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“Assessing Oil Opportunities in South Sudan,” Jack Devine & Whitney Kassel; Breaking Energy, September 19, 2013
In a recent article for Breaking Energy, TAG’s President Jack Devine and Regional Director Whitney Kassel assess the oil opportunities in South Sudan and argue that there is still significant risk to American companies considering investment in the oil industry there. Mr. Devine and Ms. Kassel note that despite the oil wealth in Sudan and...
Arms Smuggling Through the Panama Canal, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, July 2013
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about arms smuggling through the Panama Canal for a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that the interception of a North Korean vessel that had come from Cuba and smuggling arms was “a...
Fight Against Narcotics Trafficking, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, February 2013
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about how the U.S. has “militarized the battle” against narcotics traffickers in the Americas for a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that it is in the U.S. national security interest to support...
Mexican President-Elect's Trip South, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, September 2012
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto’s trip to Central and South America in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that Pena Nieto’s main message to his Latin American brethren was about economic...
Security in Brazil, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, August 2012
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about Brazil’s security in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that despite a recent increase in crime in São Paulo, Brazil has been a great success over the last several years and...
Facing Challenges & Opportunities in Mexico
Dear clients and friends, Mexicans went to the polls a month ago and elected the young face of the old Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Enrique Peña Nieto. After two successive presidential terms of the National Action Party (PAN), Mexicans opted for the telegenic Peña Nieto who has promised to tackle the crime and drug violence...
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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...
