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Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) announced that they will reintroduce the SHIPS for America Act on the Senate floor. Tune in at 9:00 a.m. as they join Michael Roberts and Bryan Clark to discuss the act’s importance for deterring Chinese aggression.
Supporting India against Pakistan might heighten the risk of nuclear war in South Asia. But failing to aid this critical ally against Chinese-aligned Pakistan would harm the United States’ credibility in the new cold war, warns Walter Russell Mead.
President Donald Trump appears to be moving into a new phase of peace negotiations with Russia: applying additional pressure to Moscow’s war machine. He could start by imposing secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian energy, explains Rebeccah L. Heinrichs.
Much like the failed Iran nuclear deal negotiated under President Barack Obama, Trump’s proposed nuclear deal would preserve Iran’s latent nuclear weapons capabilities and facilitate a simple reconstitution, warns Michael Doran in The Free Press.
By arming juntas, backing coups, and exploiting chaos, Moscow is capitalizing on the power vacuum created by Western disengagement from Africa, writes Zineb Riboua.
Before you go . . .
On Monday, four Japanese Diet members joined Hudson to discuss how their government should approach domestic political questions, Tokyo’s partnership with America, and Japan’s role in the world.
Watch the event, listen to the podcast, or read the transcript here.
