On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Michael Herson of American Defense International.
Topics:
— Issues for Congress as it returns from spring break on Tuesday including Title 42 and the reopening the US border, covid relief legislation, USICA-Competes, another Ukraine supplemental and congressional reaction to Biden administration’s decision to end anti-satellite weapon testing
— Biden administration’s increasing support for Ukraine including more heavy weapons and US Air Force’s rapid development and production of Phoenix Ghost loitering munitions
— What’s next now that Russian commanders have admitted they plan to take half of Ukraine and the country’s entire south
— Whether revelations of Marine Le Pen’s financial and political ties with Russia’s Vladimir Putin will hurt her chances against Emmanuel Macron in the runoff for France’s presidency
— How change in French leadership could impact European and global security given France’s pivotal role
— China doubles down on its alliance with Russia despite Russian atrocities in Ukraine as US diplomatic scramble to convince the Solomon Islands against partnering with Beijing
— Chinese amphibious exercises specifically aimed at underscoring threat to invade Taiwan if necessary to unite the island democracy with the mainland
— India’s continuing reluctance to break with Moscow despite Ukraine war
— Complex dynamics in relationships among the United States, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Israel
— Update on whether Bennett government will remain in power as Bibi Netanyahu gains momentum to regain office
— Issues for Congress as it returns from spring break on Tuesday including Title 42 and the reopening the US border, covid relief legislation, USICA-Competes, another Ukraine supplemental and congressional reaction to Biden administration’s decision to end anti-satellite weapon testing
— Biden administration’s increasing support for Ukraine including more heavy weapons and US Air Force’s rapid development and production of Phoenix Ghost loitering munitions
— What’s next now that Russian commanders have admitted they plan to take half of Ukraine and the country’s entire south
— Whether revelations of Marine Le Pen’s financial and political ties with Russia’s Vladimir Putin will hurt her chances against Emmanuel Macron in the runoff for France’s presidency
— How change in French leadership could impact European and global security given France’s pivotal role
— China doubles down on its alliance with Russia despite Russian atrocities in Ukraine as US diplomatic scramble to convince the Solomon Islands against partnering with Beijing
— Chinese amphibious exercises specifically aimed at underscoring threat to invade Taiwan if necessary to unite the island democracy with the mainland
— India’s continuing reluctance to break with Moscow despite Ukraine war
— Complex dynamics in relationships among the United States, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Israel
— Update on whether Bennett government will remain in power as Bibi Netanyahu gains momentum to regain office
