Mikhail Kasyanov, Russia’s former prime minister who is now the leader of the People’s Freedom Party, discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity and longevity, as well as the outlook for democracy in the country, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Eliot Cohen, PhD, the director of the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, discusses President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the administration’s strategy development and cuts to the State Department. Cohen spoke with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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.

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.

Bessma Momani, PhD, a political science professor at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs, discusses rising Gulf regional tensions, analyzes Saudi politics and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s strategy, makes suggestions for countering ISIS and more during a Nov. 17, 2017, interview at the 2017 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Peter Van Praagh, founding president of the Halifax International Security Forum, previews this year’s event (scheduled for Nov. 17-19, 2017) and discusses the outlook for US-Canada relations if NAFTA fails during a recent interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report in Washington.