"Michèle Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy, shares her thoughts on where the Pentagon must invest to succeed in the future..." Watch the full event here: Full Event
"Allies and partners are absolutely essential for the United States in a world increasingly defined by great power competition, above all with China. Indeed, they lie at the very heart of the right U.S. strategy for this era, which I believe the Department of Defense’s 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) lays out..." Read the full testimony here: Full Testimony
Michèle Flounory speaks with General Joseph Votel and Peter Bergen about how COVID influences our conceptualization of national security, civil-military relations, and ongoing and upcoming national security challenges for the United States. Watch the full event here: Full Event
"'Unless we have a new leadership that our allies believe they can count on, I don’t believe our alliances can survive another four years of what they’ve just experienced,' Flournoy said in an interview on Tuesday. 'That will leave the U.S. much more alone in the world and much less able to address shared interests, whether it’s climate change, nonproliferation, the next pandemic...'” Read the full article here: Full Article
"Bipartisanship is exotic these days in the United States, but the two parties do share something: a deep concern about China. Asked in February at the Munich Security Conference whether she agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s China policy, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi remarked dryly but tellingly: 'We have agreement in that regard.' Legislation supporting Hong Kong and Taiwan and sanctioning Chinese officials easily passed Congress this year. Unlike in the past, today China has few—if any—friends in the [...]
"In case what is missing from your life is a series of video lectures breaking down national security law topics, we are here to help! "During our summers under COVID lockdown, we finally had time—and extra reason—to act on a project we've talked about for years: developing and recording together a set of U.S. national security law video lectures. These videos are intended for use by students, teachers, practitioners, journalists, or anyone who just wants to know about this stuff..." Learn [...]
"Joe Biden's selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate is a powerful statement of his commitment to ensuring that all Americans feel part of our democracy -- that government of the people, by the people and for the people applies to all Americans, be they men or women, White or Black, Asian or Latino, gay or straight, recent immigrants or descendants of families who have been here for generations. The Biden-Harris ticket is the first in US history to [...]
"Elbridge Colby, a former senior Pentagon official, said greater clarity on Taiwan was very valuable because US 'credibility is already on the line'. "'It's better for us to be quietly but resolutely clear that we would effectively defend Taiwan, and for China to understand that as well,' said Mr. Colby..." Read the full article here: Full Article
"Although all Republicans are unified on the need to counter China’s power, Colby and Mitchell see the struggle less ideologically than many of their compatriots, and more in line with Trump’s personal view. The China challenge, Colby told me, has more to do with rising Chinese power than with the Chinese Communist Party. The risk to the American people is that China 'could dominate the world’s wealthiest region and shape the global economy and global order in ways that are detrimental [...]
"'The problem is, where do they return to? Is there housing? Are there schools? Is there health care?' Ms. Ellehuus said at a webinar Tuesday organized by the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. 'Particularly in a time of COVID, there could be real concerns...'" Read the full article here: Full Article