Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Rachel Ellehuus quoted in Voice of America article, “Biden to Reassure NATO Allies of US Commitment to Mutual Defense Clause”

"'They see what’s going on here domestically, and they worry about the future of the Republican Party. They worry about what happens after Biden,' according to Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director and senior fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 'They worry that some of the negative language about allies and partners and the U.S. commitment to NATO and global leadership could falter again…'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T23:32:17-04:00June 14, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

John Conger writes in Defense One: “Is Climate Change America’s Greatest Security Threat?”

"President Biden tells a story from early in his tenure as vice president when he and then-President Obama visited the Pentagon and met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During the meeting, Biden says, the Joint Chiefs told him that climate change was the greatest threat to American security. He invoked this story again during his recent European visit…" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T23:21:22-04:00June 14, 2021|Climate & Environment|

Michèle Flournoy interviewed on This Week

Michèle Flournoy, former U.S. Representative Will Hurd, and ABC News Political Director Rick Klein discuss President Biden's meeting with Vladimir Putin in This Week round table. Watch the full interview here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T23:26:19-04:00June 13, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Rachel Ellehuus quoted in AP News article, “Erdogan and Biden Meet at a Tense Moment for Turkish-US Ties”

"However, besides blasting the decision in speeches, Erdogan didn’t immediately hit back at Washington. The muted response suggests he wants a good relationship with Biden, said Rachel Ellehuus, an analyst at the Washington think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies…" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T23:54:30-04:00June 13, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel quoted in Nikkei Asia article, “Blinken Briefs Chinese Counterpart on North Korea Policy”

"Daniel Russel, who served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Obama administration, told Nikkei Asia that 'providing a readout of the U.S. policy review on North Korea seems to be one reason for the call…'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T23:28:21-04:00June 12, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Andrea Kendall-Taylor quoted in Foreign Policy article, “What to Expect From the Biden-Putin Geneva Summit”

"'Where cyber can gain traction is under the strategic stability umbrella,' said Andrea Kendall-Taylor, director of the transatlantic security program at the Center for a New American Security, to prevent misunderstandings over cyber-espionage or hacking from escalating to the point of armed or nuclear conflict…" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T23:39:12-04:00June 11, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Joe Gagnon cited in The Wall Street Journal article, “What Does the Bond Market Know about Inflation?”

"How good is the bond market at predicting inflation? Joseph Gagnon, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, suggests that yields are far more closely correlated with past inflation than future inflation, though much of the data used predates the existence of inflation-protected bonds…" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T20:11:55-04:00June 11, 2021|Economy & Trade|

Charlie Bolden quoted in CNN article, “Meet the Space Trailblazers of Color Who Empowered Others to Dream”

"Eventually, NASA selected [Charlie Bolden] in 1980 for the second group of space shuttle astronauts. Around 10 minutes into his first space flight, which he piloted, the crew was orbiting Earth when he saw a big island — which turned out to be Africa, he said. 'Being of African descent, I had spent a lot of time studying the geography of the planet so I’d be able to try to find, perhaps, one or more of the countries from which my [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T23:56:11-04:00June 11, 2021|Social Impact|

Rachel Ellehuus quoted in Foreign Policy article, “NATO Summit Key Test for Biden’s Efforts to Woo Europe”

"'Whether that’s in economics or trade or foreign policy or defense, there is a sense that, "well, you’ve been gone for a while, so you can’t just come back and assume your seat at the head of the table. Things have moved on, and we have to create space for European leadership,"' said Rachel Ellehuus, a former U.S. Defense Department official now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank. 'And I think this could play out even [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T20:02:12-04:00June 10, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Mike Singh quoted in The National article, “Pentagon Chief Voices Concern over Iranian Ships in Atlantic”

"Michael Singh, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that Iranian naval vessels crossing the Atlantic Ocean 'is in itself not very concerning, much less threatening' but the transfer of weapons is… "Asked about US options, Mr Singh said that 'certainly, the US can threaten Venezuela and Cuba with sanctions for allowing Iranian military ships to dock in their ports. The bolder option would be to interdict the shipment at sea, but that would depend on [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-07-20T20:09:50-04:00June 10, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

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