Analysis of the Biden Xi Meeting and Defense Issues

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim join host Vago Muradian to discuss the bipartisan nature of the continuing resolution that will keep government open through January and what it tells us about what to expect on the authorization and appropriations legislation, how the Senate will circumvent Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s holds on some 450 military promotions, impact of continuing dysfunction prompting large numbers of House and Senate members to retire, impact of delayed Ukraine aid and message it sends worldwide, takeaways from Biden-Xi summit and message the meeting sends to allies in Europe and Asia, next steps in Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza, rising tensions in the West Bank, and US efforts to contain Iran’s regional proxies.