Information as a Weapon: The PRC’s political warfare strategy
Rising world power China is a study in contrasts. On one hand, it is a state-controlled capitalist economic powerhouse with...
Intelligence
Flashbacks and Feedback Loops: IS Intel scandal harkens back to Iraq war debate
The revelation that Pentagon intelligence reports on the campaign to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State were doctored to reinforce...
Algerian intelligence chief sacked, what does it mean for US CT efforts?
After serving as Algeria’s spymaster for 25 years, Muhammad Bedienne, aka Tawfiq, was ‘retired’ by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and replaced...
Textbook Recruitment: Cuban Intelligence in American Academia
With the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, a section of the Castro regime that...
Former CIA Analyst Slams Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats Over Bogus Claim That CIA Spied on Congress
Below is a letter that my colleague Fred Fleitz wrote in response to a May 8 letter to the CIA...
Who Oversees the Overseers?
Many in Congress and the news media were surprised by a recent CIA Accountability Board report that cleared CIA personnel...
Senate Dems Politicize Intelligence Oversight
Aided by numerous leaks by Democratic members and staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee, mainstream media are planning a nostalgic...
Intel Brief: Enhanced interrogation methods and political gain
Center for Security Policy Staff and Senior Fellows bring a wealth of skills and experience to Center programs and initiatives....
CIA Director Brennan Should Resign
CIA director John Brennan did the right thing Thursday in apologizing to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) for...
Grandstanding Against the NSA
An amendment to the 2015 defense appropriations bill, which passed the House on Thursday night by a 293–123 vote, is receiving the usual...
Edward Snowden Was Not a Trained Spy
So Edward Snowden told NBC News that he was not a low-level CIA employee or analyst. He says he was...
House NSA Reform Bill is Imperfect But Could be Made Much Worse
A bill passed by the House last week to reform NSA’s metadata phone records collection program – the USA Freedom...
What the News Media Missed in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Benghazi Report
Last month’s Senate Intelligence Committee report on the September 2012 terrorist attacks against the U.S. consulate in Benghazi made headlines for its...
Six Important Take-Aways from the Intelligence Committee Threat Hearings
Over the last week, the House and Senate Intelligence Committees held their annual unclassified hearings on worldwide threats facing the...
New Center Study Warns President Obama’s NSA Reforms Jeopardize National Security
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Lerner, [email protected]; (202) 719-2409 New Center Study Warns President Obama’s NSA Reforms Jeopardize National Security...
Center Issues Rebuttal of Review Group’s Ill-Advised Recommendations on Intelligence Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Lerner, [email protected]; (202) 719-2409 Center for Security Policy Issues Rebuttal of Review Group’s Ill-Advised Recommendations...