Jack Devine's Fall 2018 Intelligence Report
TAG President Jack Devine’s Fall 2018 Intelligence Report includes his current assessment of the U.S. midterms, Saudi Arabia, China & NAFTA, Russia, Mexico, and Venezuela. Marching toward the Midterms Much has happened in this past quarter which will have long term domestic and international implications – a strong economy at home, a Trade War with […]
"The Saudis' Dangerous Game of Truth or Dare," Jack Devine, The Hill, October 2018
The Trump administration should insist on the truth in the Khashoggi murder, argues TAG President Jack Devine in an opinion piece published in The Hill on October 24, 2018. According to Jack, “The current flap with Saudi Arabia is one of the most complicated diplomatic crises in many years. The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal […]
"Saudis Will Need To Find Someone To Take A Fall," Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, October 2018
Jack Devine, former chief of CIA’s worldwide operations, and founding partner and President of The Arkin Group, discusses the escalating crisis in Saudi Arabia. Saudis Will Need To Find Someone To Take A Fall
"'A fighting war with the main enemy': How the CIA helped land a mortal blow to the Soviets in Afghanistan 32 years ago," Business Insider, October 2018
CIA veteran and TAG President Jack Devine is quoted in Christopher Woody’s article published in Business Insider on the CIA’s successful effort to drive the Soviets out of Afghanistan in the 1980s. Jack said, “The Stinger changed the course of the war.” Within two years of that first successful Stinger strike, Russian forces began to […]
"US-Mexico trade deal marks beginning of new friendship," Amanda Mattingly, CNN Opinion, August 2018
In an opinion piece for CNN, TAG Senior Director Amanda Mattingly comments on the preliminary trade deal reached between the United States and Mexico as an important step in the trilateral NAFTA negotiations. According to Amanda, “That the American and Mexican negotiators could agree to progress past the sticking point involving the automobile industry and […]
"Sex and schmoozing are common Russian spy tactics. Publicity makes Maria Butina different," USA Today, August 2018
CIA veteran and TAG President Jack Devine was quoted in Sean Rossman’s article on Russian spy Maria Butina published in the USA Today in August. Rossman writes, “Part of what differentiates Butina, Devine said, is how she blended covert political action, like cozying up to the NRA, and espionage, or gathering intelligence to send to […]
Jack Devine's Summer 2018 Intelligence Report
TAG President Jack Devine’s Summer 2018 Intelligence Report includes his current assessment on the U.S. mid-term elections, North Korea, Iran, Mexico & NAFTA negotiations, and Europe. Mid-term Elections While President Trump continues to confound critics and allies alike with his seemingly spontaneous policy comments and initiatives, the trajectory of his Administration is becoming clearer and […]
"Iran Is The Thing That Keeps Me Up At Night," Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, July 2018
TAG President Jack Devine gave his assessment of Iran, Russia, and Trump’s relationship with the intelligence community in an interview with Bloomberg Radio. Jack argued that President Trump came out of the Helsinki summit weakened and needing to push back on Russia’s Vladimir Putin to regain strength. Iran Is The Thing That Keeps Me Up […]
