Tariffs & and the Defense Industrial Base with Becca Wasser, plus what’s new in the U.S.-China trade war

Geoff and Emily debrief on the latest news in the U.S.-China trade talks. Becca Wasser, senior fellow and deputy director of the CNAS defense program, joins to talk about what Trump’s tariffs mean for the defense industrial base.Shownotes:
Becca Wasser and Phil Sheers,

“From Production Lines to Front Lines,” CNAS

Keith Bradsher, “China’s Chokehold on This Obscure Mineral Threatens the West’s Militaries,” The New York Times

Peter Foster, Demetri Sevastopulo, and Joe Leahy, “US and China agree to framework deal to restore trade war truce,” Financial Times

Arthur L. Herman, Freedom’s Forge (Amazon link)

 

Jenny Leonard and Mackenzie Hawkins, "US Makes Export Controls Negotiable as Part of China Trade Talks", Bloomberg

CNAS Annual Conference