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In a new report entitled “A Strategy for Ending the Syrian Civil War,” the Center for a New American Security’s Colin Kahl, Ilan Goldberg and Nicholas Heras present a framework for US intervention in Syria. The proposed plan includes uniting the Turks and Kurds to fight ISIS, counterterrorism coordination with Russia, Iran engagement and the solicitation of support from Israel and the US’ allies in the Persian Gulf region. “With deft diplomacy, the Trump administration may be able to leverage growing U.S. influence in formerly ISIS-controlled territory to broker a broader national cease-fire and eventually a negotiated political solution,” their executive summary reads. “This option would defer the question of Assad’s fate but would avoid the breakup of the Syrian state and de-escalate the conflict through a governing system where most of the power is devolved outside of Damascus.”

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2nd Lt. Tyler Brewer, USAF, a laser physicist with the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., discusses how the lab’s SHiELD (Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator) program can defend aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at DoD Lab Day 2017 at the Pentagon on May 18, 2017. SHiELD aims to explore the potential of lasers in pods that can be mounted onto future aircraft.

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On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, we discuss the aftermath of the UK elections ending in a hung British Parliament, the Qatar-Saudi Arabia conflict and more. The Defense & Aerospace Business Report is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company.

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Raimundas Karoblis, Lithuania’s defense minster, said he is reassured by the deployment of NATO troops to his country and the Baltics, but would prefer an allied brigade “in each member state” to better deter Russia during a wide-ranging interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Karoblis also said Russia constitutes a wide-ranging conventional threat to the alliance and discusses Lithuania’s defense priorities, acquisition programs, conscription and cooperation with its neighbors. The discussion was taped in Washington on June 8, 2017, one day before President Donald Trump reasserted the US commitment to NATO’s Article V mutual defense clause.

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Lt. Gen. Esa Pulkkinen, Finnish Army, director general of the European Union Military Staff, discusses the potential impact of losing British officers from his staff in the wake of Brexit, EU security priorities, coordination with NATO and the United States, better planning and lessons from ongoing operations in Africa with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the European Union’s 6th annual Common Security and Defence Policy symposium — co-hosted with the Center for Strategic and International Studies — at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington on June 6, 2017.

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Heather Roff, research scientist at Arizona State University’s Global Security Initiative and senior fellow at Oxford University, discusses results from a recent global public opinion poll on autonomous weapons, as well as military and police uses of artificial intelligence, or AI, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the European Union’s 6th annual Common Security and Defence Policy symposium — co-hosted with the Center for Strategic and International Studies — at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington on June 6, 2017.

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Margus Tsahkna, Estonia’s defense minister, discusses the role of NATO and deterring Russia, the alliance’s Article V mutual defense clause, spending priorities, cybersecurity and fighting disinformation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the European Union’s 6th annual Common Security and Defence Policy symposium — co-hosted with the Center for Strategic and International Studies — at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington on June 6, 2017.

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Former US Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Henry “Hank” Kudzik, the last surviving crew member from the USS Nautilus (SS-168), shares his experience during the Battle of Midway during which his boat sank one of the Japanese aircraft carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor, as well as two other warships, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during a June 5, 2017, interview held in Arlington, Virginia. Between May 1942 and August 1945, Kudzik completed 14 war patrols, eight aboard Nautilus and six aboard USS Gar (SS-206).

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On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, we discuss President Donald Trump’s agreement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement and its impacts on European alliances and US national security, the potential impact of the London Bridge & Borough Market terror attacks on the upcoming British elections and more. The Defense & Aerospace Business Report is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company.

This week’s guests include:

• Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group
• Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners
• Nick Cunningham of Agency Partners in London
• Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Steven Grundman of the Atlantic Council

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J. Matthew McInnis, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the new monograph, “The Future of Iran’s Security Policy,” discusses the logic behind Iran’s security policy, Iranian politics, the country’s recent presidential election, the nuclear deal and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on June 1, 2017, at AEI’s Washington headquarters.

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