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Dennis Ross quoted in The Washington Post article, “Trump Administration Says Israel’s West Bank Settlements Do Not Violate International Law”

“‘I’m mystified by the timing,' said Dennis Ross, who played a lead role in shaping Middle East policy under several administrations from Reagan to Obama. ‘If you were still interested in presenting the Trump peace plan, you wouldn’t want to do something that puts key Arab leaders... in a position where they would be much more moved to oppose it...'” Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-12-02T08:04:19-05:00November 18, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Bob Work on Eye on A.I.’s podcast

"Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and former Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, co-chairs of the U.S. National Security Commission on AI, talk about the challenges the government faces in winning support from a skeptical private sector and in maintaining engagement with China while ensuring that that engagement doesn’t work to America’s detriment..." Listen to the full podcast here: Full Podcast

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:35:49-05:00November 6, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Mike Singh writes in The Washington Post: “Why the Talk Of ‘Endless Wars’ Misses the Mark”

"In a town where polarization and partisanship seem to be the rule, there is one proposition to which politicians both right and left seem able to agree: it is time to end the 'endless wars.' "It’s a notion that is difficult to resist — who exactly is for 'endless war,' after all? — and rooted in deep public frustration with the costly but seemingly fruitless interventions of the post-9/11 era. But as a guide to policymaking, opposition to 'forever wars' is [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:29:50-05:00November 6, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy and Avril Haines speak at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Conference

"Current and former government officials spoke at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence conference in Washington, DC. During this portion, foreign affairs experts, including former Obama administration Defense Under Secretary Michèle Flournoy and former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, discussed how the world is approaching the growth of artificial intelligence in the world and the importance for the U.S. to lead on it’s growth and implementation while fostering strong international cooperation..." Watch the full discussion here: Full Discussion

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:31:46-05:00November 5, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Michèle Flournoy testifies before the House Armed Services Committee during Future of Defense Task Force Hearing

"The Geostrategic and Technological Landscape: The resurgence of great power competition combined with the unprecedented pace of technological disruption require the United States to reimagine how we deter and, if necessary, fight and prevail in a future conflict. Central to this challenge is ensuring the U.S. military retains its operational and technological edge over a revanchist Russia and particularly a rising China. "Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has enjoyed a period of unrivaled military and technological [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:28:33-05:00October 29, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Lisa Monaco on CNN’s State of the Union and New Day

Lisa Monaco, former Homeland Security Advisor to Barack Obama, discusses the national security implications of the raid on Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi with Andrew McCabe, former Deputy Director of the FBI. Watch the full interview here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:16:29-05:00October 29, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Bridge Colby writes with David Ochmanek in Foreign Policy: “How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War”

"The U.S. armed forces are now preparing for an age of great-power competition and rightly so. The 2018 National Defense Strategy shows the Defense Department is focused on the threats posed by Russia and especially China to U.S. interests, allies, and established partners such as Taiwan. "For now, U.S. forces appear poorly postured to meet these challenges. That’s because both Russia and China have developed formidable networks of missiles, radars, electronic warfare systems, and the like to degrade and potentially even [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:12:56-05:00October 29, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Nick Rasmussen on NPR’s Morning Edition, “Examining What Leader’s Death Means to ISIS’ Future”

"NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nicholas Rasmussen, ex-director of the National Counterterrorism Center, about the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi..." Listen to the full interview here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:14:31-05:00October 28, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Nick Rasmussen quoted in The Washington Post article, “Despite Baghdadi Raid, Some Analysts Question U.S. Ability to Prevent ISIS Resurgence”

"‘When you think about the impact it will have on ISIS going forward, this is more like the close of a chapter, but by no means the end of the story,' said Nick Rasmussen, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center during the last two years of President Barack Obama’s tenure and the first year of the Trump administration. “‘In terms of the immediate impact on the lethality of the group... or the degree to which ISIS as an organization [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:22:34-05:00October 27, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense|

Dan Shapiro quoted in PBS News Hour article, “Why the U.S. Decision in Syria Has Left Some Allies Anxious”

"After the U.S. left the Kurds behind in Syria, some in Israel, arguably one of America’s closest allies, are wondering if they can depend on American protection, said Dan Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel. “‘Members [within Israel] of the U.S. camp have less to fall back on now,' said Shapiro. 'They carry more of the burden against the dangerous actors in the region.' "... After U.S. troops began pulling out of northeast Syria last week, Israeli media was 'rife with [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-11-08T15:18:56-05:00October 25, 2019|Cybersecurity & Defense, Geopolitical Perspectives|