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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...
U.S.-Pakistan ties: Shift the focus, not the urgency, Whitney Kassel; Foreign Policy Af-Pak Channel, June 4, 2012
U.S.-Pakistan ties: Shift the focus, not the urgency By Whitney Kassel Monday, June 4, 2012 NATO’s plan to transition Afghanistan to Afghan security control by the end of 2014 offers an unexpected but potentially golden opportunity for the United States and its allies to rectify, or at least improve, their strategy towards Pakistan. In the...
Latin America's New Billionaires, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, April 2012
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about the new Latin American billionaires in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that the rise of Latin America’s new billionaires is directly related to the rise of Latin America in general as...
The Leviathan Gas Basin and Geopolitics
In November, TAG President Jack Devine spoke at the Marfin Popular Bank’s 4th International Conference in Cyprus. The topic was Commodities, Environment, and Climate Change, and the discussion focused on the discovery and exploration of the Leviathan natural gas basin in the Eastern Mediterranean. This development is likely to be of increasing interest as global...
Business Climate in Brazil, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, June 2011
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about Brazil’s business climate in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that despite continued positive growth rates and significant FDI, Brazil has some work to do in improving its overall business climate. You...
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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...
