Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Michèle Flournoy testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on NATO

Michèle Flournoy testified alongside Douglas Lute, Derek Chollet, and Ian Brzezinski on the benefits of the NATO alliance to the United States, the importance of NATO in securing the peace in Europe throughout the Trans-Atlantic region, the insufficiency of the 2% benchmark for measuring allied and partner contributions, and alternative measurements that paint a more holistic picture of these contributions. Read her written testimony here: Written Testimony

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:36:23-04:00March 13, 2019|Press Releases|

Bridge Colby in Defense One: “Is the Pentagon Truly Committed to the National Defense Strategy?”

"As Senate and House committees examine the Trump administration’s proposed defense budget for fiscal 2020 — it totals three-quarters of a trillion dollars — the first and most important question they should ask is: Does this budget decisively improve the U.S. posture for great-power competition with China and Russia? "The 2018 National Defense Strategy developed under the leadership of Secretary James Mattis made clear the need to prioritize major improvements in the U.S. ability to deter Chinese or Russian aggression. In [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:36:35-04:00March 12, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Bridge Colby in The Wall Street Journal: “Take India’s Side, America”

"The moment of maximum danger in the latest India-Pakistan conflict appears to have passed. But after a major attack by Pakistani militants on an Indian military base in Kashmir and the first Indian air strike on Pakistan proper since 1971, tensions are still smoldering between the two South Asian nuclear powers. The episode highlights the need for the U.S. to reassess its role in this volatile part of the world—and to come down firmly on India’s side..." Read the full article [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:36:47-04:00March 12, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Lisa Monaco on NPR: “Drone Strikes And Transparency”

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with WestExec Principal and former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to the President Lisa Monaco about President Trump's decision to rescind part of an order boosting transparency around drone strikes. Listen to the full NPR interview or read the transcript here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:37:02-04:00March 10, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Mike Singh testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on U.S. Policy in the Arabian Peninsula

On February 6, Mike Singh testified alongside David Harden, Mara Karlin, and Jake Sullivan on U.S. Policy in the Arabian Peninsula. Watch the full hearing here: Full Hearing

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:37:17-04:00February 6, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michael Camilleri in Americas Quarterly: “All Eyes on Guatemala as Crisis Brews Ahead of Elections”

"It’s not every day that a purportedly friendly foreign nation tries to intimidate the United States by dispatching a fleet of military vehicles to the U.S. Embassy. It is rarer still for the vehicles in question to have been donated by the United States itself and diverted from their intended mission of combatting crime and narcotics trafficking. And it is perhaps unprecedented that such a turn of events would elicit only a tepid response from the U.S. government, followed a short [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:37:50-04:00February 4, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro and Dana Stroul in NPR: “Here’s Why U.S. Aid To Palestinians Needs To Continue”

"Is U.S. assistance to the Palestinians an indulgence we can do without? Will its elimination leave Israelis, Palestinians and U.S. interests better off? Unless Congress and the Trump administration act quickly, we are about to find out. "Since 1993, the United States has provided more than $5 billion in assistance to the West Bank and Gaza. This generous program continued across Republican and Democratic administrations, with bipartisan Congressional support, despite ups and downs in the peace process, spikes and drops in [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:38:06-04:00January 31, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michèle Flournoy and Josh Hochman in Bloomberg: “How Big Tech Can Work With China But Protect U.S. Security”

"Virtually every major U.S. tech company is doing business in China, collaborating with Chinese researchers or considering doing so. Now, several are also pushing back against proposals to limit the export of critical technologies to the People’s Republic. They ought to rethink, not just for the sake of U.S. national security but also for their bottom lines. "As the U.S. and China enter a period of greater strategic competition, the latter has adopted a robust strategy to overtake America in a [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:57:36-04:00January 31, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy on C-Span: “Technology and National Security”

At the Aspen Strategy Group's book launch on January 31, Michèle Flournoy discussed China's rising technological capabilities with Professor Joe Nye, Jack Clark, and Thomas E. Donilon. Watch the full C-Span video here: Full Video

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:57:58-04:00January 31, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michael Camilleri and Fen Osler Hampson in The Washington Post: “Seize the money of Venezuelan kleptocrats to help the country and its people”

"President Trump has said “all options are on the table” as he looks at ways to divert Venezuela’s revenue from the Maduro regime and offer direct aid to Juan Guaidó’s newly established interim government, which the United States formally recognized on Jan. 23. "Having put sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, the administration should go one step further. One option the Trump administration should consider is to seize the assets of Maduro henchmen that are lying fallow in U.S. bank accounts [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-07T16:58:13-04:00January 29, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

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