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Dennis Ross quoted in Vox article, “Why Biden’s Team Didn’t Go All-in on Israel-Gaza”
"Biden’s team felt keeping to the European itinerary was better for the administration’s agenda in the long run and for the conflict in the short run. "'If Blinken had gone [to the region], it actually [...]
Michele Flournoy quoted in Vox article, “How China Could Force Biden’s Hand on Defending Taiwan”
"Procurement is not the only metric that counts, but perhaps this looming milestone explains recent warnings from civilian and military experts. Michèle Flournoy, former undersecretary of Defense, says that the U.S. military is at an [...]
Joe Gagnon quoted in The Hill article, “Biden Faces Dilemma on Trump Steel Tariffs”
"Joe Gagnon, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, says that even though tariffs can drive up some prices, they have little to do with widespread inflation. "'The economy basically [...]
Bob Work writes in War on the Rocks: “AI and Synthetic Biology Are Critical to Future U.S. Competitiveness”
"On Jan. 11, 2020, Chinese authorities shared the genetic sequence of the virus that causes COVID-19 for the first time. By Jan. 13, the biotechnology firm Moderna had used this information to finalize the design [...]
Andrea Kendall-Taylor quoted in Foreign Policy article, “Sanctions Deadline Looms Ahead of Biden’s Summit With Putin”
"Andrea Kendall-Taylor, director of the transatlantic security program at the Center for a New American Security, said she expected the administration to continue to toe a firm line with Moscow. 'I don’t think they’re going [...]
Michèle Flournoy quoted in The New York Times article, “Pentagon Accelerates Withdrawal From Afghanistan”
"United States troops and their NATO allies intend to be out of Afghanistan by early to mid-July, well ahead of President Biden’s Sept. 11 withdrawal deadline, military officials said, in what has turned into an [...]
Bob Work quoted in National Defense article, “Semiconductor Shortage Shines Light on Weak Supply Chain”
"Bob Work, former deputy secretary of defense and the current co-chair of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, said the United States currently has a two-generation lead on China in advanced hardware such as [...]
WestExec Welcomes John Conger, Lawrence J. Gumbiner, and Nick Zimmerman
WestExec Advisors, LLC helps business leaders make the best decisions by advising on geopolitical risk and emerging opportunities. Washington, D.C. – WestExec Advisors is pleased to announce John Conger, Lawrence J. Gumbiner, and Nick Zimmerman [...]
Dennis Ross quoted in NPR article, “What Will Shape Biden’s View of Gaza Violence Most? Hamas Attacks, Says Dennis Ross”
"President Biden has now said he would welcome a cease fire in this week-long war. But for the moment, there appears no clear path to a pause in the violence, and the long-term outlook for [...]
Dennis Ross quoted in The Hill article, “Biden’s Quiet Diplomacy Under Pressure as Israel-Hamas Fighting Intensifies”
"Dennis Ross, a veteran Middle East peace negotiator who served on the National Security Council during the Obama administration, said the developments 'no doubt' add to pressure on Israel. "But he said the decision to [...]
Vincent Brooks featured in Center for Strategic and International Studies event, “Future of Northeast Asia and Korea-U.S. Alliance”
"This pre-recorded event commemorates the launching of the Joint Report by the Commission on Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula…" Watch the full event here: Full Event
Mike Singh quoted in Politico article, “Biden Wants ‘Calm’ in the Mideast. So Much for Peace.”
"Michael Singh, a former George W. Bush administration now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said Biden may sympathize with Israel’s goal of degrading Hamas. He noted, however, that every few years, Israel [...]
Michèle Flournoy interviewed in DefAero Report Daily podcast, “Flournoy on Keeping DoD’s Competitive Edge”
"On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Michèle Flournoy, the former undersecretary of defense for policy who is the co-founder of the WestExec Advisors consultancy, discusses her article in the [...]
Miriam Vogel quoted in The Financial Times article, “Silicon Valley Reboots Its Relationship With the US Military”
"Tech groups Microsoft and Amazon have taken a similar stand on the controversial software, after pressure from employees. They said they would refuse to sell it to police forces and asked Congress to regulate the [...]