Michèle Flournoy - WestExec Advisors

Michèle Flournoy quoted in NPR broadcast, “Trump Administration Says It’s Up To Israel To Annex Parts Of West Bank”

"A former Obama administration official, Michèle Flournoy, tells the Israel Policy Forum that both the U.S. and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu need to consider the concerns from Arab partners who support Palestinian aspirations for independence. "'You know, these countries may not be full-fledged democracies or democracies at all, but they do have to care about their street. And these leaders will not have the political maneuver room to continue investing in their relationship with Israel if Netanyahu and his government [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-26T08:51:42-04:00June 24, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michèle Flournoy testifies before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, “The Chinese View of Strategic Competition with the United States”

Commissioner Kamphausen, Commissioner Lewi, other distinguished members of the Commission, it is truly an honor to testify before you today on the U.S.-China strategic competition. Nature and Features of the U.S.-China Competition As you well know, the strategic competition between the United States and China is multi-faceted, with economic, technological, political, ideological, and military dimensions. Any successful approach to this competition must take account of each of these dimensions. Economic Dimensions: First and foremost, strategic competition between the U.S. and China [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-26T08:46:12-04:00June 24, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy writes in Foreign Affairs: “How to Prevent a War in Asia”

"Amid all the uncertainty about the world that will follow the pandemic, one thing is almost sure to be true: tensions between the United States and China will be even sharper than they were before the coronavirus outbreak. The resurgence of U.S.-Chinese competition poses a host of challenges for policymakers—related to trade and economics, technology, global influence, and more—but none is more consequential than reducing the risk of war. Unfortunately, thanks to today’s uniquely dangerous mix of growing Chinese assertiveness and [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-26T09:34:39-04:00June 18, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy participates in Carnegie Connects conversation, “The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy”

Michèle Flournoy, Jake Sullivan, Stephen Walt, and Aaron David Miller discuss "the future of U.S. foreign policy. Can America lead in this cruel and complicated world? How should it deploy its power and toward what ends? And how will the galactic challenges of domestic recovery influence America’s ability to play an influential global role..." Watch the full event here: Full Event

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-26T09:38:59-04:00June 18, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michèle Flournoy participates in Middle East Institute Leadership Series

"In this episode, MEI Senior Fellow and Director of the Defense and Security Program Bilal Y. Saab speaks to former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle A. Flournoy. The conversation [focuses] on the future of U.S. defense strategy and posture in the Middle East in an era of great power competition..." Watch the full event here: Full Event

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-26T09:50:56-04:00June 16, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy and Nick Rasmussen quoted in The Washington Post article: “To Prepare for the Next Pandemic, the U.S. Needs to Change Its National Security Priorities, Experts Say”

“'If the national security staff apparatus around the president is doing its job right, it should be able to coordinate different elements of the government,' said Nicholas J. Rasmussen, who was the director of the National Counterterrorism Center under Presidents Barack Obama and Trump... "Michèle Flournoy, a former defense official who has long been considered a leading contender to lead the Pentagon in a Democratic administration, said Americans were likely to expand their notion of national security to include protection from [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-26T11:31:06-04:00June 16, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy participates in Lowy Institute event, “Unrest in America”

"On Thursday 11 June, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove hosted an ‘in conversation’ online event with Kurt Campbell and Michèle Flournoy. They discussed the US presidential election, Washington’s relations with Beijing, the global implications of the coronavirus pandemic, and the unrest on America's streets..." Watch the full event here: Full Event

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-12T14:48:12-04:00June 10, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

WestExec Managing Partner, Principals and Senior Advisors among 89 former defense officials to write in The Washington Post: “The Military Must Never Be Used to Violate Constitutional Rights”

"President Trump continues to use inflammatory language as many Americans protest the unlawful death of George Floyd and the unjust treatment of black Americans by our justice system. As the protests have grown, so has the intensity of the president’s rhetoric. He has gone so far as to make a shocking promise: to send active-duty members of the U.S. military to 'dominate' protesters in cities throughout the country — with or without the consent of local mayors or state governors. "On [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-08T10:46:51-04:00June 5, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy keynotes CSIS Future Strategy Forum

Michèle Flournoy explores how Covid-19 will impact national security in her keynote address to kickoff the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) 2020 Future Strategy Forum, an initiative to connect scholars who research national security with its leading practitioners... Watch the full keynote here: Full Keynote

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-05T13:36:07-04:00June 2, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy writes with Jim Townsend in Der Spiegel: “This Is at the Core of the Transatlantic Idea”

"The chairman of the SPD parliamentary group Rolf Mützenich has called for Germany to withdraw from NATO's nuclear participation . A debate that has long been smoldering among experts has now reached the public. Mützenich bases his position on the fact that the policies of the current US government make the use of nuclear weapons more likely. "We knew from decades of experience working with Germany on defense and security issues that this debate would come. It began when it was [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-06-05T13:41:42-04:00May 31, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|