Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro explains his push to update the previous Cold War-era version of the policy post-Arab Spring, and how it fits in with the Administration’s larger policy efforts.
“We have to be honest about the limits of US control over events in a sovereign country,” Smith said. She also noted the significant personal attention devoted to the issue by Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken.
Comparing White House efforts to address the question of surveillance reform to national security reviews undergone after 9/11 and on Afghanistan, Michael Allen and Julianne Smith address the extent to which the reform debate has become a pressing issue for White House officials.
Goodyear’s Chairman and CEO Richard Kramer stated in their announcement that Michael Morell “brings to our board outstanding leadership skills and a global perspective gained during the course of three decades of distinguished service to the United States.” Michael Morell is now the 13th member of Goodyear’s Board of Directors.
From CNAS Announcement: Julianne (“Julie”) Smith, who served until June 2013 as Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and spent nearly three years as Principal Director for European and NATO Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, joins CNAS as a Senior Fellow…
