Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss the debt crisis, expected nomination of C.Q. Brown as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the Marcos-Biden summit, Taiwan, drones, and allies.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters after watching people board a repatriation flight bound for Colombia in Panama City on February 3, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images)