On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Chris Skaluba, the director of the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, Distinguished Fellows Frank Kramer and Dr. Hans Binnendijk, and Dr. Sarah Kirchberger of Kiel University discuss the Council’s new report — “The China plan: A transatlantic blueprint for strategic competition” — with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Defense & Aerospace Report’s own contributing editor Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace producer) discuss Cavas’ recent article “A Problem of Commitment,” the Biden Administration’s “skinny budget” and Navy Messaging in the era of great power competition.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Evelyn Farkas, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia who is now the president of Farkas Global Strategies, discusses her commentary in The Washington Post — “Putin is testing Biden on Ukraine. Here’s what will keep him in check” — how to deter Russia from invading Ukraine again, crafting strategies to counter China, Russia, Iran and North Korea in a more coordinated manner, working with European nations to better stand up to Russia, and how the planned US withdrawal from Afghanistan could undermine Washington’s messaging as an ally and partner of choice with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners discusses the week ahead in Washington and impact of taxes and tax breaks on defense and aerospace contractors, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Randy Schriver on Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry’s upcoming visit to Beijing, China’s threatening behavior toward Taiwan and Japanese Prime Minister Toshihide Suga’s visit trip to Washington, and Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council on Israel’s recent attack on Iran’s nuclear program with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Todd Harrison, the director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the “Space Threat Assessment 2021,” Russia and China’s space activities in 2020, deterrence in space, monitoring growing commercial activity and regarding space as infrastructure with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.