The Steady State: "Quick Hit" - Assessing the So-Called Trump National Security Strategy
The Steady State
You are invited to listen to the following “Quick Hit” Open Press Conference held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. HERE IS THE LINK
The press conference focused on the recently published Trump National Security Strategy. The press conference was hosted by Steven Cash, the Executive Director of The Steady State, with the participation of:
Gail Helt - Former CIA intelligence officer who primarily focused on political analysis of China and Taiwan and now runs a security and intelligence studies program in Tennessee.
Ambassador (ret.) Robert Cekuta - Former State Department officer who served as an economic commercial officer in Yemen, South Africa and Iraq/
Greg Rushford - Former staff member to Senator Charles Percy of Illinois working with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Jonathan Winer - Former counselor to Senator John Kerry and subsequently with the State Department as special envoy for international law enforcement special envoy for Libya.
Lauren C. Anderson - Former FBI officer with expertise in national security, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism, including running legal attaché offices in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and finished her FBI career in New York running the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the intelligence division.
Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 360 former senior national security professionals. Our membership includes former officials from the CIA, FBI, Department of State, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Drawing on deep expertise across national security disciplines including intelligence, diplomacy, military affairs and law, we advocate for constitutional democracy, the rule of law and the preservation of America’s national security institutions.