Event: 5 Oct 10-11:30 Washington DC Paul Pillar on Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy – Iraq, 9/11 and Misguided Reform

21st Century Defense Initiative Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11 and Misguided Reform A Discussion With Author Paul R. Pillar Book Amazon Page with Summary Review of Book by Robert Steele See Also Book Amazon Page for We Meant Well with Summary Review Also Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:00am — 11:30am The Brookings Institution, …

Review: Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy – Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform

Paul Pillar 5.0 out of 5 stars Four for Omissions, Six for Precision Relevance,September 22, 2011 EVENT ALERT: Paul Pillar is speaking at Brookings Institute on Wednesday 5 October 2011 from 10:00 to 11:30, RSVP is required to 21DefenseInitiative[…] I will attend that session. This alert will be deleted on 5 October. – – – …

Review: Full Spectrum Diplomacy and Grand Strategy – Reforming the Structure and Culture of U.S. Foreign Policy

John Lenczowski 5.0 out of 5 stars Long Needed Treatise, But Too Expensive,September 21, 2011 EDIT of 11 December 2011: Gene Poteat, President of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) has an excellent review of this book in the Summer/Fall 2011 issue of Intelligencer. The following quote is from his review, it captures the …

Cynthia McKinney: Wes Clark on US Foreign Policy Coup

A remarkable talk by Wesley Clark–4-Star General in the U.S. military:  he reveals his reaction to informaton that the U.S.was going to attack and destroy the governments in 7 countries in 5 years–Iraq, Syria,Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran. He goes on to say, “These people [from the Project for a New American Century] took control …

Foreign Policy Slanders Sy Hersh–Loses Its Integrity

Pulitzer Prize Winner Seymour Hersh And The Men Who Want Him Committed By Matthew Phelan on February 23, 2011 WhoWhatWhy: Forensic Journalism It seems unusual for a staid, respected publication (one that has received three National Magazine Awards in just this past decade) to start treating a celebrated journalist (who himself has won two National Magazine Awards …

Event: Rethinking US Grand Strategy & Foreign Policy

SCHEDULED SEMINARS | SEMINAR SPECIFICS |  QUESTIONS? The Rethinking Seminar Series produced by the Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory has been underway for six years. The Seminars  bring together distinguished speakers and interested professionals in free, informal discussions on a wide range of national security topics.  The seminars occur approximately monthly in Arlington, VA, near the Pentagon.  …