The Pentagon’s ‘All Hell Breaking Loose’ Scenario for Climate Change
The Pentagon often wargames future scenarios for when ‘all hell breaks loose’ with the idea of training for the worst-case scenario. Secretary of Defense Lloyd […] More
Security Clearance
Why a Range of National Security Insights Matter
In a climate where politics often rules the day, it’s difficult to strip out the divisiveness and drama to focus on issues that directly and […] More
Can John Brennan Really Sue the President?
Cipher Brief Expert and Former CIA Senior Deputy Counsel Robert Eatinger weighs in on the realities of a potential lawsuit. On last Sunday’s Meet the […] More
Taking the Chill out of the Security Clearance Issue
OPINION — Don’t believe that President Trump’s retaliatory act of revoking former-CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance “will have a potentially chilling effect on the […] More
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Another Perspective on the Security Clearance Debate
The backlash over President Trump’s decision last week to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan has gotten plenty of media attention […] More
A Very Personal Take on Threats to Strip Security Clearances
I served the United States for 48 years in various national security roles that required me to hold a security clearance. I saw it as […] More