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James G. Stavridis

James G. Stavridis

American Educator

Born: Feb 15, 1955

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The NATO treaty is crystal clear on this one: An attack on one nation shall be regarded as an attack on all of them. James G. Stavridis

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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

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Getting enough sleep makes us better family members, friends, lovers, drivers, writers, cooks, and pretty much everything else that is of importance in our lives. James G. Stavridis

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You can't kill your way to success in a counter insurgency effort. You have to protect the people, get the civil military balance right, train the locals, and practice effective strategic communications. James G. Stavridis

Success You Balance People Practice Military Way Civil Counter Protect Insurgency Effective Train Effort Get Communications Your Strategic Right

After 37 years in the Navy, there were no further jobs in uniform, and it was my time to transition. But I wanted to continue to mentor and educate young people, which is, of course, a big part of being a senior officer in the military. James G. Stavridis

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We are excellent at launching Tomahawk missiles; we need to get better at launching ideas. James G. Stavridis

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I would not be surprised to see Syria break apart entirely. James G. Stavridis

Syria Would See Entirely Surprised Break Apart

Thinklogical's systems play a key role in the delivery and visualization of mission critical data used every day by military and intelligence communities worldwide. James G. Stavridis

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Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires. James G. Stavridis

Some Empires Afghanistan Graveyard

I don't think anyone would look at Colombia today and say that it is failing. This positive outcome is an example of the effective application of smart power - it is succeeding. James G. Stavridis

Positive Today Smart Example Power Think Say Would Outcome Colombia Failing Look Effective Anyone Succeeding Application

Eighty-five percent cannot read when they enter the security forces of Afghanistan. Why? Because the Taliban withheld education during the period of time in which these men and women would have learned to read. James G. Stavridis

It's probably worth noting that although I'm ethnically Greek, my grandfather was actually born in Turkey and came through Greece on his way to the United States. James G. Stavridis

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All of my relatives on both sides of my family are from Allentown. James G. Stavridis

Family Relatives Sides Both Both Sides

I knew early I wanted to follow my father into the military. He did a full 30-year career and retired as a full colonel in the Marines after graduating from Allentown H.S. and later from Cornell University. James G. Stavridis

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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

Rested commanders are the best commanders. James G. Stavridis

Best Rested

Internal fights between various agencies, i.e. between the CIA and FBI, are highly counterproductive. James G. Stavridis

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It is an ambitious agenda, but the approach to Russia should be, 'Confront where we must, but cooperate where we can.' James G. Stavridis

Approach Must Russia Ambitious Where Confront Agenda Should Cooperate

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