A Conversation with Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis

October 31, 2018 01:03:24
A Conversation with Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis
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A Conversation with Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis

Oct 31 2018 | 01:03:24

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Show Notes

The 2018 National Defense Strategy asserts that the United States is emerging from a post-Cold War period of “strategic atrophy.” On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a discussion with Secretary Mattis on how the National Defense Strategy seeks to meet the shared challenges of our time through strengthening and evolving America’s strategic alliances and partnerships. 

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