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Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Know Risk, Know Reward
For AI, where the risk of inaction can be greater than the risk of action, the IC needs a flexible, strategic risk assessment framework.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: The Tangled Web of Budget & Acquisition
To successfully integrate AI into the IC, budget and acquisition processes must increase in speed, flexibility, and simplicity.

The Legacy of 9/11: Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Spotlights and Blind Spots
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of a Symposium published for the twentieth anniversary of September 11th; co-organized by Just Security and the Reiss Center on Law and Security.)…

Five Principles to End the Forever War
A comprehensive and detailed guide to ending the Forever War and enhancing American security.

Former Chair of U.S. National Intelligence Council: Learning the Right Lessons from Afghanistan
"The example of the Iraqi army — which quickly collapsed in the Islamic State’s 2014 blitz across northern Iraq — ought to have sharpened the concerns about the Afghan…

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Culture is Critical
The US intelligence community must prioritize addressing its own internal culture in order to engage effectively in the global AI race.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Money is Not Enough
Congress wants to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on competitiveness in emerging technology, and AI in particular. But spending it effectively requires reforms to the Intelligence…

A New Consensus Around Transparency and National Security Surveillance
Civil libertarian arguments that were dismissed a decade ago are now broadly accepted, even at the highest levels of the intelligence community.

Intelligence Reimagined: Don’t Forget the Human Dimension in the Pursuit of Technological Solutions
The lopsided emphasis on technology in recent assessments risks an under-appreciation of the human dimension of intelligence gathering.

Needed: A Whistleblower Protection Paradigm Shift
What should be done to provide truly meaningful and effective protections for government employees or contractors seeking to expose wrongdoing in the Intelligence Community?

How to Revitalize the Intelligence Community: A Long, But Essential To-Do List
The president-elect and his DNI should act promptly and assertively to reverse Trump’s mistreatment, revitalize Community morale, and, through aggressive but prudent investment…

CIA Is Losing Its Best and Brightest and Not Just Because of Trump
In order to retain its best and brightest, CIA may need to part ways with some of its elders.