Worth a Look: Ezra Cohen-Watnick Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

Mr. Ezra Cohen-Watnick became  Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security on Nov. 10, 2020.  He had served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. In that role, he was responsible for all policy formulation and oversight for Department of Defense counterterrorism, special operations, counternarcotics, detainee affairs, peacekeeping, …

Berto Jongman: The Role of Academia as a Moderating Influence on Secret Intelligence Agencies

Can Israeli intelligence be used to avoid unnecessary wars? – analysis Academia may be helping depoliticize spy agencies. But as the study notes, growing into and dialoging with academia goes far beyond empowering multiple intelligence agencies to give differing viewpoints. It means releasing more information into the public sphere and enduring more public and systematic …

Fredrik S. Heffermehl: Trump – Putin could rescue the world – and win the Nobel Peace Prize

Trump – Putin could rescue the world – and win the Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump has promised to repair America´s infrastructure and to lower taxes. We all know this is undoable, and yet – it could be done. Trump has one way to raise the required funds, and create a safer world in the …