August 28, 2026
Aug 28, ’26 Washington Roundtable
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 request, CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow, NATO’s moves to counter Russia’s mounting provocations in the Baltic and across Europe, and more.
Listen to the full interview on the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast.
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