The Imperative of European Defense Preparedness

Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, co-founder and former chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, and author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, its impact on U.S. interests, and how the United States should respond.

Mentioned on the Episode:

Dmitri Alperovitch, World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century

Jeffrey Goldberg, "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans," The Atlantic

Admiral Samuel Paparo, "USINDOPACOM Commander Adresses Honolulu Defense Forum," February 14, 2025.

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