Central Intelligence Agency Commentary

The Defense-Research Culture Clash

The Pentagon's academic spending often causes tension over information security.

We Won't Always Drone Alone

The United States is setting precedents for unmanned warfare that it might regret.

Defending Drone Policy

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

The outgoing secretary of defense wasn't terrible, but he turned an uncritical eye on U.S. defense policy.

Nuclear Hero

The case of Iranian defector (or double agent) Shahram Amiri is an odd one indeed.

The Secret Agent Brouhaha

Washington and Moscow shouldn’t let this dramatized spy ordeal affect relations.

Too Little, Too Late

NIE Madness

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?

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

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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May 21, 2013