Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss Indo-Pacific security and the US budget (17:00), the challenge of anti-terror cooperation amid great power competition (38:00), the conflict between business and security interests vis-a-vis China (40:00), and upcoming summits with key Asian allies (43:00).
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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)