Rebecca Skoryanc, Author at WestExec Advisors

Avril Haines quoted in WGBH article, “Senate Report Faults ‘Paralysis’ By Obama Team On 2016 Russian Election Scheme”

"'The missing details of these interactions are critically important because of what happened next,' [Sen. Ron] Wyden wrote. 'I believe that warning the public about a foreign influence campaign should not depend on the support of both parties, particularly when one of the parties stands to gain politically from that campaign.' Obama's administration did, however, and Wyden quotes then-deputy national security adviser Avril Haines as saying that the absence of a bipartisan condemnation from Congress 'tempered our response options...'" Read the [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-02-24T15:30:59-05:00February 6, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Lisa Monaco quoted in POLITICO article, “Senate Report Faults Obama Administration’s Paralysis on Russian Election Interference”

"Former homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco recalled a conversation with McConnell where he stated, 'You security people should be careful that you're not getting used,' which she interpreted as the GOP leader doubting the intelligence concluding Russia was attempting to interfere..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-02-24T15:23:12-05:00February 6, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Ely Ratner quoted in The Diplomat article, “The Coming U.S.-China Competition in Central Asia”

"Testifying before a U.S. Congressional Commission, Ely Ratner, executive director of the Center for a New American Security, warned, 'The United States is losing this competition in ways that increase the likelihood not just of the crumbling of the U.S.-led order in Asia, but also the rise of a China-dominated region.' In such a scenario, he cautioned, 'the region will be less free, less open, and less inclusive than it is today,' and it would take 'generations (at least) to revive [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-02-24T15:22:01-05:00February 6, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Lisa Monaco interviewed on Stay Tuned with Preet podcast

"In this Stay Tuned special bonus, national security experts Lisa Monaco and Ken Wainstein discuss the latest news stories that aren't about impeachment: Coronavirus, encryption, and the controversy over Carter Page FISA warrants..." Listen to the full podcast here: Full Podcast

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-02-24T15:18:18-05:00February 4, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Bridge Colby quoted in The New York Times article, “Americans Demand a Rethinking of the ‘Forever War’”

“'One of the very odd pathologies of Washington and the defense establishment is this enthrallment with the Middle East, which just isn’t that important,' said Elbridge Colby, a former senior Pentagon official in the Trump administration. 'America has become energy independent. And we’re not very good at achieving our preferred outcomes in the Middle East.' "Mr. Colby was the main author of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, which recommended turning America’s war-fighting focus to the 'revisionist powers' of China and Russia..." [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-02-24T15:20:53-05:00February 2, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Dan Shapiro quoted in The Hill article, “Palestinians Face Shrinking Options with Trump Peace Plan”

"'The plan is largely a dead letter but the facilitation of the unilateral steps that it will bring about is really what could change the situation quite dramatically,' said Dan Shapiro, the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel under President Obama and visiting fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-01-31T16:12:43-05:00January 31, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro writes in NPR: “Trump’s Fundamentally Flawed ‘Vision’ For Mideast Peace”

"When President Trump issued his 'Vision for Peace, Prosperity, and a Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People' at the White House on Tuesday, I was reminded that no one should be more humble about critiquing new Middle East peace initiatives than those who have taken part in previous ones. I am in the club of U.S. government officials who poured thousands of hours into that effort — and failed. "So I appreciate President Trump, Jared Kushner and their colleagues' [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-01-31T16:11:21-05:00January 30, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Michael Camilleri writes with Catharine Christie in Americas Quarterly: “How the ‘Art of the Deal’ Hurt Latin America’s Corruption Fight”

"One of the bolder claims in Donald Trump’s impeachment defense posits that the U.S. president withheld military aid to Ukraine out of genuine concern over corruption in the former Soviet republic, and not to extract an investigation into a political rival. The assertion might be more plausible were the White House not simultaneously contemplating revisions to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which Trump has long derided as placing American businesses at an unfair disadvantage. Still, some U.S senators appear willing to [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-02-24T15:19:28-05:00January 30, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Ely Ratner quoted in The Washington Post article, “100 Things the United States Must Do to Compete with China”

“'If we are going to get this right, the China challenge has to be the single or one of the top organizing principles of U.S. foreign policy,' said CNAS senior fellow Ely Ratner, one of the report’s principal authors. 'What we need now is an honest conversation that dealing with the China challenge is going to require more cost and more risk than we anticipated...'” Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-01-31T16:04:05-05:00January 29, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Lisa Monaco quoted in The National Review article, “It’s Time to Reverse the Country’s Scientific Slide”

"According to a recent report by the bipartisan Aspen Cybersecurity Group, technological and scientific innovation isn’t just an economic issue; innovation has national-security and geopolitical implications. 'Will America lead the technology that secures Americans?' Lisa Monaco, co-chair of the Aspen group, asked Axios. 'Will American values be reflected in the technologies of the future?' "This is exactly the sort of question that America’s leaders should be asking..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-01-31T16:05:26-05:00January 29, 2020|Cybersecurity & Defense|

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