Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Dennis Ross writes in The Hill: “Trump’s Aversion to Alliances Is Making the World A More Dangerous Place”

"Donald Trump does not like alliances. Inevitably, they require obligation and commitments and don’t fit his idea of narrow transactions that serve our interests temporarily. Like Sen. William Borah (R-Idaho) and the 'belligerent isolationists' of the 1920s and 1930s, President Trump sees no need for allies and does not want the burden of having to fulfill commitments. "In his worldview, others should take care of themselves. And that applies even to those like the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces who served our [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-25T12:24:00-04:00October 20, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Mike Singh on KCRW’s Left, Right & Center podcast, “Who Wins from the Syria Ceasefire?”

"The situation in Syria changed quickly this week. A five-day cease-fire, which Turkey is calling a 'pause,' negotiated by Vice President Mike Pence, seemed to be barely holding up less than 24 hours after it was announced. President Trump considers the agreement a victory, but some members of the GOP disagree. Mike Singh of the Washington Institute joins the panel to talk about who the winners were from the agreement. Hint: it wasn’t the Kurds..." Read the full article here: Full [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-25T12:25:21-04:00October 18, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Liz Rosenberg quoted in The Atlantic article, “The Trump Administration Has Only One Move”

"If U.S. sanctions turn out to be mostly symbolic, 'that would be a relatively minor economic or diplomatic cost worth bearing for Turkey to advance its military objectives in the region,' Elizabeth Rosenberg, who worked on sanctions policy in the Obama administration and is now at the Center for a New American Security..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-18T14:16:06-04:00October 16, 2019|Economy & Trade|

Liz Rosenberg quoted in Business Day article, “Aggressive U.S. Campaign Against Iran Creates Rift with Europe”

"Elizabeth Rosenberg, a U.S. sanctions specialist, says sanctions are 'a sideshow to a threat of military escalation and all-out conflict.' They fuel a narrative focused on Iran rather than the US — and the fact that Trump blinked when he called off a retaliatory military strike after the Iranians admitted to having downed the U.S. drone..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-18T14:19:59-04:00October 14, 2019|Economy & Trade|

Michael Camilleri writes with Ben Raderstorf in The Washington Post: “How Evo Morales Running Again — And Again — Undermines Bolivia’s Democracy”

"On Oct. 20, Bolivian President Evo Morales will go to the polls in search of a fourth term. Victory would extend his time in office to almost two decades, and — depending on how the election goes — could place democracy itself at risk in the Andean country. "Unlike with Morales’s counterparts in Latin America’s three consolidated autocracies — Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua — his past elections have been democratic and his governance style autocratic but not authoritarian. Members of Bolivia’s [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-18T14:14:52-04:00October 14, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro writes in Haaretz: “Five Ways Trump’s Unnerving Decision on Syria Has Seriously Harmed Israel”

"It was probably inevitable. Even Donald Trump’s most ardent admirers in Israel understood that it was always a package deal. "Strong support for Israel’s position on issues with political resonance in the United States - Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, the Iran deal - was bestowed by a president with a well-documented history, in his long business and entertainment career and his short political rise, of a Me First-America First ethos and a total disregard for the concerns of others, even those [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-18T14:13:14-04:00October 11, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro quoted in The Washington Post article, “Israelis See Trump’s Syria Pullout as A Betrayal That Could Help Unravel the Region”

“'He ran his campaign as a man in another league who had mastered the delicate diplomacy of this moment,' said Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. 'This definitely weakens the argument.' "Israel would have objected to the withdrawal of U.S. troops under any circumstances, Shapiro said. But to have such a major policy shift dropped without notice — catching even Pentagon and State Department officials unaware — [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-18T14:18:33-04:00October 11, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michèle Flournoy delivers Drell Lecture at Stanford University: “U.S. National Security in an Era of Great Power Competition and Technological Disruption”

"The world is experiencing an unprecedented period of geopolitical change and technological disruption. How should we rethink U.S. national security and defense in an era of intensifying great power competition? What principles should guide US policy and presidents in the future?" Watch the full lecture here: Full Lecture

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-18T13:46:07-04:00October 3, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Dennis Ross quoted in The Jerusalem Post article, “Impeachment Inquiry Not Expected to Affect Rollout of The Peace Plan”

“‘This means with North Korea or Iran, the president has an interest to do deals and show he is producing,’ Ross told the Post. ‘Neither will give him possible wins on the cheap. They may believe that his need for a victory will ensure they can extract concessions from him…’” Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-10T18:44:34-04:00October 3, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Liz Rosenberg quoted in The New York Times article, “Trump’s Top Sanctions Official Will Depart”

“‘It’s a grueling and exhausting job, particularly given how prominent this tool has become in the execution of U.S. foreign policy,’ said Elizabeth Rosenberg, a former Treasury official who now works at the Center for a New American Security…” Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-10-10T18:46:48-04:00October 2, 2019|Economy & Trade|

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