The CIA Solution for Afghanistan, Jack Devine; Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2010

On July 29, 2010, The Arkin Group President Jack Devine published an 0p-ed in the Wall Street Journal in which he advocates the expanded use of covert action in Afghanistan.  Having led the CIA Afghan Task Force that supported the Afghan mujahedeen of the 1980s in defeating the Russians, Jack recognizes the American playbook in use today.  A predominantly military approach focused on the centralization of power didn’t work for the Russians in the 1980s, and it won’t work for the US today.

Read the full text of the op-ed:  The CIA Solution for Afghanistan WSJ 7-29-10

Jack Devine on “FreedomWatch with The Judge”

On Saturday, July 10, 2010, Jack Devine appeared on “FreedomWatch” with Judge Andrew Napolitano.  Jack and Judge Napolitano engaged in a provocative discussion about the war in Afghanistan and the potential role for CIA-led covert action in helping to maintain stability there.

Watch “FreedomWatch with The Judge” and Jack Devine (25:25): http://freedomwatchonfox.com/2010/07/10/07102010-freedom-watch-w-ron-paul-lou-dobbs-sharron-angle-more/101687/

L’Affaire “Farewell”

Renowned NPR talk show host Leonard Lopate and Jack Devine discuss Christian Carion’s engaging new film, “Farewell.”

The film tells the true story of a KGB colonel who gives top-secret Russian documents to a French businessman in an effort to help end the seemingly interminable Cold War.

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Jack Devine on the Leonard Lopate Show 7/06/10

Paris Forum 6th International Conference, “Europe, the United States and the Middle East April 9-10, 2010

Jack Devine, President and co-founder of The Arkin Group, delivered a keynote speech at the 6th International Conference of the Paris Forum.  The two-day summit, which included key EU policy makers, as well as a journalists, academics, and area experts from around the world, was held at the Palais Brongniart, in Paris, France, under the high patronage of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France.

Paris Forum Speech – Jack Devine

National Press Club “Newsmakers” Event

Jack Devine was a panelist at the National Press Club’s “Newsmakers” event on August 20, 2009, where he discussed the privatization of intelligence and the future of the CIA. The panel also included former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and former CIA Director Michael Hayden, and was moderated by author Joseph Finder.

Water Issues in Latin America

TAG partnered with the Latin Economic Forum to produce Tapped Out, an examination of water issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper draws attention to an under-appreciated challenge that could have major strategic consequences for the future health and sustainable growth of the Western Hemisphere.

10th Annual CEO2CEO Leadership Summit

Jack Devine was a panelist at the 10th Annual CEO2CEO Leadership Summit on November 11, 2008, sponsored by Chief Executive Magazine. The panel discussed “The World the Next President Inherits.”

Business Crime Bulletin

Stanley S. Arkin, Peter B. Pope, and Barrett N. Prinz discussed the new “Department of Justice Guidelines on Prosecuting Businesses,” in the Business Crime Bulletin, Vol. 16, No.2. (October 2008)

World Policy Journal Article

Jack Devine discussed the future of intelligence and the intelligence industry in “Tomorrow’s Spygames,” published in the World Policy Journal. (Fall 2008)

New York Law Journal Article

Stanley S. Arkin and Sean R. O’Brien, provide advice on the “Effective Use of Private Investigators by Attorneys,” New York Law Journal, Vol. 238. (December 26, 2007).