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A Russian Intel Unit’s Journey – From Hit Squad to ‘Geek Squad’
A shadowy GRU Russian military intelligence unit known for violent behavior is shifting towards a more cerebral tradecraft: ...
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David Bridges
David Bridges is the senior geopolitical and security advisor at Fidelity Management and Research Company, the investment advisor for Fidelity’s family of mutual funds. In this role, Mr. Bridges ...
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Frank Archibald
Frank Archibald retired from the CIA in 2015 as the Director of the National Clandestine Service an assignment in which he led all of CIA’s operations worldwide. His 31 years of CIA service included ...
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Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.)
Admiral Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he earned a PhD in international affairs. He ...
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Corin Stone
Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law Corin R. Stone is a Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law. Stone is on leave from the ...
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Gilman Louie
Gilman Louie is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of LookingGlass Cyber Solutions and a founding partner at Alsop Louie Partners. He is also the Chairman of the Federation of American ...
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Vice Admiral Mike LeFever
Former Director of Strategic Operational Planning, National Counterterrorism Center. Mike LeFever recently retired from the United States Navy after serving for over 38 years, finishing his military ...
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Gordon Chang
Gordon G. Chang is the author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently ...
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Bill Evanina, Former Director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center
Evanina was responsible for leading and supporting the CI and security activities of the US Intelligence Community, the US Government, and US private sector entities at risk from intelligence ...
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Frank Montoya Jr.
Frank Montoya Jr. is a retired FBI special agent and senior executive with extensive experience in counterintelligence matters. In addition to running FBI field offices in Honolulu and Seattle in the ...
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Dennis Wilder
Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asian Affairs during ...
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