Recent Quotes, Commentary, Clips, Testimony & Talks

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Brookings Institution commentary (on Trump National Security Strategy, 12/8/2025)

Lawfare (on Trump's madman tactics, 11/2/2025)

The National Interest (on Venezuela, 11/3/2025)

MIT News Spotlight (discussion of recent research, 11/2025)

The Dispatch (quoted on U.S. nuclear posture, 10/31/2025)

Brookings Institution Knight Forum on Geopolitics (on Trump defense strategy, 10/29/2025)

Strategic Simplicity podcast (part II of discussion on China's nuclear modernization, 10/16/2025)

Strategic Simplicity podcast (part I of discussion on China's nuclear modernization, 9/12/2025)

Brookings Institution commentary (on U.S. strikes on Iran, 7/1/2025)

Brookings Institution commentary (on Iran-Israel conflict, 6/16/2025)

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