Executive Brief | August 28, 2022

How China Could Choke Taiwan

Former CENTCOM Commanders Say the US Not
Safer Following Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Technology Controls Can Strangle Russia-
Just Like the Soviet Union

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‘We Need to Own the Heat The Way We Now Own Night,’ Pentagon Climate Expert Says

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As Danger Grows for Commercial Firms in Space,
So Does Call for Norms: Aerospace

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Some DoD Policies are Friendly Fire in the War
for Talent

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BENS Members Join President & CEO General Joseph Votel at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training (BUD/S) at the Naval Special Warfare Center, Coronado, CA

New York Member Derek Dailey participates in US Navy SEALS obstacle course.

BENS board member Pete Dordal, President, GardaWorld Federal Services

GardaWorld Makes 10th Acquisition of 2022 as
it Eyes Growth

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Building the Base Interviews Michael Morell,
Former Acting Director of the CIA

Check out our latest Business Executives for National Security (BENS) “Building the Base” podcast featuring Michael Morell, Former Deputy Director and twice Acting Director of CIA. The only person to be with President Bush on 9/11 and with President Obama on May 1st, 2011 when Osama bin Laden was brought to justice. Hear him engage with our own Jim “Hondo” Geurts and Lauren Bedula about his experience being the Acting Director of CIA, 9/11, The China Problem, the Next 10 years of Globalization and Hunting Tech Talent.

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Intel, Brookfield Sign $30 Billion Deal to Finance
Chip Factories

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Submitted by Don Smith

State of the Space Industrial Base’ Report Calls for National Plan to Compete with China

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Submitted by Mark Gerencser

Industry Proposals ‘Unaffordable,’ ‘Almost
Unaffordable’ for $9 Billion Army Missile Portfolio

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Submitted by Ed Hochman

National Defense University Private Sector
Fellows Program

The Private Sector Fellows Program hosted by the National Defense University (NDU) Eisenhower School offers a small group of private sector leaders the opportunity to participate in NDU’s Master’s program. Participants establish national security eminence, develop profound industry insights, influence national security policy, and cultivate professional relationships with leadership across Government. The 10-month program covers 18 industry studies that focus on national security, economics, defense strategy, resourcing, acquisition, the global industrial base, and strategic leadership. Participants have an average of 20 years of experience in increasingly responsible positions, with many holding advanced degrees. The program is set to begin in August 2023. BENS members or their colleagues/employees who may have an interest are encouraged to apply. For further information or for information about the application process, please reach out to Isabelle Simoneaux at isimoneaux@bens.org.

Oil Money is Flooding Into Guyana. Who Will
Benefit?

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U.S. Responds to Iran’s Latest Demands On
Reviving Nuclear Deal

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Biden Annonces New Head of Secret Service

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U.S. Ship Unable to Get Solomon Island’ Permission
to Dock, Says Washington

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Contact Hannah Beitler, Policy Associate, to submit content for consideration in this newsletter:
HBeitler@bens.org

August 31 | Texas
BENS Texas Dallas Luncheon discussion on the Abraham Accords and Middle East.

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September 15 | Atlanta
BENS Southeast Dining Out, Atlanta. Save the Date: Registration link to come.

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September 21 | Washington, DC
BENS DC Discussion with James D. Rodriguez, U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), Workforce Development.

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September 22 | Southeast
Vice Admiral Mary Jackson, USN (Ret.) will join BENS SE for lunch and discussion followed by a Q&A on “The Navy’s Shore Enterprise, Leadership, and Risk.”

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September 27 | Virtual
BENS Virtual Discussion with Jonathan Pelson,
author of Wireless Wars: China’s Dangerous
Domination of 5G and How We’re Fighting Back

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September 27 | Austin
BENS member luncheon discussion on the effect on special forces of 20 years of constant war with former Deputy SOCOM Commander VADM Tim Szymanski USN (Ret.)

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September 29 | Dallas
BENS Texas Dallas luncheon discussion with Major General Andrew Gebara, USAF, Commander, Eighth Air Force, and Commander, Joint-Global Strike Operations Center, Barksdale Air Force Base.

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Multiple Dates, Locations
BENS Texas luncheon discussions on China and the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party with Col Heino Klinck, USA (Ret.), Senior Associate, CSIS, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.

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