On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim join host Vago Muradian to discuss what to expect from new House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on keeping government open, defense spending and Ukraine aid; how Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are advancing their interests in the wake of Hamas’ terror attacks on Israel; what’s next for Israel’s war on Hamas as Jerusalem struggles to shape a strategy and allies urge caution and prioritize freeing some 220 hostages held in Gaza; China’s surge in air and naval presence in the Taiwan Strait as a Chinese fighter comes within 10 feet of a US Air Force B-52 bomber operating in international airspace over the South China Sea; whether Hungary will follow Turkey in blessing Sweden’s NATO accession; what Poland’s election outcome means for Europe’s other autocrats; Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese’s state visit to Washington and more.
