Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
259 Articles
A Blueprint for the Future: The CIA in 2021 and Beyond
Four basic prescriptions for the CIA that must be addressed under the next administration, no matter who wins in November.
A Case for More Compassionate Leadership at CIA
A toxic work environment has taken hold at CIA. Leaders need to change the culture if they wish to attract and retain the best and brightest.
Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Uphold the Prohibition on Torture
A full reckoning for state-sanctioned American torture remains unfinished. The Obama administration took important steps towards fulfilling US obligations but fell short of what…
Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: End Unlawful, Secret, and Unaccountable Use of Lethal Force
A core component of post-9/11 counterterrorism policy has been the use of secretive and unaccountable killings of terrorism suspects. The killings must stop. Here's how the president…
Two Regional Human Rights Tribunals Forge Ahead Despite Trump’s Attacks on International Institutions
Regional bodies have crucial opportunities in the coming months to address the violations imposed upon men subjected to the post-9/11 extraordinary rendition program.
The Ties That Bind: The CIA in the Face of Presidential Attack
This is perhaps the most difficult time to be an intelligence officer since the creation of the CIA in 1947.
What Durham Is Investigating and Why It Poses a Danger to US Intelligence Analysis
A deep dive into Bill Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation and the potential costs entailed.
Trump Pushed CIA to Give Intelligence to Kremlin, While Taking No Action Against Russia Arming Taliban
"Trump directed the CIA to share intelligence information on counterterrorism with the Kremlin despite no discernable reward," while at the same time not backing up the Pentagon…
The CIA’s Long and Winding Road to Diversity
The agency's new ad campaign features actors for a reason: it bears little resemblance to the makeup of the workforce, much less leadership.
Trump’s Rationale for Attacking the ICC—Continuity with Bush and Obama’s War on Terrorism
An article by the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Pompeo’s Personal Stake in the International Criminal Court’s Afghan Investigation
It is no secret that the Trump administration, in general, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, specifically, are hostile toward the International Criminal Court (ICC), particularly…
A District Court Endorses a Broken Prepublication Review System
Last week, a district court in Maryland dismissed a constitutional challenge to the system of prior restraints that prohibits millions of former intelligence agency employees from…