Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Liz Rosenberg interviewed on the European Council on Foreign Relations podcast, “How Can the EU Strike Back? The Way Towards Higher Economic Resilience”

"In this week’s episode, host Mark Leonard is joined by Elizabeth Rosenberg, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, Jean Pisani-Ferry, ECFR Council Member and a senior fellow at Brussels-based think-tank Bruegel and Jonathan Hackenbroich, ECFR policy fellow for economic statecraft and the head of ECFR’s Task Force for Protecting Europe from Economic Coercion to discuss how Europe could build up higher economic resilience. How can the Union best [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T16:02:33-05:00October 26, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Jay Shambaugh writes for Brookings: “Don’t Let Flashy 3rd Quarter GDP Growth Fool You, The Economy Is Still in A Big Hole”

"When Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth data for the third quarter of 2020 is released on October 29, it will almost certainly break records. Many analysts project growth over 30 percent at an annual rate – roughly twice as high as any quarterly growth rate since World War II. "Yet despite this phenomenal-sounding growth, the economy will still be in a considerable hole, is actually slowing down, and presents a strong case for concern. Some basic math and data can help [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:54:20-05:00October 26, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Michèle Flournoy writes in CNN: “Key Player in War on Climate Change? The Pentagon”

"In the final presidential debate Thursday night, Vice President Joe Biden called climate change an 'existential threat to humanity' that we have a moral obligation to address. Whoever leads the country for the next four years in January has an opportunity to substantially reduce carbon emissions while creating millions of new green tech jobs that could help revive and strengthen the American economy after the Covid-19 crisis..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-11-18T15:53:01-05:00October 26, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Danny Russel quoted in Stars and Stripes article, “North Korea Poised to Test Next US President with Growing Nuclear Missile Threat”

"'The North Koreans are perhaps more inclined to teach a lesson and to housebreak a new Biden administration than they are to throw a monkey wrench into what’s already a kind of wild and crazy U.S. election,' Daniel Russel, former assistant secretary of state for the region, said during a virtual panel earlier this month..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-23T17:50:27-04:00October 22, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dennis Ross quoted in The Wall Street Journal article, “Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Middle East”

"Dennis Ross, who served as a senior official on Middle East issues for Democratic and Republican administrations, said that headway on Israeli-Palestinian issues could facilitate normalization and vice versa. "'Many Arab states won’t make one big move to normalize with Israel but will proceed in stages,' Mr. Ross said. 'When they do, they are likely to ask Israel to take a step toward the Palestinians at the same time. In that way, normalization can be a bridge to get to Israeli-Palestinian [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-23T17:47:11-04:00October 22, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Vince Brooks quoted in Foreign Policy article, “America’s Language of Mass Destruction Convinces Nobody”

"The threat of military action has become a constant of U.S. foreign policy toward the North. Retired Gen. Vincent Brooks, a recent commander of U.S. Forces Korea, argued for continuing to threaten military action against North Korea. Presidents should insist that 'all options are on the table,' he contended. He didn’t want war, he emphasized, but the threat should be part of the mix..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-23T17:25:11-04:00October 22, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy speaks at Association of Defense Communities conference, “Are You Ready for What’s Next? The Future of Our National Defense”

"There is a growing consensus in Congress and DOD that we are entering a new era of great power competition and in order to be prepared for the threat posed by near-peer competitors the military must re-align its strategic military doctrines, culture, and service programs and budgets. But what exactly will those re-alignments look like? And what are the implications for installations and defense communities? This discussion will explore these questions as top military leaders and defense experts dive into these [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-23T17:21:59-04:00October 22, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Vince Brooks participates in CNAS roundtable, “A Conversation on Race in the Military”

"On October 21, 2020, the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted the second event in a multi-part discussion series on race in the military... Moderators Bishop Garrison and CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Dr. Jason Dempsey hosted a conversation with General (Ret.) Vincent K. Brooks and Colonel (Ret.) John Tien. It focused on the journeys of two officers who entered military service as the first African American and first Asian American, respectively, to [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-23T17:16:37-04:00October 21, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense, Social Impact|

Danny Russel quoted in Nikkei article, “What Would A Biden Presidency Mean for Asia?”

"Daniel Russel, assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific under Obama, said Biden would take steps to avoid military escalation resulting from miscommunication. "But 'the crux of the difference if Joe Biden were elected president would be that we would have a president who set the policy,' said Russel, now with the Asia Society Policy Institute. He said that U.S. actions in the South China Sea in recent years -- such as freedom of navigation operations -- did not [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-23T17:43:31-04:00October 20, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro quoted in The Washington Post article, “Key Palestinian Official in Critical Condition with Covid-19”

"'Saeb Erekat has been the central figure in Palestinian negotiations with Israel, or in decisions to stay out of such negotiations, for over two decades,' said Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel. 'Outside of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas himself, there is no one who has had such influence on these decisions...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-23T17:48:28-04:00October 19, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

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