Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss the presidential debate (11:10), the democratic allied elections in Asia and Europe (27:10), and China’s expulsion of its last two defense ministers (50:00).

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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)