Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss the need for more funding for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, the military and political precedents set by Russia intercepting a US drone, and the complications of the AUKUS agreement.

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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)