Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Danny Russel quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald article, “Why Trump Has Become China’s Enemy … with Benefits”

"'Donald Trump has inflicted pain on the Chinese,' says Danny Russel, who was a top official on China policy in the White House and the State Department in the last Democrat administration. "'He's created problems for them with tariff upon tariff, he's embarrassed them and infuriated them,' Russel tells me. 'But he hasn't been tough in denying them things they wanted, nor in setting limits on China's behaviour. As his election plan shifted from Plan A – to run on the [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:47:47-05:00November 3, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Barbara Leaf interviewed on Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East, “What Does the U.S. Election Mean for the Middle East?”

"Barbara Leaf, former U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, looks at what the presidential election outcome would mean for Gulf governments. Iran's parliament on Monday voted to urgently consider legislation that would end wide-ranging inspections by international atomic monitors if U.S. oil and banking sanctions aren’t lifted within three months of the bill’s approval..." Watch the full interview here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:38:54-05:00November 3, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Charlie Bolden quoted in Axios article, “The International Space Station’s End Will Mix Up Space Geopolitics”

"The big picture: Not all attention will turn to the Moon at the end of the space station, however. NASA is hoping to make use of private space stations under development as a proving ground for missions to deeper space. "Those space stations could be places where nations are able to collaborate with one another as well. "'My guess would be the international partners would be buying time on those commercial vehicles,' former NASA administrator Charles Bolden told me..." Read the [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:37:40-05:00November 3, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Rachel Ellehuus quoted in The Washington Times article, “Turkey’s Interference Worries Friends, Angers Foes”

"'Erdogan is using this overseas adventurism to draw the Turkish public’s attention away from how poorly the Turkish economy is doing,' said Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:45:52-05:00November 1, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Mike Singh quoted in POLITICO article, “Biden Plans A Beefed-up National Security Council”

"Perhaps above all, said Michael Singh, a former George W. Bush administration aide, Biden will have to decide 'whether he is going to make the NSC the prime mover on all things national security' as Obama did, or delegate more authority to Cabinet agencies..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:40:16-05:00October 31, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Danny Russel quoted in CNN article, “How China’s Xi Jinping Blew A Golden Opportunity with US President Donald Trump”

"'At the same time that Xi was hypocritically claiming to be the grand defender of the global system, Trump was attacking it viciously and putting forward a very nationalist jingoistic message. So that magnified the contrasts and widened the gap,' said [Danny] Russel, who is now vice president of international security and diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:35:35-05:00October 31, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Liz Rosenberg on the Financial Crime Insights podcast, “What’s in Store for Sanctions?”

"No matter who wins, the US sanctions strategy is sure to be impacted by the upcoming election. How will the results affect Washington’s current favoured foreign policy tool? Emil Dall speaks with Elizabeth Rosenberg of the Center for New American Security, Nicholas Turner of Steptoe & Johnson Hong Kong and Sascha Lohmann of the SWP..." Listen to the full episode here: Full Episode

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:43:47-05:00October 30, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Linc Bloomfield interviewed on CNBC, “U.S. Election Outcome Is Still An ‘Open Question,’ Says Think Tank”

"Lincoln Bloomfield, chairman emeritus at the Stimson Center, weighs in on major differences in foreign policy style between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump..." Watch the full interview here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T16:26:54-05:00October 28, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Dennis Ross writes with David Makovsky in The Times of Israel: “Yitzhak Rabin Was Always A Realist. How Would He Have Handled the 2020 Mideast?”

"It is hard to believe that it is the 25th anniversary of the loss of Yitzhak Rabin. "He was the embodiment of modern Israel. He was the first Israeli leader who was native-born. He fought its wars and built the Israeli military from the time he was a young commander in the Palmach, defending Jerusalem in 1948, to being chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces in the 1967 war. But Rabin led his country not just in war, but [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T16:04:12-05:00October 28, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Charlie Bolden quoted in POLITICO article, “Biden’s Space Policy: One Giant Leap for Climate Change”

"'If they talk about the Green New Deal, that would rely heavily on NASA to be a part of getting that implemented using technology in orbit,' said retired Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, who served as NASA administrator in the Obama administration..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:57:55-05:00October 28, 2020|News|

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