Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Dan Shapiro quoted in The New York Times article, “Trump Seeks to Turn Israeli-Arab Accords into Campaign Gains”

"Daniel Shapiro, who served as President Barack Obama’s ambassador to Israel, said that had been true from the start of Mr. Trump’s presidency. 'He’s been trying every day for four years to turn Israel into a wedge issue with American Jewish voters, and he can’t even move it out of the margin of error,' Mr. Shapiro said. 'The votes are set...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:30:30-04:00September 20, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

WestExec Spotlight: Rachel Ellehuus

WestExec’s Spotlight Series highlights the issues some of our team members focus on. This week’s Spotlight features Rachel Ellehuus, former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy and Principal Director for European and NATO Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2015-2018. Europe: The political currents in Europe grow increasingly complicated as the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union, the United States readies to remove a substantial number of troops from Germany, [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:26:42-04:00September 18, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives, WestExec Spotlight|

Jay Shambaugh writes in The New York Times: “People Need Money Now. A $1.5 Trillion Deal Can Make It Happen”

"The pandemic brought on the most quick and severe recession that the United States has ever experienced. The economy shed over 22 million jobs in just two months, and contracted at an annualized rate of 32 percent in the second quarter..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:17:38-04:00September 17, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Meghan O’Sullivan writes in Bloomberg: “Pandemic Is Hurting, Not Helping, Green Energy”

"For most people, there was nothing to celebrate when the International Monetary Fund downgraded its outlook for global economic growth in June, anticipating a contraction of 4.9% for 2020. Yet for others, such as the small but persistent group of economists and others known as the 'degrowth movement,' the Covid-induced economic slowdown has a silver lining..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:12:45-04:00September 16, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Michael Camilleri testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade: “The Health, Economic, and Political Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean”

"While regional experiences vary and it is still early to draw definitive conclusions, it is already clear that the pandemic is exposing and exacerbating many of Latin America’s preexisting challenges. Income inequality, labor informality, and weak social safety nets obligated millions of citizens to choose between protecting their health and feeding their families. Strained public finances and regressive tax systems limited the steps governments could take to stimulate their economies and support those most in need. Weak public services and discrimination [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:20:36-04:00September 15, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dennis Ross writes in The Washington Post: “The Middle East Is Changing. Will Palestinians Be Left Behind?”

"At the White House on Tuesday, Israel will formalize peace with the United Arab Emirates and sign a declaration of peace with Bahrain. For some, this event symbolizes the advent of a new day in the region. Others bemoan it for rewarding the Israelis and doing little to end the occupation of the Palestinians..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:16:12-04:00September 13, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Mike Singh quoted in Financial Times article, “Bahrain Joins UAE in Normalising Relations with Israel”

"Mike Singh, a former director of Middle East affairs at the National Security Council, said that while Mr. Trump has long been focused on a 'deal of the century' between Israelis and Palestinians, administration officials have 'always felt there was more progress to be made between Israel and US allies in the Gulf than between the Israelis and Palestinians...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:24:33-04:00September 11, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Ely Ratner quoted in The Wall Street Journal article, “What’s Biden’s New China Policy? It Looks a Lot Like Trump’s”

"Biden advisers see China policy as just as much about rebuilding the U.S. economy as containing China’s. 'The debate should be about who’s going to make America more competitive,' says Ely Ratner, a Biden national security aide in the Obama administration now at the Center for a New American Security..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:22:40-04:00September 10, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Mike Singh quoted in Radio Free Europe article, “With Nuclear Deal on The Line, Iran Has Plenty at Stake in the U.S. Election”

"Michael Singh, a managing director at the Washington Institute and former senior director at the National Security Council, said the JCPOA was 'effectively dead,' regardless of the outcome of the election..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:06:44-04:00September 10, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Celeste Wallander interviewed on CSIS’ Babel podcast, “Russia in the Middle East: Part One”

"In the first episode of our new narrative podcast miniseries, Russia in the Middle East, Jon Alterman gives an overview of Russian policy in the Middle East and how the Middle East fits into Russia’s worldview. He covers Russia's return to the Middle East and looks at how Russian foreign policy has changed since the fall of the Soviet Union. Jon also sits down with Dmitri Trenin, director of Carnegie's Moscow Center, and Celeste Wallander, president and CEO of the U.S.-Russia [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-30T22:01:04-04:00September 10, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

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