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Jack Devine on The Hugh Hewitt Show, March 2018
TAG President Jack Devine spoke with Hugh Hewitt on The Hugh Hewitt Show about Trump’s nominee for Director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, noting that she is a skilled professional with a great degree of operational experience in the field and policy level experience in Washington. Jack said Haspel has a “stellar reputation” at the...
"Haspel Is A Professional, Painted Unfairly: CIA Veteran Devine," Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, March 2018
Bloomberg Markets AM host Lisa Abramowicz spoke with TAG President Jack Devine about Trump’s nominee for the CIA, Gina Haspel, and the recent expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats. Jack commented that Haspel is a professional and a careerist who has been painted unfairly. He noted that the hearings will be useful to bring the facts...
"Are Cold War Spy-Craft Norms Fading?" Jack Devine Interview with Council on Foreign Relations, March 2018
“Russia seems unconstrained by any norms, whether they be Moscow rules, risk aversion, or rule of law and tenets of common decency. The list of Russia’s alleged transgressions keeps mounting,” according to TAG President Jack Devine who was recently interviewed by Jonathan Masters at the Council on Foreign Relations. Are Cold War Spy-Craft Norms Fading?
..."What Would an AMLO Presidency Mean for Mexico?" Amanda Mattingly, Latin America Advisor, February 2018
In a recent Latin America Advisor Q&A, TAG Senior Director Amanda Mattingly commented on the possibility of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) being elected as the next president of Mexico. Mattingly said, “If successful in July, AMLO’s election as president would likely spook financial markets in the short term, resulting in a period of capital...
"CIA Veteran of 32 Years Jack Devine Discusses Intervention and Afghanistan," SOFREP Radio, February 2018
Jack Devine recently talked with Ian Scotto on SOFREP Radio about the CIA, Afghanistan, and the Russians. According to Jack, the problem with the “bloody nose” school of thought today, is that “you have to have a full game plan when you go into these things.” Using the Afghan program of the 1980s as an...
"Jack Devine Talks About the FBI and CIA," Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, February 2018
TAG President Jack Devine talked with Bloomberg Radio on February 9, 2018 about a host of issues, including Jack joining the Agency, the realities of the Afghan Task Force in the 1980s, the founding of The Arkin Group after his 32-year career at the CIA, and the relationship between politics and intelligence as it relates...
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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...
