On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Michael Herson of American Defense International and Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission as well as a fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

Topics:

— Update on defense appropriations, Russia sanctions, and USICA-COMPETES

— Takeaways from meeting between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin during which the two leaders pledged “limitless” cooperation

— How Washington can pressure China if it helps Russia break US and allied sanctions

— Whether excessive US use of sanctions would backfire if friends and foes work together to circumvent the dollar and Washington’s hold on global finance

— Putin’s timetable for Ukraine invasion and Moscow’s ability to successfully divide NATO without firing a shot

— Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s visit to Bahrain and Israel’s first-ever participation in US-led naval exercises that include Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Yemen, Oman and others

— North Korea’s missile tests and how Pyongyang is challenging UN restrictions

— Update on Iran nuclear talks

— GOP censure of Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.