Daniel Runde

Daniel Runde is a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he also holds the William A. Schreyer chair in global analysis, a former USAID official in the George W. Bush administration, and a former foreign policy adviser to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEBRUARY 22: (AFP-OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump discusses the federal budget in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEBRUARY 22: (AFP-OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump discusses the federal budget in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Development and Diplomacy Are Instruments of a ‘Peace through Strength’ Foreign Policy

Elephants in the Room
Daniel Runde
YANGON, MYANMAR - NOVEMBER 09: A man holds up a sign stating 'we must win' as crowds gather for the election result announcement in front of the National League for Democracy's headquarters after Myanmar's first free and fair election on November 9, 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar. The elections are Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years, following decades of military rule. Noble laureate Aung San Suu Kyi appeared poised to win power in Myanmar on today despite her party's growing concerns about cheating in yesterday's historic election. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
YANGON, MYANMAR - NOVEMBER 09: A man holds up a sign stating 'we must win' as crowds gather for the election result announcement in front of the National League for Democracy's headquarters after Myanmar's first free and fair election on November 9, 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar. The elections are Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years, following decades of military rule. Noble laureate Aung San Suu Kyi appeared poised to win power in Myanmar on today despite her party's growing concerns about cheating in yesterday's historic election. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Trump Should Help Finish Myanmar’s Transition to Liberal Democracy

Elephants in the Room
Daniel Runde
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Review: “On War and Politics”

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, attends a Security Council Meeting at the United Nations September 16, 2014 on the situation in the Middle East. The United Nations has brokered an Israeli-Palestinian deal on imports of construction materials to Gaza to ensure they will not be diverted by Hamas militants, a UN envoy said Tuesday. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, attends a Security Council Meeting at the United Nations September 16, 2014 on the situation in the Middle East. The United Nations has brokered an Israeli-Palestinian deal on imports of construction materials to Gaza to ensure they will not be diverted by Hamas militants, a UN envoy said Tuesday. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Don’t Defund the U.N. — Find Other Ways to Help Israel

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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Review: “Powerplay,” by Victor Cha

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 20: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump points at U.S. Marine Corps General John Kelly before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 20: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump points at U.S. Marine Corps General John Kelly before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

General Kelly Is a Great Pick for Homeland Security

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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Review: “While America Slept”

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden (Ret.) testifies during a hearing before Senate Armed Services Committee August 4, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the military balance in the Middle East. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden (Ret.) testifies during a hearing before Senate Armed Services Committee August 4, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the military balance in the Middle East. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Review: General Michael Hayden’s ‘Playing to the Edge’

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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In Support of World Bank Capital Replenishment

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
A prototype robot with two arms, which was developed by Japan's comprehensive electrical machinery manufacturer Hitachi for distribution warehouses, demonstrates its abilities during a demonstration for the media at a warehouse in Noda, in suburban Tokyo, on August 25, 2015. The robot can move to a location, take items off shelves and put them into boxes automatically, in place of employees. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
A prototype robot with two arms, which was developed by Japan's comprehensive electrical machinery manufacturer Hitachi for distribution warehouses, demonstrates its abilities during a demonstration for the media at a warehouse in Noda, in suburban Tokyo, on August 25, 2015. The robot can move to a location, take items off shelves and put them into boxes automatically, in place of employees. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Is America Ready for the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’?

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
(FILES) Picture taken on May 11, 2011 shows Belarus opposition leader Andrei Sannikov flashing the V-sign for victory in the defendant’s cage during his trial. Andrei Sannikov has been pardoned and released from jail, his lawyer Andrei Varvachevitch said on April 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images)
(FILES) Picture taken on May 11, 2011 shows Belarus opposition leader Andrei Sannikov flashing the V-sign for victory in the defendant’s cage during his trial. Andrei Sannikov has been pardoned and released from jail, his lawyer Andrei Varvachevitch said on April 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images)

Review: ‘My Story,’ by Andrei Sannikov

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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The Case Against Catalan Independence

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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There’s More to the War on Terror Than Guns and Bombs

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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A Foreign Assistance Manifesto for the Next President

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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Should the U.S. Worry About China’s Canal in Nicaragua?

Shadow Government
Daniel Runde
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