"Marco Werman spoke with Michèle Flournoy, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, to understand the details of the decision-making process that lead to Soleimani's death..." Read the full transcript here: Full Transcript
“'I think the threat to Americans in the region, the threat to our national security, is substantially higher today than it was before the attack,' former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy says about the Soleimani killing..." Watch the full interview here: Full Interview
"The past ten years have seen both transformation and inertia in global politics. In many countries, as heads of government have changed, authoritarian leadership has not. Nick Schifrin sits down with the Hudson Institute’s Rebeccah Heinrichs, the American Enterprise Institute’s Kori Schake and Michèle Flournoy of WestExec Advisors to discuss why the decade is concluding with a year of protest..." Read the full transcript here: Full Transcript
"Chris [Wallace] breaks down all things foreign and domestic with former Senator Sam Nunn and Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy..." Read the full article here: Full Article
"The symposium held on December 2, 2019 analyzed the consequences of U.S. retrenchment for the future of Israel and the Middle East. For more than four decades, the United States has played a large part in the Middle East regional order. However, it is now pulling back from the region in a manner that has generated uncertainty and insecurity for America’s allies and partners. The event convened experts to discuss whether Israel is in a particularly exposed position given its traditional [...]
"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
"Do economic sanctions work? Are big democracies any good at spreading democracy? What is the root cause of terrorism? It turns out that data analysis can help answer all these questions — and make better foreign-policy decisions. Guests include former Department of Defense officials Chuck Hagel and Michèle Flournoy and Chicago Project on Security and Threats researchers Robert Pape and Paul Poast. Recorded live in Chicago; Steve Levitt is co-host..." Listen to the full podcast here: Full Podcast
"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 [...]
"The world is experiencing an unprecedented period of geopolitical change and technological disruption. How should we rethink U.S. national security and defense in an era of intensifying great power competition? What principles should guide US policy and presidents in the future?" Watch the full lecture here: Full Lecture
“… While Michèle Flournoy, who served as undersecretary of defense for policy from 2009 to 2012, sees a greater focus on China as a wise move, she worries about the unexpected effects of creating a new office. “‘I’ve found, in general, that whenever it has a problem, the first tool DoD reaches for is “let’s reorganize the boxes on the chart.” Every time you do that, you create new seams, and then you have to compensate,’ she said. As an alternative, [...]