Ep. 50 - Ukraine’s Drone Expertise, Putin’s Iran Intel, Russia-China Tensions & Heritage Insights w/Steve Yates

Peace & Power with Gary Marx · Mar 19, 2026 · 30m

Gary Marx welcomes Steve Yates, Senior Research Fellow for China and National Security at the Heritage Foundation, former White House Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs, ex-President of Radio Free Asia, and host of the China Desk Podcast on Federal Newswire.

Amid Iran conflict fallout, they discuss Ukraine’s global military relevance: Ukrainian know-how now aiding Middle East allies against Iranian drone/missile swarms. They explore how U.S. awareness of Putin supplying Iran with intelligence (targeting American/allied interests) could reshape Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

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