Magnus Nordenman, director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council think tank’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security in Washington, discusses his new report on the German Navy’s refocusing towards the Baltic Sea and northern Atlantic Ocean, as well as recommendations for nations operating in those domains, during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was held at the Atlantic Council’s Washington headquarters on April 6.

  Vice Adm. Andreas Krause, commander of the German Navy, discusses security challenges and international cooperation in the Baltic, the importance of US presence in the region, anti-access/area denial threats, deterring Russia, modernization priorities, innovation, recruiting top talent and the German military’s new cyber command with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Atlantic Council think tank’s Washington headquarters on April 6, 2017.

Ted Johnson, PhD, research manager for defense and national security at Deloitte’s Center for Government Insights and a retired US Navy commander, discusses the concept behind and outlook for so-called “smart bases” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Dean Cheng, senior research fellow at the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation’s Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, discusses South China Sea affairs, the Trump-Xi meeting and makes recommendations for US strategy with respect to China during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on March 29 at The Heritage Foundation’s headquarters in Washington.

Secure World Foundation Director of Program Planning Brian Weeden, PhD, and Washington Office Director Victoria Samson discuss space policy with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ 2017 Space Security Conference on March 22 in Washington.