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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 1H 1M

The National Defense Strategy and the Threats That Matter Most

from FDD's Foreign Podicy · host FDD, Cliff May

Washington just unveiled its new National Defense Strategy. But is it a serious blueprint for deterrence—or a dangerous exercise in wishful thinking? Host Cliff May is joined by Bradley Bowman and Mark Montgomery to examine whether America is underfunding its military on the brink of great-power conflict, why China’s cyber war is being soft-pedaled, and what the strategy gets right—and wrong—on Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel, and deterrence itself. 

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