington to push friendly BRICS members away. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“There is a new risk on the horizon: the emergence of the BRICS as a more active, anti-Western bloc that is increasingly dominated by China and Russia,” warn Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

.Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley warn that the Trump administration is pushing the BRICS toward becoming “a more active, anti-Western bloc.” foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“If Washington fails to even mildly improve relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa, Beijing and Moscow will toast their good luck,” write Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

.Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley discuss how the Trump administration has strained the United States’ relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa—and warn that it is “profoundly unwise” for Washington to push friendly BRICS members away. fam.ag/49lxKSP

If the United States continues to antagonize Brazil, India, and South Africa, it will push them toward China and Russia, warn Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. “Instead of alienating global swing states, Washington should be working with them.” foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“There is a new risk on the horizon: the emergence of the BRICS as a more active, anti-Western bloc that is increasingly dominated by China and Russia,” warn Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“There is a new risk on the horizon: the emergence of the BRICS as a more active, anti-Western bloc that is increasingly dominated by China and Russia,” warn Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“There is a new risk on the horizon: the emergence of the BRICS as a more active, anti-Western bloc that is increasingly dominated by China and Russia,” warn Richard Fontaine and Gibbs McKinley. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…