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A Tale of Two Elections
In February 1986 I was serving as the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council (NIC). I suppose in time spent, I…
Jan 29
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October 2023
Some Musings on Warning Intelligence
The events of the past week in the Middle East prompted renewed questions about intelligence warning and who was at fault – intelligence officers or the…
Oct 20, 2023
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September 2023
Strategic Research – The Red Headed Stepchild
As long as I can remember – more decades that I care to admit — the collection agencies and the Pentagon have driven developments in the Intelligence…
Sep 21, 2023
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China/Taiwan Update
(Apologies for my lack of sharing ideas on foreign policy and intelligence in recent weeks. I enjoy contributing to SubStack, but illness in the family…
Sep 12, 2023
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July 2023
DETERENCE! DETERENCE! DETERENCE!
China/Taiwan an Epiphany
Jul 24, 2023
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June 2023
Trump's Boxes:
More than Meets the Eye
Jun 29, 2023
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Carl Ford
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Russia in Crisis?
Or is it a bit of wishful thinking and mirror imaging at work ...
Jun 27, 2023
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SPEAKING “TRUTH TO POWER”
(Truth that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality. noun: the truth "tell me the truth" Similar: the fact of the matter)
Jun 11, 2023
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April 2023
DANGEROUS THINKING
Chas Freeman,[i] in a series of recent speeches, later turned into published essays, revisits his position of fifty years ago that Taiwan isn’t worth…
Apr 22, 2023
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March 2023
Long Overdue Apology
The painting I used for the cover of my memoir was drawn by Jon Wiant, but at the time I failed to give him credit for his fine work. The piece was…
Mar 17, 2023
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February 2023
Close Air Support for the Army
What is the Army to do if the Air Force won't put a priority on close air support?
Feb 4, 2023
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January 2023
Asking Whether the US Will Come to the Aid of Taiwan in the Event of an Attack is Asking the Wrong Question
I’ve recently noticed several Taiwanese wondering on LinkedIn if the US would really come to their aid in the event of an attack by China. Others are…
Jan 31, 2023
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