PSA Announces Advisory Board Interview Series – The Five Minute

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PSA Announces Advisory Board Interview Series – The Five Minute
For Immediate Release: June 5, 2015
PSA Announces Advisory Board Interview Series – The Five Minute Forum
Washington, D.C. – Partnership for a Secure America (PSA) is excited to announce the launch of
its newest initiative: The Five Minute Forum – a periodic interview series with members of
PSA’s bipartisan Advisory Board, which includes notable former officials like Madeleine
Albright, Bill Cohen, Lee Hamilton, Tom Kean, George Shultz, and Fran Townsend. The
interview series garners expert perspectives on global issues to promote sound policy and
bipartisan action on critical national security and foreign affairs challenges.
For the inaugural edition of The Five Minute Forum, PSA interviewed The Honorable Robert C.
“Bud” McFarlane, National Security Advisor (1983-1985), to discuss a wide array of topics
including: the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and U.S. global
leadership. The Five Minute Forum interview series can be found online through PSA’s website
www.psaonline.org.
A full-length version of PSA’s interview with The Honorable Robert C. “Bud” McFarlane is also
available online. Viewers can scroll video to the corresponding time stamps indicated below to
hear comments on these specific issues: Cybersecurity (07:16); Energy Security (11:20;
18:44); Fuel markets (18:44; 20:51); Gulf Cooperation Council (25:33; 26:08; 27:38); Iran
Nuclear Agreement (25:33; 34:07); Middle East security (09:00; 25:33; 26:08; 27:38; 31:17;
32:29); Nuclear power (22:05; 23:15; 24:37); OPEC (14:58); Radical Islam (09:00); Role of
Congress (00:37; 05:25); Trans-Pacific Partnership (39:14); U.S. allies (37:28); U.S. global
leadership (35:17; 37:28).
PSA is a nonprofit founded by former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) and the late
U.S. Senator Warren Rudman (R-NH) to advance bipartisanship on today’s critical national
security and foreign policy challenges. Leveraging the leadership of its distinguished Advisory
Board, PSA has unique credibility and access to forge common ground and fashion thoughtful,
fact-based policy that promotes America’s national interests.
More information on PSA and bios of our distinguished bipartisan Advisory Board can be found
at www.psaonline.org.
CONTACT: Sara Monteabaro (202-293-8580), or [email protected].