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Domestic Russia: Security Services, the Economy, and Elections
Podcast
Today we are turning to domestic Russian politics, with Russia’s State Duma elections coming up September 18th through the 20th. The elections are taking place in a more uncer...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Sep 11, ’26 Washington Roundtable
Congressional Testimony
Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast to discuss the latest on the war in Ukraine,...
By Jim Townsend
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What America’s Adversaries and Allies Hope to Gain at the U.N. General Assembly
Commentary
This article was originally published in War on the Rocks. This year’s U.N. General Assembly officially opened on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The annual gathering gives diplomats and le...
By Nicholas Lokker
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A Report Card for Europe’s Defense Industry
Podcast
As the war in Ukraine rages on, Ukraine has struggled this summer with a munitions shortage. With U.S. supplies strained by the war with Iran, European governments are having ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Sep 04, ’26 Washington Roundtable
Podcast
Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast to discuss the latest on the Iran War, Russi...
By Jim Townsend
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Putin Says Ukraine Peace Deal Is Possible: Is This a New Path to Peace?
Video
Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Al Arabiya English to discuss Russian president Vladimir Putin's comments on reaching a...
By Jim Townsend
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A Surprise Moscow Visit and Russia vs. the West with Hanna Notte
Podcast
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a highly unusual visit to Moscow this week. Although we don’t know with certainty everything that was discussed, multi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Aug 28, ’26 Washington Roundtable
Podcast
Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast to discuss the Trump administration’s budget re...
By Jim Townsend
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Why Russia Is Threatening The UK
Video
Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Times News to discuss the drivers behind Russian president Vladimir Putin's threats to UK ...
By Jim Townsend
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From Ukraine to Iran, Attacks on Civilian Sites Put Us All at Risk
Commentary
If more and more countries demonstrate a willingness to break these norms, their power will continue to diminish, and Russia may abandon any semblance of restraint it still re...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Front Line Dynamics, Deep Strikes, and a Theory of Victory
Podcast
Brussels Sprouts is back after our summer hiatus, and we’re jumping right back into Ukraine.Over the past several weeks, the war has entered a more dynamic and dangerous phase...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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America’s Depleted Arsenal and Military Readiness Concerns
Podcast
America's military uses the world's most advanced and sought-after weapons. But months of war with Iran have diminished the stockpile, limiting options and the ability to defe...
By Celeste Wallander
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Aug 21, ’26 Washington Roundtable
Podcast
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security joins Defense & Aerospa...
By Jim Townsend
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Will the U.S. Allies Be Able to Shift From Dependency to Strategic Autonomy?
Video
President Donald Trump has been pushing traditional allies to shoulder more of their own defense burden. Such directives are leaving longtime US partners seeking to shift thei...
By Jim Townsend
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From Subversion to Resistance: Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine
Podcast
This episode examines how Russian operatives and local militants in 2014 transformed political unrest in eastern Ukraine into an armed insurgency—and what it teaches us about ...
By Celeste Wallander
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Aug 07, ’26 Washington Roundtable
Podcast
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security joins Defense & Aerospa...
By Jim Townsend
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Gulf States Distance Themselves from Trump as Iran Tensions Escalate
Video
“Not only are they hardening their stance against Iran, but they also seem to be distancing themselves somewhat from the United States." Despite Saudi Arabia joining the strik...
By Jim Townsend
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Ukraine's Command Shake-Up: Fedorov Out, Drapatyi In
Podcast
On July 15th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed now–former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, one of the architects of Ukraine’s technological transformation o...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Jul 24, ’26 Washington Roundtable
Podcast
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security joins Defense & Aerospa...
By Jim Townsend
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Brussels Sprouts LIVE | Forecasting the Future of the Axis of Upheaval: The View from Moscow
Podcast
Today’s episode of Brussels Sprouts comes from a virtual panel discussion that the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held on July 14 to mark the release of a report ti...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
