SVG
Podcast
NatSec Matters

“Leapfrogging” Diplomacy

nadia_schadlow
nadia_schadlow
Senior Fellow
Nadia Schadlow
A team of Air Transportation Specialists assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor, Maine, unloads cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 3, 2026. The team, reinforced by augmentees from multiple units, have efficiently processed critical MICAPs, morale pallets, and essential supplies bound for U.S. Central Command.
Caption
A team of Air Transportation Specialists assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor, Maine, unloads cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 3, 2026. (DVIDS)

Nadia Schadlow appears on NatSec Matters to discuss the architecture of US global power amid fast-moving crises in the Middle East, China, and Ukraine. Schadlow provides an assessment of how the administration is utilizing a disruptive approach to confront years of slow, multilateral processing.