Geopolitical Perspectives - WestExec Advisors

Dennis Ross interviewed on Fresh Air program, “New Documentary Offers an Inside Look at ‘90s Middle East Peace Negotiations”

"One of the most interesting things about Yitzhak Rabin is that he evolves as a person. He evolves as someone who sees what Israel needs. And one of the things that always characterized him was his complete commitment and devotion to the IDF. He built it, the Israeli Defense Forces. He built it as an institution. He kind of took an oath to himself after the war of independence in 1948 that he would never again let the army be as [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-03-29T00:58:54-04:00January 26, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michèle Flournoy quoted in Military.com article, “Taiwan Now the ‘Flashpoint’ for Biden Administration’s China Policy, Flournoy Says”

"When the Navy carrier Roosevelt entered the South China Sea on the same day Chinese bombers and fighters flew into Taiwan's airspace, it signaled how difficult it will be for the Biden administration to craft a new China policy, former Pentagon policy chief Michèle Flournoy said Monday. "'Taiwan has really become the flashpoint’ of U.S. China relations following efforts in the waning days of the Trump administration to bolster military ties to Taiwan, said Flournoy..." Read the full article here: Full [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-03-29T00:54:24-04:00January 25, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Jamie Fly quoted in The New York Times article, “Russia Pushes U.S.-Funded News Outlet Toward Exit”

"'The Kremlin appears to be exploiting the chaos at U.S. international broadcasting,' said Jamie Fly, a former head of RFE/RL, who was fired by the Trump administration last summer. 'It may just be a tactical move to create issues to barter with a new administration, but this is going to be an administration much more skeptical of cooperation with the Kremlin than the previous one...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-03-29T00:56:52-04:00January 21, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dennis Ross writes in The Washington Post: “Biden Doesn’t Need to Rush Back into the Iran Nuclear Deal to Defuse Tensions”

"Iran has resumed enriching uranium to 20 percent in its secretive Fordow facility, which is literally built inside a mountain. Enrichment to this level puts Iran in a position where getting to weapons grade fissile material is not a big leap. It is certainly the most problematic of all the Iranian breaches of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal. "Why is this happening now? Iran has clearly decided to build pressure on the incoming Biden administration, [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-01-22T13:18:54-05:00January 19, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Jamie Fly writes with Tim Morrison in The Dispatch: “Chemical Weapons in Russia an Early Test for Biden”

"Despite the Kremlin’s ongoing attacks against the United States and its allies, some influential foreign policy voices are already counseling the incoming Biden administration to prioritize arms control with Moscow. Those voices would do well to stop and consider the current threat Moscow poses to arms control itself. "Last month, Bellingcat and CNN revealed the results of an investigation into the August poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who was arrested Sunday by Russian authorities upon his return to Moscow [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-01-22T13:24:42-05:00January 18, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Bridge Colby quoted in The New York Times article, “State Dept. Moves to Ease Restrictions on Meeting with Taiwan Officials”

"With Beijing cracking down on democratic movements and asserting itself globally, it is critical to strengthen ties with Taiwan, Mr. Colby said. "'We need Taiwan to increase its resilience, its defensibility, its economic strength, because there’s a real possibility that China will take aggressive action against it,' he said..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-01-19T10:55:35-05:00January 9, 2021|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel quoted in Politico article, “Australia Offers Europe a Warning on a Trade Deal with China”

"Danny Russel, a senior official in the Obama White House dealing with China, said Australia’s predicament made clear that democracies need to work together to limit Beijing's use of its economic leverage. 'The heart of the matter is that if this intimidation play works against Australia ... there is going to be more of this behavior,' he argued..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-01-19T10:57:31-05:00January 8, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Matt Waxman publishes book with Nobuhisa Ishizuka and Masahiro Kurosaki: Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Pathways for Bridging Law and Policy

"The U.S.-Japan alliance is a cornerstone of American foreign and defense policy in East Asia. 'It’s critical to the security of the region,' says Matthew Waxman, Liviu Librescu Professor of Law and faculty chair of the Law School’s National Security Law Program. 'To understand how the U.S.-Japan alliance operates in practice, it’s important for Japanese experts, policymakers, and academics to understand better how the U.S. legal system operates and, in turn, for their American counterparts to better understand how the Japanese [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-01-19T10:00:29-05:00January 5, 2021|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Danny Russel quoted in Politico newsletter, “China Divides And Conquers Democracies Again”

"Danny Russel, a senior China hand in the Obama White House who is now at Asia Society, told Global Translations, 'We want China’s eyebrow to get burned here.' The heart of the matter, Russel said, 'is that if this intimidation play works against Australia, and in due course third countries — if it’s seen to have hurt Australia and to some degree cowed Australia — there is going to be more of this behavior...'" Read the full newsletter here: Full Newsletter

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-01-19T09:41:44-05:00January 4, 2021|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michael Camilleri writes in Foreign Affairs: “Biden’s Latin American Opportunity”

"For eight years as vice president, Joe Biden served as the United States’ principal emissary to Latin America and the Caribbean. He took a total of 16 trips to the region, the last of which—to the Colombian city of Cartagena in December 2016—was a victory lap of sorts: Biden congratulated Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on his government’s hard-won peace deal with the Marxist-Leninist insurgency known as the FARC, or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia..." Read the full article here: [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2021-01-19T09:35:35-05:00December 28, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|