Adm. George Zambellas, former First Sea Lord and former chief of naval staff of the Royal Navy, discusses maritime innovation during an April 3 interview with Defense & Aerospace Editor Vago Muradian at the Navy League of the United States’ 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland.
Rear Adm. Nils Wang, commandant of the Royal Danish Defence College and former commander of the Royal Danish Navy, discusses Arctic regional defense and his goals for his Washington visit during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on April 3. The interview was held during the Navy League of the United States’ 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held in National Harbor, Maryland.
Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander of the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command, discusses the potential impacts of a continuing resolution and government shutdown on the US Navy Fleet with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on April 3. The interview was held during the Navy League of the United States’ 2017 Sea-Air-Space Symposium in National Harbor, Maryland.
Adm. Bill Moran, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, discusses the outlook for the US Navy’s FY 2018 budget, readiness and acquisition priorities and contingency plans for a potential government shutdown during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on April 3, 2017. The interview was held during the Navy League’s 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held in National Harbor, Maryland.
Tom Malinowski, former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor discusses the importance of US leadership on fostering democracy and human rights with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted after the Atlantic Council think tank’s “The State of Human Rights in Putin’s Russia” event on March 30, 2017, in Washington.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, vice chairman of Open Russia, discusses the impact of the American president’s speech on democracy movements worldwide and what the international community can do to help combat Russian President Vladimir Putin’s oppressive regime with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted after the Atlantic Council think tank’s “The State of Human Rights in Putin’s Russia” event on March 30, 2017, in Washington.
John “Jerry” McGinn, PhD, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for manufacturing and industrial base policy, discusses US defense industrial capabilities, Buy American, international defense cooperation, technology strategy, merger and acquisition policy and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on March 22, 2017, at the annual conference sponsored by McAleese Associates and Credit Suisse.
Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at the Heritage Foundation’s Asia Studies Center, discusses North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and the threat they pose as well as policy options for the Trump administration with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Dakota Wood, a retired US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who is now the senior research fellow for defense programs at the Heritage Foundation’s Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, discusses US military capabilities, strategy, priorities, budget and international allies with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Thomas Karako, PhD, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ International Security Program’s Missile Defense Project, discusses the changing missile threat, Russia’s presence in Syria and friction it’s creating with Israel, missile-defense recommendations for the Trump administration and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during CSIS’ 2017 Space Security Conference, held March 22, 2017, in Washington.