March 29, 2018

Readiness? Ready for what?

This week, the team chats the new National Security Advisor, the 2018 Omnibus, and the White House's National Space Strategy. Also, Susanna discusses military readiness with Laura Junor and Lacey Raymond.

  • Podcast

    Defense

    Are Defense Firms Showering Their Shareholders with Too Much Money?

    In early January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening bans on defense contractors paying dividends or buying their stock back. CNAS program director S...

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  • Podcast

    Defense

    Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast: Global View

    In a week when airpower news came from every angle, Becca Wasser, CNAS adjunct senior fellow, was on top of it all. She leads defense research at Bloomberg Economics, and we c...

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  • Podcast

    Defense

    Balance of Power: Powell Probe Sparks GOP Backlash

    President Donald Trump faced rare opposition from key Republican lawmakers after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accused the Department of Justice of launching a grand jur...

    By Becca Wasser

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  • Commentary

    Defense

    The Venezuela Blockade

    Roxanna Vigil, Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, talks about President Donald Trump's order to blockade sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela, and the r...

    By Becca Wasser

    • December 17, 2025

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