Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jan 28, 22]

Defense & Aerospace Report

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission as well as a fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Topics: — Whether the threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine will spur Congress to approve defense appropriations measure — What’s next in Ukraine and the scope of Moscow’s possible incursion — Concerns that NATO is not as united as the rhetoric suggests — How Russia-Ukraine crisis signals weakness to US allies and partners worldwide as well as adversaries like an increasingly assertive China — Implications of far-right Republicans parroting Kremlin talking points — Need for the US to craft a strategy to counter China and Russia, which are boosting their cooperation — Rethinking whether offensive cyber is equal to a physical invasion that should trigger retaliatory action and sanctions — Latest on Iran nuclear talks and why Arab nations are embracing their Jewish minorities as well as restoring ancient temples