Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Jay Shambaugh quoted in the Financial Times article, “‘Difficult Decisions’ Ahead as UK Public Debt Tops Record £2tn”

"A fresh surge in coronavirus cases is putting pressure on governments on both sides of the Atlantic to maintain emergency labour market support mechanisms at a time when politicians had hoped their economies would be gradually returning to normal. 'This is slowly morphing into long-term unemployment problem,' said Jay Shambaugh, a fellow at the Brookings Institution..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:40:55-04:00August 21, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Lisa Monaco co-hosts United Security podcast, “The Double-Edged Sword of Technology”

"In this sample from the United Security podcast, Lisa Monaco and Ken Wainstein break down the policy considerations and legal authorities associated with President Trump’s decision to ban Tiktok and WeChat by executive orders..." Listen to the full episode here: Full Episode

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:23:31-04:00August 21, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michael Camilleri writes in World Politics Review: “Trump’s Pick for IDB Chief Could Hamstring Latin America’s Top Lender”

"President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, traveled to Bogota this week, ostensibly to announce up to $5 billion in financing under the White House’s new United States-Colombia Growth Initiative. The money had been pledged months ago by the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, and it is contingent on investment-worthy projects, in any case. But the timing of the visit was hardly a coincidence. One of the officials traveling with O’Brien was Mauricio Claver-Carone, the White House’s point man on Latin [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:25:16-04:00August 21, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Jay Shambaugh quoted in Financial Times article, “Governments puzzle over how to unwind job protection schemes”

“US temporary job losses are declining, pushing the unemployment rate down from 14.7 per cent in April to 10.2 per cent in July. "But on both sides of the Atlantic, the improvements are showing worrying signs of petering out. “'This is slowly morphing into a long-term unemployment problem,' said Jay Shambaugh, a fellow at the Brookings Institution and former White House adviser, noting that 5 per cent of the US workforce had now been unemployed for more than 15 weeks..." Read [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:11:53-04:00August 20, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Michèle Flournoy quoted in The Jerusalem Post article, “Ex-Biden security advisor: Sitting with Iran isn’t conceding ‘leverage’”

"Michèle Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense during the Obama administration, said that the Trump administration’s approach of maximum pressure 'has [put] a lot of pressure on Iran, but it hasn’t created any path to the negotiating table.' "'There’s no way for them to get back into negotiations,' she continued. 'And so, in desperation they have turned to China. Every US administration since Nixon has had a strategic dialogue with China, except this one. This one has taken a very transactional unilateral [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:18:21-04:00August 19, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Bridge Colby quoted in The New York Times article, “U.S. Tries to Bolster Taiwan’s Status, Short of Recognizing Sovereignty”

"'Taiwan is the most important thing from a military and credibility point of view,' said Elbridge A. Colby, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development. Mr. Colby wrote the Trump administration’s national defense strategy, which emphasizes competition with China and Russia... "'We need to change things on Taiwan to improve the deterrent and make clearer where we stand, especially by ending any remaining ambiguity about how we’d react to the use of force and altering our [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:17:23-04:00August 17, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Puneet Talwar writes in Foreign Policy: “China Is Getting Mired in the Middle East”

"Recent reports of an ambitious 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Iran and China have reverberated across Southwest Asia and beyond. The agreement raises the question of whether we are witnessing a tectonic shift in Asia’s geostrategic landscape or merely a marriage of convenience. The answer is not yet clear, but the agreement will likely face several hurdles, and may have unintended consequences by drawing China into the vortex of Middle Eastern politics..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:29:30-04:00August 17, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro writes in Haaretz: “UAE’s Unique Leverage Over Israel Buried Annexation to Enable Normalization”

“When the United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to the United States, Yousef al-Otaiba, decided to publish an op-ed in Hebrew in the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot in mid-June, his intent was to influence the Israeli debate on West Bank annexation. "The op-ed hit its mark. Al-Otaiba’s unprecedented, unmediated address got Israelis’ attention and dominated political conversations for days. But he did more than that. He also opened the door to a major step forward in breaking down barriers in Israeli-Arab ties, realized [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:02:13-04:00August 16, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Chris Inglis writes with Tatyana Bolton in Lawfare: “Improving Cyber-Oriented Education, One Cyber Clinic at a Time”

"Cybersecurity talent gaps continue to exist across the United States, yet private sector leaders and the federal government have not been able to make the meaningful investments necessary to fill the more than half a million current vacancies nationwide, including more than 33,000 vacancies in the public sector workforce alone. Cybersecurity clinics offer a high-potential path to sharply increase the number of experienced cybersecurity professionals coming out of U.S. universities at minimal cost and with low barriers to expansion. Located in [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T20:59:57-04:00August 15, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Dan Shapiro quoted in The Washington Post article, “Inside the secret-not-secret courtship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates”

“During the administration of President George W. Bush, Israeli officials visiting Washington would hold secret hotel room meetings with the UAE’s influential ambassador to the United States, Yousef al-Otaiba, according to Dan Shapiro, who would later become a U.S. ambassador to Israel. Shapiro served on President Barack Obama’s National Security Council and said the White House at that time was kept informed of the meetings. "In early 2010, the contacts came to halt when the UAE accused Israel of assassinating Mahmoud [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-09-01T21:19:44-04:00August 14, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

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