List of Strategic Intelligence articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the daily briefing on the coronavirus. Trump’s Politicization of U.S. Intelligence Agencies Could End in Disaster
Purging seasoned professionals and politicizing the work of analysts and agents endanger American lives.
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A janitor mops the floor at the headquarters of the CIA in Langley, Virginia, on March 3, 2005. Spies Are Fighting a Shadow War Against the Coronavirus
Intelligence agencies will play a growing role in keeping their countries safe during the pandemic—by any means necessary.
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Former first lady Laura Bush and former President George W. Bush greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump The Coronavirus Is the Worst Intelligence Failure in U.S. History
It’s more glaring than Pearl Harbor and 9/11—and it’s all the fault of Donald Trump’s leadership.
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Richard Grenell and his husband Ben Lashley attend the 4th of July party hosted by the U.S. Embassy at former Tempelhof Airport on July 04, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief Represents a Step Forward for Gay Rights
Not long ago, Richard Grenell would have been disqualified for his sexuality. It’s a pity, however, that he’s not the right candidate for such an important job.
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US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell attends a new year's reception of the German President on January 14, 2019 in Berlin. The Death of Truth to Power
Intelligence services do their job by staying out of politics. Donald Trump’s new intelligence chief could end all that.
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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell Richard Grenell: Pundit, Envoy, Spokesman. Spy?
His ascension to the highest intelligence post in the United States heightens fears that the Trump administration is politicizing intelligence.
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U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell attends a reception hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Schloss Meseberg palace on July 6, 2018 near Gransee, Germany. Trump Loyalist Appointed Acting Intel Chief
The U.S. ambassador to Germany will mix his policy duties with a supposedly apolitical senior intelligence post.
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Huawei CEO Richard Yu addresses a press conference in London on April 6, 2016. Can the U.S.-U.K. Special Relationship Weather the Huawei Storm?
Boris Johnson breaks with Trump, opening Britain’s doors to a Chinese telecommunications giant that Washington fears is an espionage threat.
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Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images). Is Trump Trying to Get Ukraine to Take Out Biden for Him?
How a whistleblower case involving what the U.S. president said to a foreign leader could affect the 2020 election.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin from the White House on Jan. 28, 2017. Whistleblower Fight Could Chill Reports of Wrongdoing
Laws on whistleblowing weren’t crafted to deal with concerns about a president.
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Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, listens as former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2019. Trump Might Not Need an Intelligence Chief
But the rest of the country definitely does.
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U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe speaks during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 28, 2018. Can Trump’s Pick for Intel Chief Tell the President What He Needs to Hear?
Critics say John Ratcliffe may be too political to be believed as the next director of national intelligence.
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Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) questions former Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Tea Party Stalwart to Replace Dan Coats as Intelligence Chief
Rep. John Ratcliffe has distinguished himself as a loyal Trump defender.
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Document of the Week: The 2002 National Intelligence Estimate on WMDs in Iraq
The Iraq intelligence debacle casts a shadow over the U.S. assessment of a threat from Iran.
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A Sri Lankan security officer stands guard at a roadside checkpoint in Minuwangoda on May 14. You Can’t Defeat Tomorrow’s Terrorists by Fighting Yesterday’s Enemy
Countries from Sri Lanka and Israel to the United States and Norway have failed to prevent attacks because their intelligence agencies were fixated on the last threat rather than the next one.
