Patrick Cronin appears on The Defense and Aerospace Podcast to talk about President Donald Trump’s dismissal of senior military officers, the costs of dismantling the United States Agency for International Development, and the new administration’s China policy.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli before the North Atlantic Council meeting of defense ministers on February 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana via Getty Images)