Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss Russia's weaponization of energy (22:35), Taiwan's shoot down of a Chinese drone (26:35), Japan-Israel defense accord (32:50), and Gorbachev's long shadow in China (43:25).
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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)