Politics & National Security
Counterintelligence Responsibilities and the 2020 Election: What Are the Rules of the Road?
Carrie Cordero Wed, May 22, 2019, 7:13 AM
The attorney general has now directed John Durham, the U.S.
Carrie Cordero is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. She is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law, where she previously served as Director of National Security Studies. She spent the first part of her career in public service, including as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Senior Associate General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Attorney Advisor at the Department of Justice, where she practiced before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; and Special Assistant United States Attorney.
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Appointments, Confirmations & Budgets
Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk
Carrie Cordero, Joshua A. Geltzer Mon, May 20, 2019, 2:00 PM
This post is cross-posted on Just Security.
Intelligence Oversight
Intelligence Oversight Priorities for the 116th Congress
Carrie Cordero Tue, Apr 2, 2019, 2:52 PM
Despite the hyper-partisanship, and even in light of corrosive calls last week for the resignation of the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), the Senate S
Terrorism
Far-Right Extremism and the Christchurch Massacre: Adapting to New Threats
Carrie Cordero Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 8:14 AM
Within 24 hours of the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand—in which an Australian assailant murdered 50 people attending worship services at two mosques—the public reaction and discussion took two notable paths. The first was a nearly universal acknowledgment among informed observers that far-right violent extremism has grown into a sizable international threat.
The Russia Connection
Why It Matters If Trump Knew About Stone's Contacts with WikiLeaks
Carrie Cordero Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 9:53 AM
According to this prepared statement of former Trump lawyer and confidant Michael Cohen released by Politico and other news outlets, Cohen is prepared to testify before Congress today under oath that Donald Trump: “[W]as a presidential candidate who knew that Roger Stone was talking with Julian Assange
Civil Liberties and Constitutional Rights
The Chaos of Trump’s Would-be Birthright Citizenship Order
Carrie Cordero, Quinta Jurecic Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 9:08 PM
In an interview with Axios released on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 30, President Trump indicated plans to sign an executive order revoking birthright citizenship—returning to a proposal he floated early in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
Saudi Arabia
Revealing Intelligence on Jamal Khashoggi
Carrie Cordero Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 10:19 AM
Washington Post Global Opinions columnist Jamal Khashoggi has been missing since entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 2.