Making Hard National Security Choices

Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to discuss Richard Fontaine's
recent Foreign Affairs article on prioritizing national
security threats. Why is it so hard for those in charge of the
nation’s security to pick and stick to the most important
national security priorities? How should the United States
determine where scarce resources are allocated? If China is the
nation’s main challenge, can the United States continue to expend
resources at the current rate in Ukraine?


Chris is concerned about people who are hoping a new civil
war starts in Afghanistan, Zack is dismayed at those insisting
that the United States openly side with those in China protesting
the government’s lockdown and other policies, and Melanie has an
attaboy for Dr. John Hamre, recipient of the Reagan Foundation’s
Peace Through Strength award.


This episode's reading:


https://warontherocks.com/2022/12/making-hard-national-security-choices