Peter MacKay, Canada’s former foreign affairs, defense and justice minister and founder of the Halifax International Security Forum who is now with the Baker McKenzie law firm, discusses the importance of the forum, US-Canada relations, causes he’s championing and his political future. MacKay spoke with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Bryan McGrath, the deputy director of the Center for American Seapower at the Hudson Institute and managing director of The FerryBridge Group consultancy, discusses the US Navy’s reports on incidents involving four warships including two collisions that killed 17 sailors.
On this special breaking news edition of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss Airbus’ announcement that it has chosen Eric Schulz, commercial engines chief at Rolls-Royce, to succeed legendary commercial aircraft salesman John Leahy, who is retiring at year’s end. Our guest for this episode is Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss federal budget deliberations on Capitol Hill, US State Department cuts, Syria, how defense stocks fared in the past year, preview the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum and more. This week’s guests include Gordon Adams, PhD, of American University and the Stimson Center, Nora Bensahel, PhD, of American University, Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and former Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale (now with the Center for a New American Security).
Amb. Kurt Volker, the US special representative for Ukraine negotiations and the executive director of Arizona State University’s McCain Institute for International Leadership, discusses Ukraine-Russia talks and Sen. John McCain’s legacy with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. This year, the HISF established the John McCain Prize for Courage in Public Service.
Michael Auslin, PhD, of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and Andrew Shearer of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss President Donald Trump’s 12-day Asia tour, regional strategy, North Korea and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2017 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Roger Zakheim, founder of the Reagan National Defense Forum, previews the theme and highlights of this year’s event during a Nov. 21, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report in Washington. The 2017 conference is being held Dec. 1-2, 2017, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California.
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss congressional budget caps, the US Defense Department’s role in determining if it’s legal to use a nuclear weapon, takeaways from the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference, Dubai Airshow and the Halifax International Security Forum, and more. This week’s guests include Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s minister of national defence, discusses the country’s defense relationship with the US, its NATO role, next steps in the fight against ISIS, Afghanistan strategy and more during a Nov. 18, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report during the 2017 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Darrell Bricker, PhD, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, the world’s leading polling company, discusses key takeaways from its eighth-annual poll on global security trends during a Nov. 17, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Halifax International Security Forum. Ipsos conducts the survey for the Forum each year.