Smith argues that the Administration is not introducing a “fundamental recalibration of U.S. foreign policy” toward Europe. She states that “it’s a little bit less about what the U.S. is going to do above and beyond what it’s done and more about challenging Europe to stand up to the task,…
Allen and Bash discuss the broad scope of cooperation between the CIA and SSCI despite the surveillance controversy, and the importance of rebuilding trust.
Allen breaks down the recent surveillance and oversight controversy surrounding the CIA and U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI).
Michael Allen’s very readable legislative history of the 2004 intelligence reforms focuses more on the personalities than the organizations per se…In sum, it was the personalities and the legislative process, more than simply the organizational tussles, that explain why those reforms proved to be less than many expected.
Michael Allen’s Blinking Red offers an exhaustive, behind-the-scenes look at how Congress ultimately passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), and focuses on the clashes over the roles of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)…Allen’s book provides an essential primer…