RealClearDefense Editor Dustin Walker moderates a panel featuring the American Enterprise Institute's Mackenzie Eaglen, retired Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold, the 华体会鈥檚 Bryan McGrath, and the Center for a New American Security鈥檚 Paul Scharre.

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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)