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Two Views of Intelligence

Chris Miller breaks down two philosophical approaches to intelligence analysis, but finds that the practice is still "informed guesswork."

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Spymaster Jack Devine on Building a Better CIA

CIA spymaster Jack Devine sets the record straight about the agency's controversial role during the Cold War in his new memoir, Good Hunting.

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‘Friction’ Where U.S. Intelligence and Policymakers Meet

Chris Miller explores the U.S. Intelligence-Policymaker relationship and explains why their different approaches and interests cause 'friction' which affects American national security policy.

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The Case for Arming Rebels

The CIA study commissioned by Obama that found that "arming rebels" is ineffective should be questioned, especially as it pertains to our inaction in Syria, argues Lionel Beehner.

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When Politics and Intelligence Meet

Chris Miller explores the 'politicization' of intelligence and how and when it may occur in relations between intelligence and policymakers.

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Only U.S. Courts Can Ensure America Will Not Torture Again

Jeff Danovich argues the controversial ICC system and its poor track record in war crimes prosecutions shows that only prosecutions in U.S. courts will send the message that America is serious about...

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Should Intelligence Officers be ‘Hunters’ or ‘Gatherers’?

Colonel (Ret.) Philip Lisagor argues that America's leaders and intelligence community missed the inevitable rise of ISIS because of organizational drift to from a 'gatherer' to a 'hunter' culture and...

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Scott Horton on How Secrecy Erodes the Ability to Wage War

In his latest book, Lords of Secrecy, legal expert Scott Horton writes that government secrecy and lack of public input are undermining the democratic process of going to war.

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A Former U.S. Army Interrogator on Why Torture Doesn’t Work

William Quinn, a former U.S. Army interrogator, on why, in the wake of the Senate report on CIA's Enhanced Interrogation Program, the United States should not use torture despite the arguments some...

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‘Intelligence Failures’ Are Inevitable. Get Over it

Chris Miller attempts to unravel the complexities of intelligence failure in order to explain what it is and why it is inevitable.

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