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BGS Senior Vice President Julianne Smith Discusses President Obama’s Iraq Policy

Smith considers how recent events in Iraq have affected the President’s efforts to define his foreign policy.

BGS Managing Director Michael Allen Addresses The Effect Of The NSA Leaks On Cybersecurity Legislation, Speaking At A Bloomberg Government Event

Allen said the Snowden leaks “stymied progress across the board on cybersecurity legislation.”

BGS Senior Vice President Julianne Smith Writes An Article Published In The Wall Street Journal: “What To Listen For In Obama’s Warsaw Speech”

Smith says Obama’s address in Warsaw will have three distinct audiences: Eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Western Europe. She argues that Obama’s core message “must be that the U.S. is ready and willing to reassure its allies and support Ukraine’s new government but that it will not do…

BGS Managing Director Jeremy Bash On Andrea Mitchell Reports Discusses Edward Snowden And The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense And CIA Director Leon E. Panetta Joins BGS As Senior Counselor

Beacon Global Strategies LLC (BGS) is pleased to announce that former United States Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta has joined the firm as Senior Counselor. Secretary Panetta served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013. He oversaw the…