Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss a budget deal, nearly 700 military officers except four-stars could be confirmed soon, the Israel-Hamas war, NATO’s support for Ukraine, implications of Geert Wilders’ win in the Netherlands, US-India relations, Henry Kissinger’s legacy, and this year’s Reagan National Defense Forum.

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This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, France, on March 18, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)