Government Matters

How would China enact naval blockade of Taiwan?

Bradley Martin, director and senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, discusses the possibility for China to put in place a naval blockade of Taiwan, potential response and recommendations for the U.S.

Iran may be preparing rocket launch

Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses the potential for an Iranian rocket launch and the military significance of this move

Leading vaccine rollout effort

Anita Patel, former senior advisor for pandemic preparedness and response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses managing the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, addressing challenges and working with the private sector

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Collaboration between Space Force and UK Space Command

Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, commander of UK Space Command, discusses the founding of the command, accomplishments so far and partnership with the U.S. Space Force

US-Russia relations on board space station

Zhanna Malekos Smith, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and assistant professor at West Point, discusses how Russia’s war on Ukraine has impacted relations with Americans on board the International Space Station

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Deterring Chinese attack on Taiwan

Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses the “dual deterrence” policy and the likelihood that the United States would be able to defend Taiwan from China

China set to launch third aircraft carrier

Warren Strobel, national security reporter for The Wall Street Journal, provides updates about satellite imagery of China’s new aircraft carrier and explains the significance

Shoring up strategic mineral stockpile

Bryant Harris, Congress reporter for Defense News, discusses the drastically dwindling National Defense Stockpile and steps the government is taking to bolster it

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Department of the Navy’s plan for climate action

Meredith Berger, assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, discusses the Department of the Navy’s new “Climate Action 2030” strategy and initiatives for extreme weather preparation and reduction of emissions

Protecting networks and critical infrastructure

Brandon Wales, executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, describes what it was like to step in as acting director of CISA after the 2020 presidential election and deal with major cyber and ransomware attacks

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Top priorities of the Army chief of staff

Gen. James McConville, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, discusses his biggest priorities, challenges and other topics including modernization, the Russia-Ukraine war, hypersonic weapons, budget, recruitment and clean energy

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Taking down pandemic relief criminals

Roy Dotson, assistant special agent in charge at the U.S. Secret Service, discusses his team’s work in successfully investigating and combating fraud related to Covid-19 relief funds

Recent North Korean missile tests

Soo Kim, policy analyst at RAND Corporation and former analyst at the CIA, discusses the significance of North Korea’s recent missile test fires and the dynamic between North Korea, South Korea and the United States

Diversity of Capitol Hill staffers

LaShonda Brenson, senior researcher at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, breaks down research into the diversity of senior staff in Congress and recommendations for institutional change

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Chinese reaction to Biden’s Asia trip

Phelim Kine, D.C.-based China correspondent for Politico, discusses whether the president’s recent trip to Asia was successful in rallying Asian allies against China’s increasing influence

Understanding collapse of Afghan security forces

Jonathan Schroden, director of the Countering Threats and Challenges Program at CNA, analyzes the factors leading to the collapse of the Afghan security forces and a recent report from the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction

Protecting sensitive defense data

Jennifer Franks, director of information technology and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office, discusses her office’s review of the cybersecurity of DoD computer systems with sensitive and unclassified data

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Inside EUCOM center delivering weapons to Ukraine

Jack Detsch, Pentagon and national security reporter for Foreign Policy, describes the International Donor Coordination Center in Germany where American and British officials are working to get weapons to Ukrainians

Improving American military readiness

LTG David Deptula (Ret.), dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, discusses his concern that the United States is heading down a similar path as Russia with respect to military capabilities

Technology needed for drone deliveries

Lt. Col. Mark Jacobsen, professor of strategy and security studies at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, explains how ready the U.S. Defense Department is to deliver humanitarian aid by drone in war zones

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Managing the $9 billion space telescope project

Gregory Robinson, program director for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA, discusses what the James Webb Space Telescope will enable and how he improved the management of the program

Army acquisition process improvement and modernization

Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology for the U.S. Army, discusses accelerating the acquisition timeline, replenishing stock for weapons sent to Ukraine, upskilling the workforce and improving recruitment

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Mission of US Army space and missile defense

LTG Daniel Karbler, commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, discusses Army space operations and the evolving importance of space to warfighting

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mohammed Badal, chief of the Contingency Construction and Operational Energy Branch in the U.S. Army, shares his story of starting out in the Army as an immigrant and progressing in his career to his current position

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