Defense Intelligence Agency

The Palmerstonian Moment

Richard N. Haass | Jan 02, 2008

Following Lord Palmerston's dictum, the United States may have neither permanent friends nor permanent enemies in the 21st century. We're left with a world of uncertainty—and opportunity.

The CIA’s estimate of WMD in Iraq is in the spotlight, but it was their assessments of post-Saddam Iraq that were dead-on and deserve attention. David Ignatius highlighted Paul Pillar’s story of how the agency

Spies Like Them

Richard L. Russell | Sep 01, 2004

If you want to improve America's intelligence, don't read the 9/11 report. Read Buchan's Greenmantle or Kipling's Kim. We need agents of daring and skill, not better bureaucrats.

Commentary

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.

Fred Thompson's Defense Diatribe

Ted Galen Carpenter | Nov 15, 2007

Presidential candidate Fred Thompson says that the United States needs to radically increase the defense budget. But is that really the best way to ensure American security?