Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

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|

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|

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 quoted in POLITICO Pro article, “[Flournoy] Condemns Election Intimidation”

"In an event Wednesday, Michele Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy under President Barack Obama, called Trump's suggestion 'disturbing,' noting that people acting as independently at polling stations on election day could be 'very intimidating to voters...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:45:50-04:00September 30, 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|

Michael Camilleri quoted in Univision article, “Report Urges Creation of Mechanism to Repatriate Venezuela’s Stolen Assets to Alleviate Humanitarian Crisis”

"'People have floated this idea in very general terms but we looked around and nobody has done the deep thinking on this to delineate what some of the concrete options might be for making this happen,' said Michael Camilleri, an international lawyer and former diplomat, who served in the Obama administration. 'There are workable ways to take this money which is in the process of being recovered and employ it for the benefit of the Venezuelan people,' he added...'" Read the [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:42:48-04:00September 30, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Bridge Colby writes with Mackenzie Eaglen and Roger Zakheim in Foreign Policy, “How to Trim the Defense Budget Without Harming U.S. Security”

"As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and its economic toll grows, politicians and observers on both sides of the U.S. political divide have called for cuts to the national security budget in order to free up funds for more pressing items. According to this logic, the defense budget is bloated, the federal deficit continues to climb, and the Department of Defense could, and should, do more with less..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:33:14-04:00September 30, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy in conversation with Defense News, “Michele Flournoy Talks Modernization, Future American Policy”

"Michèle Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy, shares her thoughts on where the Pentagon must invest to succeed in the future..." Watch the full event here: Full Event

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:35:55-04:00September 30, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Meghan O’Sullivan writes in The Japan Times: “After Oil: Throwing Money at Green Energy Isn’t Enough”

"The geopolitical and geo-economic forces wrought by the coronavirus pandemic are likely to slow the transition to a more sustainable global energy mix. Fortunately, the pandemic has also resulted in governments gaining vastly greater influence over whether this shift stalls or accelerates..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:38:23-04:00September 28, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Bridge Colby testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the Role of Allies and Partners in U.S. Military Strategy and Operations

"Allies and partners are absolutely essential for the United States in a world increasingly defined by great power competition, above all with China. Indeed, they lie at the very heart of the right U.S. strategy for this era, which I believe the Department of Defense’s 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) lays out..." Read the full testimony here: Full Testimony

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-10-20T16:37:05-04:00September 23, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

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