WestExec Partners, Principals, and Senior Advisors featured in the Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. Foreign-Policy Experts Call for Cooperation With China on Coronavirus”

"A large group of prominent American foreign-policy experts, including former high-ranking White House officials from both parties, is calling on the Trump administration to work more closely with China to stem the coronavirus epidemic..." Read the full article here: Full Article

2020-04-14T13:34:55-04:00April 3, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Meghan O’Sullivan writes in Foreign Affairs, “The U.S.-Iraqi Relationship Can Still Be Salvaged”

"One of the most dramatic consequences of killing Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani is unfolding at a rapid pace: the severing of ties between the United States and Iraq. There is still time to salvage this most critical relationship, but doing so will depend on the willingness and ability of the Trump administration to change the tone of the conversation in very short order. The current U.S. approach—calling for sanctions against Iraq if it demands the exit of American forces—risks [...]

2020-01-16T21:01:59-05:00January 7, 2020|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Meghan O’Sullivan quoted in The New York Times article, “Trump’s Challenge: Can His Word on Iran Be Trusted?”

“Americans may wonder, too, whether it is worth it, noted Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Mr. Bush’s Iraq coordinator and the author of ‘Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power.’ "‘Many Americans think U.S. interests in protecting Middle Eastern oil supplies have dramatically declined,' she said on Tuesday. “‘They are largely wrong about this,' she said, 'but certainly, most Americans think the days of going to war over oil are in the past...’” Read the full article [...]

2019-10-04T19:01:22-04:00September 17, 2019|Economy & Trade|

Meghan O’Sullivan writes in Bloomberg: “What to Look for in Any Deal Between the U.S. and the Taliban”

"For many, like me, who worked on policy toward Afghanistan for years, recent leaks about an impending agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban bring mixed emotions. It is impossible to separate any deal from President Donald Trump’s persistent declarations that he wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan now. Such assertions weakened the hand of America’s negotiators and inevitably color any agreement – whatever its merits – with 'America First' and the sense that the U.S. is cutting and running. [...]

2019-08-22T13:38:20-04:00August 8, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives, News|

Meghan O’Sullivan quoted in The Financial Times article, “US Will Keep Policing the Gulf Despite Trump Protests”

"...Over the past decade, security of oil supplies in the Middle East has become more critical to Asia than to the US. The Middle East now amounts to two-thirds of India’s crude imports, three-quarters of South Korea’s and a near 90 per cent of Japan’s. By comparison, the US relies on the region for a sixth of its oil imports, thanks to its shale boom that has turned it into the world’s largest oil producer. "'Two big things have changed: the [...]

2019-08-22T12:17:41-04:00July 10, 2019|News|

Meghan O’Sullivan in Bloomberg: “One Fewer Reason to Be Nervous About the G-20 This Weekend”

If asked what will be the most consequential meeting this weekend in Argentina at the G-20, you might have a hard time making up your mind. You’d have good reason to choose a) the Trump-Xi bilateral. But b), the gathering to sign the new Nafta deal, could also go awry. If you are like me, you are relieved that c), the Trump-Putin meeting, is now off the table. We should certainly be concerned about what will transpire when President Donald Trump [...]

2020-04-07T16:35:20-04:00November 29, 2018|Economy & Trade|

Meghan O’Sullivan in Bloomberg: “Even If OPEC Cuts, Oil Prices Could Still Fall in 2019”

Some of us are starting to associate turkey with low oil prices. Just four years ago, on Thanksgiving Day in 2014, OPEC held a meeting in Vienna, the outcome of which set off a dramatic slide in oil prices. The price of Brent crude dropped $6 a barrel, or 8 percent, in just the 24 hours after OPEC announced the outcome of its meeting. This Thanksgiving, there was no OPEC gathering, but on Friday, the Brent price still slid nearly $4, [...]

2020-04-07T16:34:58-04:00November 29, 2018|Economy & Trade|
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