Central Intelligence Agency Commentary

The Defense-Research Culture Clash

Andrew Snowdon | Apr 02, 2013
The Pentagon's academic spending often causes tension over information security.

We Won't Always Drone Alone

Paul J. Saunders | Mar 04, 2013
The United States is setting precedents for unmanned warfare that it might regret.

Defending Drone Policy

Amitai Etzioni | Feb 08, 2013
There is little reason to restrict attacks on al-Qaeda members more than we restrict attacks on enemy soldiers in war. 

Leon Panetta's Conventional Wisdom

Doug Bandow | Feb 06, 2013
The outgoing secretary of defense wasn't terrible, but he turned an uncritical eye on U.S. defense policy.

Nuclear Hero

David Kay | Jul 29, 2010
The case of Iranian defector (or double agent) Shahram Amiri is an odd one indeed.

The Secret Agent Brouhaha

Peter Lavelle | Jul 01, 2010
Washington and Moscow shouldn’t let this dramatized spy ordeal affect relations.

Too Little, Too Late

| Oct 15, 2009

NIE Madness

Jacob Heilbrunn | Dec 06, 2007
2005: Tehran is building a nuclear weapon. 2007: Maybe not. History shows that it’s probably best to take the latest National Intelligence Estimate with a grain of salt.

A New Era in U.S.-Vietnam Relations?

J. Peter Pham | Oct 18, 2007
On Tuesday, the UN General Assembly voted to give Vietnam a seat on the Security Council. Washington would do well to use this opportunity to develop stronger relations with Hanoi.

Blame Game at the CIA

Amy Zegart | Aug 23, 2007
The finger-pointing should extend far beyond those mentioned in the recently released inspector general's report on the CIA's pre-9/11 intelligence failures.

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