RealClearDefense Editor Dustin Walker moderates a panel featuring the American Enterprise Institute's Mackenzie Eaglen, retired Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold, the Hudson Institute’s Bryan McGrath, and the Center for a New American Security’s Paul Scharre.
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                  An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)