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LISTEN: Why the Axis of Authoritarians is growing more dangerous

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Ben and Guy discuss U.S.-Iran tensions, the death of the New START treaty, and a behind-the-scenes turf war over Space Force advocacy.

Then, Brad Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins the show to talk about the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy, the future of the international rules-based order, and why the Axis of Authoritarians is growing more dangerous.

Plus, the "Threat of the Week." 

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