Julie Smith quoted in The New York Times article, “With Trump, NATO Chief Tries to Navigate Spending Minefields”
“…Friction is growing in Germany. The Social Democrats, Ms. Merkel’s center-left coalition partners who control the finance ministry and were in charge of the latest budget plan, are using the dislike of Mr. Trump in their election campaign ahead of European parliamentary elections in May. “Julianne Smith, a fellow at …
Read MoreJulie Smith in Foreign Policy: “NATO Needs Solidarity for Its 70th Birthday”
“NATO marks its 70 anniversary this week—a remarkable milestone for a military alliance made up of 29 (soon to be 30) separate member states. But the big commemoration, scheduled for April 3 and 4 in Washington, has faced trouble from the start. “Given U.S. President Donald Trump’s past behavior at …
Read MoreMike Singh in The New York Times: “How to Make Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan Work”
“After two years of playing coy, the Trump administration is reportedly finally ready to unveil its plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The plan’s details remain confidential, but if it is anything like President Trump’s moves so far on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, it will be bold. “Some of those steps have worked …
Read MoreDavid Cohen in The Washington Post: “Why Trump’s sanctions aren’t working”
“On March 22, President Trump tweeted that he ordered the ‘withdrawal’ of North Korea sanctions. It is still unclear whether he pulled back an upcoming package of North Korea sanctions or ones that had been announced just the day before. And although the president didn’t explain his reasoning, Sarah Sanders …
Read MoreMichael Camilleri testifies on democratic governance before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Camilleri testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the subject of “Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas.” Read the full testimony here: Full Article
Read MoreMichèle Flournoy comments on likely ISIS strategy in Task and Purpose article
“‘Despite the loss of its former caliphate, ISIS has not been defeated,’ warned Michèle Flournoy, who served as under defense secretary for policy from 2009 to 2012. “‘We have seen this movie before,’ said Flournoy, who was expected to become defense secretary if Hillary Clinton won the 2016 presidential election. …
Read MoreMichèle 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 …
Read MoreBridge 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 …
Read MoreBridge 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 …
Read MoreLisa 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
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