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"The Changing Face of Cuba," Amanda Mattingly, World Policy Journal, Winter 2015/16
TAG Senior Director Amanda Mattingly writes about the changing face of Cuba following the resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba in the Winter 2015/16 Issue of the World Policy Journal. The Changing Face of Cuba
..."Defeating ISIS Will Take Unity on the Part of the Civilized World," Jack Devine, Houston Chronicle, December 2015
TAG President Jack Devine writes that the United States, Russia, European allies, Arab allies, China and Israel working together is the only answer to defeating ISIS in an article published in the Houston Chronicle on December 12, 2015. Defeating ISIS Will Take Unity on the Part of the Civilized World
...Putin Seeking Power in Syria, Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, September 2015
TAG President Jack Devine discusses Russia’s air strikes on Syria, Putin’s push for power and influence, and the disappointing results of the U.S. engagement in Syria on Taking Stock with Michael McKee and Kathleen Hays for Bloomberg Radio September 30, 2015. Putin Seeking Power in Syria
..."Fate of Iran Deal Makes for Sleepless Nights," Jack Devine, Houston Chronicle, August 2015
TAG President Jack Devine writes that the possibility of nuclear weapons proliferation poses the greatest challenge today in an article published in the Houston Chronicle on August 4, 2015. Fate of Iran Deal Makes for Sleepless Nights
...Biggest Terror Risk is Lone Wolf, Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, July 2015
TAG President asserts that the biggest terror risk is the lone wolf attack in an interview on Taking Stock with Michael McKee and Kathleen Hays for Bloomberg Radio July 16, 2015. Biggest Terror Risk is Lone Wolf
...Jack Devine talks Good Hunting with Paul Davis On Crime, July 2015
TAG President Jack Devine talks about his book Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story with Paul Davis On Crime on July 27, 2015. Good Hunting: My Q&A With Former CIA Official Jack Devine
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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...
