Bryan Clark appears on From the Crows� Nest to discuss how to predict the probabilities of potential conflict, what potential role members of proposed “hedge forces� can take in responding to international conflict, and how the Department of Defense can take steps to make an affordable defense force.

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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)