June 12, 2025
Tariffs & the Defense Industrial Base with Becca Wasser, Plus What’s New in the U.S.-China Trade War
Geoff and Emily debrief on the latest news in the U.S.-China trade talks. Becca Wasser, senior fellow and deputy director of the CNAS defense program, joins to talk about what Trump’s tariffs mean for the defense industrial base.
Shownotes:
Becca Wasser and Phil Sheers, “From Production Lines to Front Lines,” CNAS
Keith Bradsher, “China’s Chokehold on This Obscure Mineral Threatens the West’s Militaries,” The New York Times
Peter Foster, Demetri Sevastopulo, and Joe Leahy, “US and China agree to framework deal to restore trade war truce,” Financial Times
Arthur L. Herman, Freedom’s Forge (Amazon link)
Jenny Leonard and Mackenzie Hawkins, "US Makes Export Controls Negotiable as Part of China Trade Talks", Bloomberg
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