Dennis C. Blair

Former Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Command
Contact Info:
E-mail: dblair@ida.org
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Publications
Former Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair and CFR Douglas Dillon Fellow Micah Zenko discuss U.S. drone strike policies, how they have affected U.S. security interests, and how President Obama should reform them in the future.
In the Financial Times, David Blair writes about the proceedings of OPEC's latest meeting - where Saudi attempts to ease Western oil supply woes were defeated unexpectedly by an Iranian-led coalition.
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Carla Hills and Dennis Blair, cochairs of the Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force Report entitled, U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course, discuss the report and U.S. policy toward China.
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Carla Hills and Dennis Blair, cochairs of the Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force Report entitled, U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course, discuss the report and U.S. policy toward China with members of the press.
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Watch Dennis C. Blair, former commander-in-chief of the Pacific Command, and Carla A. Hills, chairman and chief executive officer of Hills & Company, discuss the recent Council on Foreign Relations-sponsored Independent Task Force report, U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course, which they cochaired.
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Listen to Dennis C. Blair, former commander-in-chief of the Pacific Command, and Carla A. Hills, chairman and chief executive officer of Hills & Company, summarize the findings of the Council on Foreign Relations-sponsored Independent Task Force report , U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course.
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Listen to Dennis C. Blair, former commander-in-chief of the Pacific Command, and Carla A. Hills, chairman and chief executive officer of Hills & Company, discuss the recent Council on Foreign Relations-sponsored Independent Task Force report, U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course, which they cochaired.
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Those who worry about the vulnerability of the world's oil shipping lanes should calm down. Oil tankers are more resilient than often presumed, and only the United States has the capability to seriously disrupt maritime traffic -- which it will not do.
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Task Force Chairs Dennis C. Blair and Carla A. Hills discuss the findings of the Council-sponsored Independent Task Force, U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course.
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Task Force Chairs Dennis C. Blair and Carla A. Hills brief the press on the findings of the Council-sponsored Independent Task Force, U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course.
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Although China’s future is uncertain, “further integrating China into the global community offers the best hope of shaping China’s interests and conduct in accordance with international norms on security, trade and finance, and human rights, and encouraging collaboration to confront the challenges both countries face,” finds a Council-sponsored Independent Task Force, U.S.- China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course.
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