Category Archive for: ‘News’
Hon. Mary Beth Long on the Future of Syria and America’s Role (NPR) 29 October 2015
The Hon. Mary Beth Long joined the Hon. Michele Flournoy, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, and NPR’s David Greene for a discussion on the future of Syria and America’s role in that conflict. Both former Pentagon officials commented on the necessity and potential consequences of continued conflict in Syria as well as America’s engagement in the region broadly. …
Read MoreMichael Waltz Op-Ed: 5 Reasons Obama’s Afghan Withdrawal Delay is Necessary But Not Sufficient
15 October 2015 By Michael G. Waltz The situation in Afghanistan remains precarious. The Taliban are contesting Kunduz and holding more rural ground than they have since 2001; ISIS is threatening Jalalabad in the east. The unity government is paralyzed and the Afghan National Security Forces are taking unsustainable casualties. For many of us still heavily engaged in the country, …
Read MoreHon. Mary Beth Long Discusses U.S.-Russia Deconfliction in Syria (NPR)
14 October 2015 The Hon. Mary Beth Long was a guest on NPR’s Morning Edition with David Greene to discuss U.S. efforts to establish safety protocols with Russia in Syrian airspace, as well as the broader implications of Russia’s escalating military involvement there. Recent reports indicate that Russian and U.S. aircraft have flown missions in close proximity to each other …
Read MoreU.S. Senate: Hon. Mary Beth Long Testifies on Yemen and the GCC
6 October 2015 The Hon. Mary Beth Long testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing entitled “The U.S. Role and Strategy in the Middle East: Yemen and the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.” Ms. Long is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and has extensive experience as a consultant to businesses …
Read MoreMichael Waltz in Podcast on the 2016 Elections and National Security
14 September 2015 War on the Rocks brought Michael G. Waltz and another security expert, Douglas A. Ollivant, together for a podcast exploring the 2016 politics of U.S. national security. Greg Jaffe from War on the Rocks and John Amble from the Washington Post also joined the discussion, posted on the #NatSec2016 channel. Listen or download the podcast here.
Read MoreMichael Waltz Op-Ed: Jeb Bush Gets American Power
15 August 2015 By Michael G. Waltz As I wondered through the Reagan Library in the hours before Governor Jeb Bush’s first major foreign policy speech this past week, I was struck by the similarities between what Reagan found when he entered office to the world the next U.S. president will encounter. By 1980, America had been embarrassed by Iran, …
Read MoreHon. Mary Beth Long Delivers Keynote Address at 2015 Emerging Leaders Workshop
17 July 2015 The Hon. Mary Beth Long delivered the keynote address at the 2015 Emerging Leaders Workshop addressing the theme of “Diplomacy and Warfare in the 21st Century.” The Heritage Foundation, a think tank, hosted the event for young professionals in national security and foreign policy in Washington, DC. The event aimed to promote discussion of current national security …
Read MoreHon. Mary Beth Long at Council on Foreign Relations’ 2015 National Conference
12 June 2015 The Hon. Mary Beth Long participated in a panel discussion on “U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges” at the Council on Foreign Relations’ 2015 National Conference in New York City. CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Its national conference draws members from across the country and around the world to exchange views on pressing …
Read MoreHon. Mary Beth Long Travels to Taiwan with CSIS Delegation
26 April 2015 The Hon. Mary Beth Long participated in the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Delegation to Taiwan 26 April to 1 May 2015. CSIS, a think tank, leads the annual delegation, which brings together a range of senior-level and rising star delegates – all influential or emergent opinion-shapers in the United States – to observe Taiwan.
Read MoreHon. Mary Beth Long at Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
17 April 2015 The Hon. Mary Beth Long participated in a panel discussion examining America’s counterterrorism policy and the question of whether the U.S. is still fighting a war on terrorism. The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a policy institute focusing on foreign policy and national security, hosted the panel discussion as part of its Washington Forum 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC6pgJoQT9Q&feature=youtu.be
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