"Now that Joe Biden has named his running mate and both US political parties have held their conventions, the 2020 election campaign is under way in earnest. The ups and downs of the summer have been just a prelude to the electoral battle of the next two months..." Read the full article here: Full Article
"'Unless we have a new leadership that our allies believe they can count on, I don’t believe our alliances can survive another four years of what they’ve just experienced,' Flournoy said in an interview on Tuesday. 'That will leave the U.S. much more alone in the world and much less able to address shared interests, whether it’s climate change, nonproliferation, the next pandemic...'” Read the full article here: Full Article
"[As a kid, I wanted to be] An architect. I loved engineering, drafting floor plans, designing fantasy houses. I figured out how to convert my uncle’s house to solar power (at least in my head). My high school had an engineering and architecture program, and I took everything in it, went to the state fair, all that stuff. I was lucky to have a college counselor who said, 'It’s hard to know what you really want to do when you’re 16. [...]
"Some observers seem to assume that the recent agreement to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates means the end of efforts to achieve a reasonable, two-state outcome to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Some Israelis may hope that improving relations with Arab states would obviate the need for further negotiations with the Palestinians..." Read the full article here: Full Article
WestExec Advisors, LLC helps business leaders make the best decisions by advising on geopolitical risk and emerging opportunities. Washington, DC – WestExec Advisors is pleased to announce General Vincent “Vince” Brooks, USA (Ret.) and Ambassador Dana Shell Smith have joined its distinguished team of principals and senior advisors. General Brooks retired from active duty in January 2019 as the four-star general in command of U.S. Forces Korea. In this position, he concurrently commanded United Nations Command as well as the Republic [...]
"'Across the ideological spectrum, we in the U.S. foreign policy community have remained deeply invested in expectations about China — about its approach to economics, domestic politics, security and global order — even as evidence against them has accumulated,'” [Kurt Campbell and Ely Ratner] wrote. “'The policies built on such expectations have failed to change China in the ways we intended or hoped...'” Read the full article here: Full Article
"Bipartisanship is exotic these days in the United States, but the two parties do share something: a deep concern about China. Asked in February at the Munich Security Conference whether she agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s China policy, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi remarked dryly but tellingly: 'We have agreement in that regard.' Legislation supporting Hong Kong and Taiwan and sanctioning Chinese officials easily passed Congress this year. Unlike in the past, today China has few—if any—friends in the [...]
“'[The treasury list] could come, if Biden is elected, in the lame-duck period for President Trump, who might be feeling particularly annoyed and frustrated and has a bone to pick with China or Hong Kong, and create the opportunity for some awfully aggressive actions as the grenade you throw as you’re walking out the door,' Rosenberg said..." Read the full article here: Full Article
"'The Seawolf deployment, the joint B-52 flights over Norway last month, and our carrier going north of Arctic Circle for Trident Juncture all speak to a greater show of US presence in the Arctic/High North,' said Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director of the Europe Program at the Washington-based CSIS. 'Interestingly, they all had an element of strategic surprise,' she added, 'which I’m sure makes our Norwegian allies nervous as they prefer predictability in the region. I’d also note that the US is [...]
"In case what is missing from your life is a series of video lectures breaking down national security law topics, we are here to help! "During our summers under COVID lockdown, we finally had time—and extra reason—to act on a project we've talked about for years: developing and recording together a set of U.S. national security law video lectures. These videos are intended for use by students, teachers, practitioners, journalists, or anyone who just wants to know about this stuff..." Learn [...]