Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Report to discuss the risks of a distracted America, the USS George Washington’s visit to Da Nang (47:00), expanding Axis power coordination (52:30), China’s self-interested role in the Middle East (56:20), and Japan’s recent earthquake (58:00).
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BYD’s chip Xuanji A3 is displayed during the 2026 World AI Conference on July 17, 2026, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)