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The episode discusses key defense and international relations issues including the Senate's passage of the Reconciliation 2.0 package and its implications for future defense spending.

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss Senate passage of the $70 billion Reconciliation 2.0 package and what it means for the $350 Reconciliation 3.0 measure for the Pentagon; the House Armed Services Committee’s National Defense Authorization Act and chairman’s markup of the administration’s $1.15 trillion 2027 defense spending request; House passage of war powers resolution; outlook for US-Iran talks as two sides trade fire; Trump orders Israel to not strike Beirut to prevent collapse of talks with Iran, prompting Israel and Lebanon to strike new ceasefire; House approval of $8 billion in new Ukraine aid; Kyiv struck St. Petersburg oil facilities as Vladimir Putin convened his annual economic forum where Saudi Arabia was a special guest; Moscow’s $25 billion Iran nuclear deal; Washington’s decision to block…

People in this episode

Host: Vago Muradian

Guests: Dr. Patrick Cronin, Michael Herson, Jim Townsend, Dr. Dov Zakheim

Topics covered

• US defense spending
• international relations
• military aid
• Middle East tensions
• nuclear deterrence
• maritime security

Keywords

• defense spending
• Reconciliation 2.0
• Ukraine aid
• Iran talks
• military strategy
• international relations

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hudson Institute, American Defense International, Center for a New American Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Pentagon, House Armed Services Committee, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Moscow, Germany

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