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In Other News – April 3, 2020
President Trump issued a warning (via twitter) to Iranian-backed private militias in Iraq that they will “pay a very heavy price” for carrying out a planned “sneak attack” on U.S. interests in the country. He later indicated in a press briefing that the U.S. is open to a deal with Iran, but that it is...
In Other News – March 27, 2020
The U.S. government indicted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on narco-trafficking conspiracy charges this week. U.S. federal prosecutors charged Maduro with leading a violent drug cartel that has flooded the United States with cocaine for decades. U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that Maduro’s government is “plagued by criminality and corruption,” and the State Department announced...
In Other News – Friday, 3/20/2019
With COVID-19 dominating headlines – from infection rates to border closures to economic fallout and bailout – important stories that would have once been front-page news have been pushed to the bottom half of A6. Here is a roundup of some significant global developments you may have missed this week: Joe Biden has emerged as...
Novel Coronavirus Continues to Spread
Time to Update Disease Response Protocols The novel coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan (2019-nCoV) at the end of 2019 has spread to at least 15 countries, with the vast majority of the nearly 8,000 reported cases occurring in China. The virus has resulted in 170 reported fatalities, all in China so...
Dealing with the Challenges of Political Violence and Crime in Latin America
Want to know how to manage your business interests in Latin America amid rising levels of political violence, unrest, and crime in the region? TAG President Jack Devine and Amanda Mattingly discuss the nature of the threats in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Chile and give guidance for clients operating in these environments in the...
Jack Devine's Winter 2020 Intelligence Report
TAG President Jack Devine’s Winter 2020 Intelligence Report includes his current assessment of Iran, the fault lines within the Middle East, the dilemma for Kim Jong-un in regards to testing nuclear weapons and a potential U.S. response, the current respite of the U.S.-China struggle, Putin’s maneuvering with a government reshuffle, and Latin America’s protests and...
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The Oracle of Langley Returns: Jack Devine on Iran, Ukraine and the AI Arms Race
Former CIA acting director Jack Devine is back on Risk & Return, six months after he called the Iran conflict almost move for move. This week he tells Bob Sloan and Charlie Gasparino why there is still no deal on the table, why Tehran thinks it has the upper hand heading into the midterms, and...
‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil?
Why would the Russians cross this red line? Jack Devine, a former associate director of operations at the CIA, said that the Kremlin had perhaps become blase about the potential repercussions – but that it could prove to be a misstep.
...Jack Devine: The Spymaster Who Goes to Mass
Speaking about life after the Central Intelligence Agency, Jack Devine became nostalgic. “I’m having a lot of fun,” he said, “but I’m not allowed to overthrow governments.” Mr. Devine, 73, who chronicles his 32 years at the C.I.A. in the memoir “Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story,” had a role in the Iran-contra affair, the...
Trump deploying US military against drug cartels will drag us into a forever war | Opinion
Eliminating the narcotics threat to our nation is a rightful priority for the Trump administration, but using U.S. troops to prosecute the drug war is the wrong tact and with far-reaching consequences. This war will not end in a ceasefire. There will be no summits or working-level negotiations. It’s an insurgency, and the U.S. military must...
I was in the CIA. Here’s how helping Myanmar can pay off for US against China. | Opinion
The 7.7 earthquake that has killed thousands in Myanmar and Thailand has exacerbated vulnerabilities and resulted in a complex humanitarian crisis and an urgent need for international aid to provide emergency relief services. This natural disaster has also evoked debate on the value of international assistance, soft power, as a tool of foreign policy. The U.S.-led Marshall Plan in post-World War...
