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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...
"Episode 360: Jack Devine Reacts to President Trump Meeting Kim Jong-un in Singapore," Jack Devine on SOFREP Radio, June 2018.
Jack Devine spoke with SOFREP Radio in June about President Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Jack underscored the importance of the meeting and that it will be a process with North Korea, commenting on the differences of this meeting from past U.S. efforts to reach a deal toward denuclearization. Episode 360: Jack...
"Gina Haspel Says CIA Won't Restart Its Torture Program. Congress Should Believe – and Confirm – Her," Jack Devine, NBC News Opinion, May 2018.
TAG President and 30+ year veteran of the CIA, Jack Devine, believes Gina Haspel is “the most qualified professional in the intelligence business” to lead the CIA. In a recent article in NBC News Opinion, Jack also considered the historic nature of Haspel’s appointment. “While women have held high-risk senior positions across a wide swath...
"U.S.-Mexican Relations Could Get Worse," Amanda Mattingly, Truman National Security Project, April 2018
In a recent article published by the Truman Project, TAG Senior Director Amanda Mattingly warns that U.S.-Mexican relations could get worse if Andrés Manuel López Obrador is elected the next president of Mexico in July. According to Mattingly, “López Obrador’s election would have serious implications for the economic growth trajectory for Mexico and, in turn,...
"Can Trump and Kim Jong-un Make A Deal to Reduce Tensions?" Jack Devine, Japan Forward, March 2018
“The coming historic meeting between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un provides an extraordinary opportunity to reduce tensions in Asia, or it could push us forward towards a possible confrontation,” wrote TAG President Jack Devine in an Op-Ed published in Japan Forward on March 30, 2018. Can Trump and...
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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...
Spymaster’s Market Insights: Q&A with CIA Legend and TAG Intel Chairman Jack Devine
Jack, it’s great to sit down with a legendary CIA spymaster and get your nuanced take on the world. You had a 32-year career at CIA and, afterwards, spent the past 25 years advising leading executives and hedge funds on sensitive geopolitical, security, and due diligence matters. Why are you now launching TAG Intel, a...
Executive Protection
The recent murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson underscores the need for companies and noteworthy individuals to be proactive in their physical protection. The Arkin Group offers the following lessons to help our clients think about their protection strategies. TAG Executive Protection Memo
...Opinion: Trump or Harris? Whoever wins will lose wars without bipartisan consensus.
In the early days of the Cold War, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg sagely and famously declared that partisan politics must stop at the water’s edge. If there was any doubt that U.S. politicians no longer practice what Vandenberg preached, the past several weeks have provided ample proof. During the recent visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the two...
The Arkin Group Launches TAG Intel, Unlocking CIA-Level Geopolitical Intelligence for Wealth Management
By democratizing access to unbiased, non-partisan geopolitical information with TAG Intel, The Arkin Group turns intelligence into a catalyst for deeper trust within the wealth management community. NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Arkin Group (“TAG”)— a boutique strategic intelligence firm led by a former CIA leader Jack Devine— is proud to bring the wealth management industry intelligence...
