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Four-star general Joseph Votel calls me from inside the “distinguished visitor compartment” of a U.S. Air Force C-40B soaring above Eastern Europe. His roost within the military version of Boeing’s 737 functions as both a de facto command center and living quarters when Votel is on the move.

General Joseph Votel US Army (Retired) President & CFO, Business Executives for National Security Since January 2020, retired U.S. Army General Joseph L. Votel is the President and Chief...

General (ret.) Joseph L. Votel is a non-resident Senior Fellow with Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Gen. Votel most recently served as Commander of the U.S. Central Command – responsible for U.S. and coalition military operations in the Middle East, Levant and Central and South Asia.

Former Commander, United States Central Command Full image GEN Votel attended the United States Military Academy and was commissioned in 1980 as an Infantry Officer. His initial assignments were...

Joseph L. Votel Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security General (ret.) Joseph L. Votel is a distinguished senior fellow on national security at MEI.

General Joseph L. Votel is a retired U.S. Army Four-Star officer and the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command – responsible for U.S. and coalition military operations in the Middle East, Levant and Central and South Asia. During his 39 years in the military, he commanded special operations and conventional military forces at every level.

The decision was made without consulting US allies or senior US military leadership and threatens to affect future partnerships at precisely the time we need them most,” retired Gen. Joseph...