Episode 171: Is the U.S. Tanking on Ukraine Military Aid?

<p>Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent announcement that Britain would send Ukraine one dozen Challenger 2 main battle tanks. The move may pressure other allies, like the United States and Germany which have—at least thus far—refused to provide such high powered weaponry.</p><br><p>Should the U.S. ramp up its delivery of more substantive military capabilities? Has the U.S.’s $60 billion in military aid been enough? Do these announcements risk potential escalation with the Russians, or do they enhance deterrence?</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64274755" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64274755</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/politics/us-ukraine-tanks/index.html/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/politics/us-ukraine-tanks/index.html/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><br><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><br><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>Like what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>