A Shift in Strategy

Posted: November 16th, 2015

By Kevin Hulbert

Kevin Hulbert is a former senior intelligence officer in the CIA's Directorate of Operations who retired in June 2014. He is currently the President of XK Group. Kevin served multiple overseas tours as CIA Chief of Station and Deputy Chief of Station.

The Paris attacks last Friday demonstrated ISIS ability to strike in the heart of Western Europe. Kevin Hulbert, a former senior intelligence officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, tells The Cipher Brief that these attacks signify a paradigm shift in ISIS’ tactics.

The Cipher Brief: Do you think the attacks in Paris represent a shift in strategy for ISIS—aka from a focus on Iraq and Syria to the West?

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A Shift in Strategy

By Kevin Hulbert

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