Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Jay Shambaugh quoted in Marketplace article, “Without More Relief Spending, the Recovery’s Likely to Stall”

"One of the biggest infusions was $600-a-week in extra unemployment payments to more than 20 million jobless Americans. That expired in mid-summer, and the amount of cash going out to laid-off workers cratered, according to Jay Shambaugh, an economist at George Washington University. "'It fell from $110 [billion] in July to $34 billion in September,' he said. 'So there’s this massive drop-off to the economy and also to the most vulnerable households...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:11:54-04:00October 7, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Michèle Flournoy co-authors report with Avril Haines and Gabrielle Chefitz, “Building Trust through Testing”

"The United States is at an inflection point in an age of mounting transnational threats, unprecedented global interdependence, and resurgent great power competition. This moment is taking place in the context of a technological revolution that exacerbates the challenges we face while simultaneously offering potential solutions, providing breakthroughs in climate, medicine, communications, transportation, intelligence, and many other fields. Many of these breakthroughs will come through the exploitation of artificial intelligence (AI) and its related technologies—chief among them machine learning (ML). [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-05-20T18:37:36-04:00October 6, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Matt Waxman writes in Lawfare: “Avoiding Post-Election Chaos: Wilson vs. Hughes, 1916”

"The prospect of a contested presidential election, including premature claims of victory—or worse, one in which President Trump deliberately foils a clear outcome against him—rightly has people worried. It’s a reminder that some structural aspects of the U.S. presidential election system, like its decentralization and long transition period between election and inauguration, can be major liabilities. It’s also a reminder of how much the system depends on candidates’ commitment to certain principles and to the system itself..." Read the full article [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T15:52:26-04:00October 6, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Danny Russel quoted in South China Morning Post article, “Does China’s One-Party System Blind It to Why It’s a US Election Issue?”

"'The Chinese have told themselves a story about why American attitudes have soured towards China,' said Daniel Russel, a former assistant secretary of state who advised the then President Barack Obama on East Asia issues. 'And in the story they tell themselves, it’s a function of things that have nothing to do with China...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:52:15-04:00October 6, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel writes in Barron’s: “For China, Trump’s Illness Is the Perfect Sign of an America in Decline”

"Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a loyalist of President Donald Trump, was quick last week to add the presidential Covid-19 diagnosis to the long list of American grievances against China. Another Trump ally charged that the Chinese Communist Party 'has biologically attacked our president' and must be held accountable. Apparently, it is the Chinese Communist Party, not a disdain for masks or social distancing, that is to blame for the growing number of people in the White House who have contracted the virus..." [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T15:49:30-04:00October 5, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro quoted in The Hill article, “Trump COVID-19 Result Raises Pressure on Pompeo”

"'We were already in a period, because of the election, that the country’s attention was so focused inward,' said Dan Shapiro, who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel in the Obama administration. 'Now you compound that with a president being less than fully healthy, even in some scenarios incapacitated, and you realize that the health of the president’s safety is a national security issue...'” Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:52:49-04:00October 4, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Vince Brooks in conversation at the Atlantic Council, “North Korea’s Strategic Weapons: An Informed Conversation”

"In 2017, at the unprecedented height of North Korea’s strategic weapons testing, General Brooks was responsible for maintaining the armistice and commanding the defense of South Korea, while Mr. Garlauskas led the US intelligence community’s strategic analysis to characterize the evolving threat from North Korea. Audience members will have the chance to hear them exchange perspectives on the progress North Korea has made in its strategic weapons programs, what more to expect in the weeks and months ahead, and the implications [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:10:37-04:00October 2, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Dennis Ross interviewed by France 24, “Annexation of the West Bank ‘Is Off the table'”

"In an interview with FRANCE 24, Dennis Ross, a former top US adviser on the Middle East, reacted to the recent agreements signed between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain. Ross said he believes the two Gulf states did not betray the Palestinian cause but merely decided to pursue their own national interests. He stressed, however, that the UAE had obtained in return an Israeli decision not to annex the West Bank. He added that West Bank annexation was now 'off the [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T15:54:30-04:00October 2, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Bridge Colby writes in International Politik Quarterly: “A New Bargain”

"The world has entered a period of great power competition. Above all, this is because of the rise of China. For the first time since the Cold War, there will be two superpowers in the world. And for the first time since the 19th century, the United States will not clearly be the globe’s largest economy (at least as measured in purchasing power parity, or PPP, terms)..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:39:52-04:00October 1, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy featured in Task and Purpose article, “[Flournoy] Says Using National Guard on Election Day Would Be Unhealthy for Democracy”

"'We don’t declare election winners – validate election winners – until all votes are counted,' Flournoy said. 'We don’t, as Americans, take up arms to contest free and fair elections once they’ve been validated. If a president loses the vote in the Electoral College, he agrees to leave office on Jan. 20...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:44:18-04:00September 30, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

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