Andrew Curtis, Author at WestExec Advisors

John Costello interviewed in Lawfare’s The Cyberlaw Podcast podcast, “Cybersecurity Issues on the Congressional Agenda”

"Our interview is with Mark Montgomery and John Costello, both staff to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. The commission, which issued its main report more than a year ago, is swinging through the pitch, following up with new white papers, draft legislative language and enthusiastic advocacy for its recommendations in Congress, many of which were adopted last year. That makes it the most successful of the many cybersecurity commissions that have come and gone in Washington. And it’s not done yet. Mark [...]

Andrew Curtis2021-04-20T14:24:16-04:00April 20, 2021|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Bridge Colby and Andrea Kendall-Taylor quoted in Foreign Policy article, “China and Russia Turn Deeper Ties Into a Military Challenge for Biden”

"'You face a two-front war where we don’t have a two-front military,' said Elbridge Colby, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense during the Trump administration. 'If NATO is expecting U.S. forces to bail it out simultaneously with a fight over Taiwan, we can’t do them both. We don’t have the assets. That can create huge problems for us…' "'We have to start thinking about how they also generate synergy in ways that amplify the challenge that both countries pose,' said [...]

Andrew Curtis2021-04-20T12:35:14-04:00April 20, 2021|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Celeste Wallander interviewed on CNN, “Encountering Putin From a Position of Strength”

"Celeste Wallander, former Special Assistant to President Obama on Russia, says the White House is preparing for a productive relationship with the Kremlin…" Watch the full interview here: Full Interview

Andrew Curtis2021-04-20T00:00:38-04:00April 20, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Meghan O’Sullivan interviewed on MSNBC, “O’Sullivan and Haass Argue It’s ‘Wrong’ to Withdraw From Afghanistan”

"Meghan O'Sullivan and Richard Haass join Andrea Mitchell to discuss why they argue that it's wrong to pull troops out of Afghanistan. Haass believes that 'the risk of leaving is that you will see the country descend into civil war at a high level.' O'Sullivan says that the withdrawal will jeopardize the gains she believes the U.S. has helped achieve for women and girls in Afghanistan 'because the probability of a Taliban takeover is very high…'" Watch the full interview here: [...]

Andrew Curtis2021-04-17T17:56:43-04:00April 17, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michèle Flournoy quoted in The Wall Street Journal article, “Biden Rebuffed Commanders’ Advice in Decision to Leave Afghanistan”

"'I totally understand and support the notion that U.S. involvement in this war has to end at some point,' said Michèle Flournoy, who served as a senior Defense official under Mr. Obama and was a candidate to serve as defense secretary for Mr. Biden. 'But we are in a position where our forces are like the boy with the finger in the dyke, and when we remove that finger I think that the flood is going to come…'" Read the full [...]

Andrew Curtis2021-04-17T17:56:40-04:00April 17, 2021|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Andrea Kendall-Taylor quoted in The Financial Times article, “Biden Shows He Will Wield US Financial System as Foreign Policy Weapon”

"At stake, said Andrea Kendall-Taylor, who was appointed Biden’s NSC Russia director before declining for personal reasons, is the dominance of the US dollar and America’s unassailed lead in the global financial system, which relies on New York as international dollar clearing house…" Read the full article here: Full Article

Andrew Curtis2021-04-17T00:00:27-04:00April 17, 2021|Economy & Trade|

Meghan O’Sullivan writes with Richard Haass in The Washington Post: “It’s Wrong to Pull Troops Out of Afghanistan. But We Can Minimize the Damage.”

"President Biden announced Wednesday his intention to complete the withdrawal of all American military forces from Afghanistan by September, 20 years after the terrorist attacks that led to American armed forces first going there. He based his decision on three considerations: that the United States has other priorities at home and abroad — above all, increasingly tense relations with China; that it makes little sense to maintain an indefinite troop commitment to one country when terrorism is a global phenomenon; and [...]

Andrew Curtis2021-04-16T16:02:05-04:00April 16, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Joe Gagnon interviewed in Marketplace Morning Report, “How Will Inflation Move In Post-COVID Recovery?”

"The federal reserve and the Biden administration have been trying to prepare the country for temporary, modest inflation this year, around 2.3% or so, as the economy recovers. But some are worried we might see more significant and durable rises in prices. "Joseph Gagnon, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, is somewhere in between. 'Marketplace Morning Report' host Sabri Ben-Achour spoke with Gagnon, also a former economist at the Federal Reserve, about the prevailing opinions about how economic [...]

Andrew Curtis2021-04-16T00:00:44-04:00April 16, 2021|Economy & Trade|

Andrea Kendall-Taylor quoted in The Washington Post article, “Biden Administration Imposes Significant Economic Sanctions on Russia Over Cyberspying, Efforts to Influence Presidential Election”

"'It’s good to clearly message our priorities to Russia,' said Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. 'By packaging a response to several things at once, the administration can get off the back foot and move on its agenda. What we don’t want is to always be in response mode to Russia…'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Andrew Curtis2021-04-15T17:25:29-04:00April 15, 2021|Economy & Trade|

Joe Gagnon quoted in Voice of America article, “Does US Economic Stimulus Boost the Global Economy?”

"'The government is sending out checks to everybody,' said Joseph Gagnon, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. 'Households and state and local governments are buying all kinds of supplies for education and health care — we haven't had a government budget deficit this big since World War II…'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Andrew Curtis2021-04-15T16:47:28-04:00April 15, 2021|Economy & Trade|

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