We are excellent at launching Tomahawk missiles; we need to get better at launching ideas. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
In the 20th century, we built a lot of walls – we endlessly tried to build walls between us and people we perceived, correctly or incorrect, as our enemies. In the 21st century, because of the advent of networks, the free movement of goods and people across the globe, we need to build security by building bridges instead of building walls. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
During the early 1990s, Mexico’s domestic political sensitivities meant that it rarely extradited people who had committed crimes in the U.S. After NAFTA, extradition numbers began to increase until they surpassed 100 a year in the late 2000s. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
Front-line officials, including DEA agents, border patrol and other homeland-security professionals, should remind Mr. Trump how important Mexico’s assistance is in achieving his national-security goals. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
Sleep is a key part of the requirements for resilience and good decision-making. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
It seems Russians hacked into emails from both the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee and then chose to release only the DNC emails. These attacks destabilize and undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral process, and they must be addressed in a serious and proportional way – just as we would for a non-cyberattack. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
Internal fights between various agencies, i.e. between the CIA and FBI, are highly counterproductive. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
As cyberweapons and cyberattacks increase in scale and intensity, it will be difficult to defend against them all. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
