Andrew Hunter, director of the Defense Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ Jan. 31, 2017, budget guidance that prioritizes readiness and the latest outlook on Pentagon spending with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
In “Designing and Managing Successful International Joint Development Programs,” Andrew Hunter, Gregory Sanders and Samantha Cohen of the Center for Strategic and International Studies argue international joint development programs are important because of their potential to reduce costs and increase partnership benefits such as interoperability, economies of scale, and technical advancement.
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has vowed to increase spending to improve the nation’s defenses, grow the US economy and toughen security along the America’s borders. With military spending to increase over the coming few years, it’s vital to invest in a more capable Coast Guard given the service’s key role in supporting Trump’s aims.
Michael Green, senior vice president for Asia and Japan chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who served as a senior official in the Bush administration, discusses the outlook for US relations in Asia during the Trump administration with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted following CSIS’ annual Asia outlook conference on Jan. 25, 2017.
Amb. Derek Mitchell, former US ambassador to Myanmar and current senior advisor at the US Institute of Peace and the Albright Stonebridge Group, discusses renewed relations between Washington and Naypyidaw, the Obama administration’s Pacific pivot and US relations in Asia with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Mitchell is also a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where the interview was taped.
Heather Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia and Arctic at the Center for Strategic and International Security, discusses US arctic strategy, Russia and NATO with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Jan. 23, 2017, at CSIS following a panel discussion on US acrtic strategy.
Adm. Gary Roughead, USN Ret., former chief of US naval operations and current Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses US Arctic strategy and future US Navy capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Jan. 23, 2017, following a panel discussion on US arctic strategy.
James Townsend, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO, discusses DoD’s soon-to-be-released Arctic strategy, the importance of the NATO alliance and the European Union with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Jan. 23, 2017, following a panel discussion on US Arctic strategy.
Patrick Cronin, senior director of the Asia-Pacific program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the major challenges facing the Trump administration in Asia with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Julie Smith, former national security adviser to former Vice President Joe Biden who is now the director of the strategy and statecraft program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the future of US-Russia relations with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Smith and CNAS intern Adam Twardowski co-authored a Jan. 11, 2017, report — “The Future of US-Russia Relations.”