Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Dan Shapiro quoted in the Times of Israel article, “U.S. Democratic Platform Nixes Conditioning Aid to Israel Over Annexation”

"Obama’s US ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro acknowledged that concerns about the language were not 'addressed to the full satisfaction of all parties.' Still, he said, the document made 'significant and overdue strides while sustaining the unity of our party.' "'The platform makes clear our opposition to unilateral steps by either side to undermine prospects for peace,' he argued. 'For the first time, we say clearly…. our opposition to Israeli settlement expansion. For the first time, we state clearly and by [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:38:33-04:00July 28, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michèle Flournoy and Gabrielle Chefitz join CNAS roundtable: “A Conversation on Defense Innovation”

"On July 27, 2020, the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted a conversation about the progress the Department of Defense, Congress, and the private sector have made to ensure the U.S. military can develop, access, and field innovative technologies. More importantly, panelists discussed what work remains to be done in order to ensure that the joint force retains its technological edge..." Watch the full event here: Full Event

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:10:42-04:00July 27, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Bridge Colby quoted in Financial Times article, “U.S. Urged to Exploit Cracks in Russia-China Relationship”

"Elbridge Colby, a former senior Pentagon official who worked on the national defence strategy, said: 'Our goal should be to ensure a lot of space between China and Russia.' He added that the US should reduce irritants in the relationship with Moscow..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:11:51-04:00July 27, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Danny Russel and Ely Ratner quoted in Los Angeles Times article, “As Trump Attacks Biden On China, He’s Playing A Weak Hand”

"Ely Ratner, a former Biden advisor now at the Center for a New American Security, co-wrote in Foreign Affairs in 2018, 'Nearly half a century since Nixon’s first steps toward rapprochement, the record is increasingly clear that Washington once again put too much faith in its power to shape China’s trajectory...' "Midway through the Obama administration, he was in China when it announced a 'military defense zone' in the airspace of U.S. allies in Asia, declaring planes could not fly through [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:42:18-04:00July 27, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Nitin Chadda, Bill Moran, and Dennis Ross join Delta Capital Partners Management Board of Advisors

"Christopher DeLise, Delta's Founder, CEO and CO-CIO, stated, 'We are honored to have such accomplished and highly respected professionals on Delta's Board of Advisors. Their backgrounds, innumerable achievements within their respective fields, and vast and deep experiences will help Delta execute various strategic objectives and further enhance and distinguish Delta's strong position within the litigation finance industry. These eight outstanding individuals join Delta's team as the firm continues its U.S. and global expansion to meet the evolving needs of end-users...'" Read [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:21:13-04:00July 27, 2020|Press Releases|

Meghan O’Sullivan quoted in Gulf News article, “Clean Energy Is Not A Done Deal by Any Means”

"'The message is hopeful but is also sobering because it’s a reminder of the huge scale of the challenge we face,' said Meghan O’Sullivan, Director of the Geopolitics of Energy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:44:38-04:00July 25, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Danny Russel quoted in Reuters article, “Ahead of U.S. Election, China Braces for Rocky Ride, Potential Change”

"'The Chinese seem to be under no illusions that a Biden victory would reverse Washington’s view of China, but will likely make an overture for dialogue with a new administration,' said Daniel Russel, the top diplomat for East Asia under President Barack Obama and early in the Trump administration. "Russel has no formal role in the Biden campaign but is close to the candidate’s foreign policy advisers..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:46:04-04:00July 24, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel quoted in CNN article, “U.S. Move to Shut China’s Houston Consulate Draws Questions About Political Motives”

"Former officials were perplexed. Danny Russel, the former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs who left the department in 2017, said that when he was at State and the National Security Council, 'the Chinese consulate in Houston did not have a particular reputation as an acute vector of espionage.' "'It is very hard for me to figure out what China could do uniquely from its consulate in Houston that it could not equally well do from its [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T08:54:29-04:00July 23, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel interviewed on CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia

"China will inevitably retaliate over the United States' ordered closure of the mainland's Houston consulate, adding to 'escalating tit-for-tat' bilateral tensions, says Daniel Russel, vice president for international security and diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute..." Watch the full interview here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:13:10-04:00July 23, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Rachel Ellehuus quoted in NPR article, “‘Maybe I’m Not as Safe as Before’: Turkish Admiral Seeking Asylum In U.S. Speaks Out”

"'I wouldn't say it's entirely implausible,' says Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank. 'I've never seen proof to that end.' "Still, Ellehuus and others say that Erdogan has clearly benefited from the coup — which he termed 'a gift from God' — allowing him to swiftly eliminate any criticism of his government..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-08-01T12:16:49-04:00July 23, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

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