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Michèle Flournoy on Freakonomics podcast, “Speak Softly and Carry Big Data”

"Do economic sanctions work? Are big democracies any good at spreading democracy? What is the root cause of terrorism? It turns out that data analysis can help answer all these questions — and make better foreign-policy decisions. Guests include former Department of Defense officials Chuck Hagel and Michèle Flournoy and Chicago Project on Security and Threats researchers Robert Pape and Paul Poast. Recorded live in Chicago; Steve Levitt is co-host..." Listen to the full podcast here: Full Podcast

2019-11-08T15:11:16-05:00October 30, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|
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Michèle Flournoy testifies before the House Armed Services Committee during Future of Defense Task Force Hearing

"The Geostrategic and Technological Landscape: The resurgence of great power competition combined with the unprecedented pace of technological disruption require the United States to reimagine how we deter and, if necessary, fight and prevail in a future conflict. Central to this challenge is ensuring the U.S. military retains its operational and technological edge over a revanchist Russia and particularly a rising China. "Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has enjoyed a period of unrivaled military and technological [...]

2019-11-08T15:28:33-05:00October 29, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|
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Bridge Colby writes with David Ochmanek in Foreign Policy: “How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War”

"The U.S. armed forces are now preparing for an age of great-power competition and rightly so. The 2018 National Defense Strategy shows the Defense Department is focused on the threats posed by Russia and especially China to U.S. interests, allies, and established partners such as Taiwan. "For now, U.S. forces appear poorly postured to meet these challenges. That’s because both Russia and China have developed formidable networks of missiles, radars, electronic warfare systems, and the like to degrade and potentially even [...]

2019-11-08T15:12:56-05:00October 29, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|
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Nick Rasmussen quoted in The Washington Post article, “Despite Baghdadi Raid, Some Analysts Question U.S. Ability to Prevent ISIS Resurgence”

"‘When you think about the impact it will have on ISIS going forward, this is more like the close of a chapter, but by no means the end of the story,' said Nick Rasmussen, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center during the last two years of President Barack Obama’s tenure and the first year of the Trump administration. “‘In terms of the immediate impact on the lethality of the group... or the degree to which ISIS as an organization [...]

2019-11-08T15:22:34-05:00October 27, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|
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Dan Shapiro quoted in PBS News Hour article, “Why the U.S. Decision in Syria Has Left Some Allies Anxious”

"After the U.S. left the Kurds behind in Syria, some in Israel, arguably one of America’s closest allies, are wondering if they can depend on American protection, said Dan Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel. “‘Members [within Israel] of the U.S. camp have less to fall back on now,' said Shapiro. 'They carry more of the burden against the dangerous actors in the region.' "... After U.S. troops began pulling out of northeast Syria last week, Israeli media was 'rife with [...]

2019-11-08T15:18:56-05:00October 25, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|
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Mike Singh writes with Dana Stroul in The Hill: “Withdrawal of Troops Must Not End U.S. Involvement with Syria”

"The hasty withdrawal of most U.S. forces from Syria not only has immediate and grave implications for the safety of America’s erstwhile Kurdish partners and the fight against ISIS, but the United States also has ceded its single greatest source of leverage to broker an end to the conflict: the remaining one-third of Syrian territory not under the control of President Bashar al-Assad and Russia. "With American forces withdrawing under pressure — from a NATO ally, no less — the instinct [...]

2019-10-25T12:13:42-04:00October 24, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|
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Lisa Monaco moderates NYU Reiss Center on Law and Security panel, “Role of Congress in National Security”

"Congressional representatives who previously served in the executive branch discussed the role of Congress in national security and foreign affairs. Representatives Will Hurd (R-TX), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) all served in the national security sector before being elected to the House and talked about the transition from working in the executive branch to the legislative branch. The lawmakers also discussed the U.S. foreign policy leadership in the world, the whistleblower complaint against President Trump, and President Trump’s decision [...]

2019-11-08T15:23:54-05:00October 21, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|
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