Rebeccah Heinrichs appears on C-SPAN Washington Journal to discuss United States defense policies in Iran and Ukraine. She addresses how Russia’s war against Ukraine and the Iran war are converging, highlighting China’s supporting role and reciprocal backing between Russia and Iran. She details battlefield innovations and defense production, and assesses Ukraine as an “additive” to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Heinrichs argues that the US should adopt a comprehensive grand strategy that views these conflicts as interconnected rather than isolated.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)