Jay Shambaugh writes for Brookings: “Don’t Let Flashy 3rd Quarter GDP Growth Fool You, The Economy Is Still in A Big Hole”
“When Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth data for the third quarter of 2020 is released on October 29, it will almost certainly break records. Many analysts project growth over 30 percent at an annual rate – roughly twice as high as any quarterly growth rate since World War II. “Yet
Read MoreMichèle Flournoy writes in CNN: “Key Player in War on Climate Change? The Pentagon”
“In the final presidential debate Thursday night, Vice President Joe Biden called climate change an ‘existential threat to humanity’ that we have a moral obligation to address. Whoever leads the country for the next four years in January has an opportunity to substantially reduce carbon emissions while creating millions of
Read MoreDanny Russel quoted in Stars and Stripes article, “North Korea Poised to Test Next US President with Growing Nuclear Missile Threat”
“‘The North Koreans are perhaps more inclined to teach a lesson and to housebreak a new Biden administration than they are to throw a monkey wrench into what’s already a kind of wild and crazy U.S. election,’ Daniel Russel, former assistant secretary of state for the region, said during a
Read MoreDennis Ross quoted in The Wall Street Journal article, “Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Middle East”
“Dennis Ross, who served as a senior official on Middle East issues for Democratic and Republican administrations, said that headway on Israeli-Palestinian issues could facilitate normalization and vice versa. “‘Many Arab states won’t make one big move to normalize with Israel but will proceed in stages,’ Mr. Ross said. ‘When
Read MoreVince Brooks quoted in Foreign Policy article, “America’s Language of Mass Destruction Convinces Nobody”
“The threat of military action has become a constant of U.S. foreign policy toward the North. Retired Gen. Vincent Brooks, a recent commander of U.S. Forces Korea, argued for continuing to threaten military action against North Korea. Presidents should insist that ‘all options are on the table,’ he contended. He
Read MoreMichèle Flournoy speaks at Association of Defense Communities conference, “Are You Ready for What’s Next? The Future of Our National Defense”
“There is a growing consensus in Congress and DOD that we are entering a new era of great power competition and in order to be prepared for the threat posed by near-peer competitors the military must re-align its strategic military doctrines, culture, and service programs and budgets. But what exactly
Read MoreVince Brooks participates in CNAS roundtable, “A Conversation on Race in the Military”
“On October 21, 2020, the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted the second event in a multi-part discussion series on race in the military… Moderators Bishop Garrison and CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Dr. Jason Dempsey hosted a conversation with General (Ret.)
Read MoreDanny Russel quoted in Nikkei article, “What Would A Biden Presidency Mean for Asia?”
“Daniel Russel, assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific under Obama, said Biden would take steps to avoid military escalation resulting from miscommunication. “But ‘the crux of the difference if Joe Biden were elected president would be that we would have a president who set the policy,’ said
Read MoreDan Shapiro quoted in The Washington Post article, “Key Palestinian Official in Critical Condition with Covid-19”
“‘Saeb Erekat has been the central figure in Palestinian negotiations with Israel, or in decisions to stay out of such negotiations, for over two decades,’ said Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel. ‘Outside of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas himself, there is no one who has had such influence
Read MoreDennis Ross writes in The Hill: “Bandar Speaks Out: The Changing Landscape in the Mideast”
“Shortly before we presented the Clinton parameters on peace to the Israelis and Palestinians in December 2000, I briefed Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to America. Once presented, I wanted Saudi Arabia to urge then-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to accept our bridging proposal to end the conflict. Bandar’s response
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