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"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...
"Jack Devine on his Winter Intelligence Report," Jack Devine on Bloomberg Markets AM, January 2018
TAG President Jack Devine talked on Bloomberg Markets AM with Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz on January 25, 2018 about his Winter Intelligence Report. Jack said, “I don’t see a military resolution to the situation with North Korea,” but he said we need to slow down the nuclear program and negotiate a temporary agreement. Asked...
Jack Devine's Winter 2018 Intelligence Report
TAG President Jack Devine gives his Winter 2018 Intelligence Report covering Trump one year later, the economic outlook, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, and Latin America. Jack Devine’s Winter 2018 Intelligence Report Trump One Year Later January 20th marked President Donald Trump’s highly controversial first year in office. No matter one’s political persuasion,...
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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...
