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Dr. Jim Golby quoted in the Washington Post addressing concerns over the removal of 12 members of the National Guard from inauguration duty
Dan Lamothe , Alex Horton and Paul Sonne
Jan 20, 2021
"The military, he [Golby] said, 'understands what is at stake and remains committed to carrying out its duties in a nonpartisan manner.'" Golby also reassured that the military is accustomed to carrying out orders individuals may not agree with.
Jim Golby gives expert analysis on Gen. Austin's upcoming confirmation hearing in article published in Just Security
Jim Golby
Jan 19, 2021
In "What Should Be Addressed in Austin’s Confirmation Hearing for Defense Secretary?", Senior Fellow Jim Golby considers the challenging questions General Lloyd Austin will face during his upcoming confirmation hearing to become defense secretary.
Jim Golby quoted in Roll Call article "Senators to grill Austin on domestic threats, civilian control of Defense"
Mark Satter , Jim Gobly
Jan 19, 2021
“He’ll likely get some tough challenges for his role in the drawdown of troops from Iraq, as Democrats and Republicans view it differently,” said Jim Golby, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin and a former special assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“But at the same time, Austin can say he was operating under civilian control during the drawdown in 2011 and wasn’t making those decisions — and he carried out an extremely complex logistical effort during that drawdown and led during the U.S. response to ISIS,” Golby said.
Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Legacy
David Adesnik , John Hannah , Will Inboden
Jan 18, 2021
In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director at the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, sits down with David Adesnik and John Hannah from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to discuss their recent work, “From Trump to Biden: The Way Ahead for United States National Security.” Inboden and the authors identify the successes and failures of Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The discussion serves to shine a light on areas where there are opportunities for a bipartisan consensus in foreign policy going forward.
Intelligence Studies Project Participates in Task Force on Technology and Intelligence
Jan 15, 2021
The Center for Strategic and International Studies recently released Maintaining the Intelligence Edge: Reimagining and Reinventing Intelligence Through Innovation, the final report of a year-long Task Force convened to study the opportunities and obstacles to integrating emerging technologies into intelligence missions. The Task Force report and a link to the January 14, 2021 (virtual) briefing by the Task Force staff and commissioners is available HERE.
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