On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners.
Topics:
— Impact of civil-military tensions on National Defense Authorization Act markup, amendments to the 1030 program providing military equipment to local police, and appropriations bills updates
— Update on the next coronavirus stimulus package
— How assault on peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square shapes global perceptions of United States
— Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s outlook in office after rift with White House over deploying active duty forces to Washington and other cities
— White House China policy on the 21st anniversary of Beijing’s crackdown on peaceful democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square

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