Liz Rosenberg on NPR: “The U.S. Ratchets Up Sanctions On Iran And North Korea”
“‘There is a very healthy pipeline of Treasury officials being snapped up by foreign banks and companies to go help them observe U.S. sanctions law.’ That’s Elizabeth Rosenberg, herself a former senior Treasury official, now at the Center for a New American Security. She says the U.S. is regarded as …
Read MoreDennis Ross quoted in The Washington Post article: “Trump officials brief a divided Congress on escalating tensions with Iran”
“For Trump, the purpose of exerting ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran through sanctions is ‘the belief that he will bring them around and they’ll realize they need to do a deal and the terms will be better,’ said Dennis Ross, a former diplomat who negotiated Middle East agreements for Republican and …
Read MoreEly Ratner quoted in The Washington Post article: “As Trump escalates China trade dispute, economic ties lose stabilizing force in matters of national security”
“‘For some sides of the administration, the purpose of the tariffs was to build leverage so as to pressure China to open its markets to American businesses, thereby deepening the U.S.-China relationship,’ said Ely Ratner, director of studies at the Center for a New American Security, who was previously an …
Read MoreDan Shapiro quoted in Bloomberg article: “Palestinians to Boycott Meeting Kicking Off U.S. Peace Plan”
“‘What makes it very difficult to see the conference being successful is that the U.S. has canceled all donor assistance to the Palestinians, so it’s asking others to invest where it has chosen to divest,’ said former U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro.” Read the full article here: Full Article
Read MoreMike Singh quoted in Business Insider article, “The US and its allies in Iraq are bracing for attacks as a hidden threat from Iran looms”
“…While some observers have suggested the US is marching toward war with Iran, others have stressed that this is not the case. Michael Singh, managing director at the Washington Institute and a former member of the National Security Council, argues that the ‘risk of inadvertent conflict and escalation is real.’ …
Read MoreLisa Monaco featured on MSNBC’s The Oath With Chuck Rosenberg Podcast: “Lisa Monaco: Dr. Doom”
“Lisa Monaco’s last job in public service was as the Homeland Security Adviser to President Barack Obama – a position that exposed her to some of the most difficult and perplexing issues in the nation, though she has held many fascinating and important jobs in government. A graduate of Harvard …
Read MoreLiz Rosenberg quoted in The National Interest article, “Damage Done: America’s Foreign Policy Tactics are Fracturing Its Financial Stability”
“‘Sanctions are a tool of first resort when it comes to foreign policy, and are certainly a favorite for this administration,’ said Elizabeth Rosenberg, senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, and a former Senior Advisor at the …
Read MoreMichael Singh says Iran and North Korea are trying to increase leverage against the US on Fox News
“‘It will take patience and deft diplomacy by the Trump administration to resist Iranian and North Korean efforts to put pressure on the U.S.,’ says Michael Singh, former senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council.” Watch the full interview here: Full Interview
Read MoreMichèle Flournoy quoted in The Military Times article, “Does your combat experience even matter against Chinese and Russian troops?”
“‘I would bet on an American soldier, sailor, airmen, Marine with combat experience any day over a Russian or Chinese counterpart,’ said Michèle Flournoy, a former senior Pentagon official under President Barack Obama. ‘But this is going to be a different kind of warfare.’ “’It’s been a long time since …
Read MoreMichael Singh quoted in Financial Times article, “US hits Iran with sanctions on metals sectors”
“The US has said it would it impose sanctions on Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors, which the White House said were Tehran’s ‘largest non-petroleum-related source of export revenue’… “Mike Singh, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute in Washington, said the move represented a ‘continuation of the “maximum …
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