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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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)