With Seth Cropsey

With Seth Cropsey

SETH CROPSEY, Senior Fellow and Director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for American Seapower, Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy in Reagan and Bush Administrations, Former principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Author of Seablindness: How Political Neglect is Choking American Seapower and What to do About It (August 2017):

• China continues to increase ship production
• The reality of the threat we face from the PLA at sea
• The evolution of the US-Beijing relationship

(PART TWO):

• Implications of the militarization of space
• Why we should be concerned with China’s advanced missile development
• An overview of Putin’s energy ambitions

(PART THREE):

• Dissecting Iran’s influence in the Middle East
• Dangers of the Tehran-Moscow-Beijing axis
• Are economic sanctions against Iran impactful?

(PART FOUR):

• The readiness of the US navy today
• Why US Navy must prioritize smaller ships