The Saudi-Iran Deal Featuring China
The Lawfare Podcast
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The US's Role in the Middle East
CNN's John Defterios takes a look at the US national defense strategy. He says it is focused on deterring Chinese expansionism in the Indo-Pacific and neutralizing the acute threat of Russia in Europe. But there are also words about buying down the risk of instability in the Middle East, he says. That could otherwise backfill US military posturing capability that's simply going to be needed elsewhere, defterios says.
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