How a Former CIA Deputy Director Avoids Cognitive Traps
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Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus - Part Two
Cipher Brief Expert Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and a 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community.  Medina is also author of the book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook...
Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus - Part 1
Cipher Brief Expert Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and a 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community.  Medina is also author of the book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook...
Don't Waste Tax Dollars on 'Secrets' Hiding in Plain Sight
The National Security Act of 1947 established the Central Intelligence Agency and the position of Director of Central Intelligence. In addition to setting the Director’s salary ($14,000 per annum)...
An American Tragedy of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico may well be the most unusual and paradoxical situation in world affairs, and now it ranks among the most tragic. The existence of more than 7 million Puerto Ricans would rank Puerto Rico...