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Jun 5
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WarTalk: The View from AFRICOM with LTG ...

JORDAN SCHNEIDER
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Africa is the literal center of the world’s map and increasingly the center of gravity for ISIS, the manpower source for Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the contested geopolitical ground where China builds bases and drops off free weapons. Our first active-duty guest pulls back the curtain on a combatant command that runs on 0.1% of the defense budget. LTG Joh ... Show More
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