Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to talk about the new House Speaker Mike Johnson, defense spending, the war in Ukraine, the situation in Israel, and how other countries are using Jerusalem's war with Hamas to their advantage.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi inspect a guard of honor on October 29, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)