Government Matters

State Department’s plan to decrease illegal weapons diversion in Ukraine  Elias Yousif, research analyst for the Conventional Defense Program at the Stimson Center, discusses the State Department’s new plan to prevent illegal weapons diversion   What Xi Jinping’s third term means for the US Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses President Xi’s third term, possible strategic shifts, the threat of Chinese space activity and potential conflict with Taiwan   New President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Crosby Kemper, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, explains the importance of the arts and humanities to democracy in the U.S. and discusses a recent executive order reestablishing a committee on this topicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.