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Intelligence Studies Essay

The Intelligence Studies Essay: "After you, Alphonse," or Why Two Different Intelligence Agencies Now Attend National Security Council Meetings, Whether It Matters, and How to Mitigate the Potential Hazards

Steve Slick   Thu, Jul 27, 2017, 10:37 AM

What impact will we see from President Trump's revised executive order requiring both the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA to participate in National Security Council deliberations?

National Security Council (NSC)

NSPM-4: “Organization of the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and Subcommittees”: A Summary

Jordan Brunner   Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 2:53 PM

A summary of the revised National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-4) reorganizing the National Security Council and removing Steve Bannon from the NSC and Principals Committee.

Politics & National Security

Best Military Intelligence Foreign Policy Political Advice: The Problem With National Security Presidential Memorandum 2

Michael J. Gottlieb   Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 9:45 AM

Separate from the concerns that some have expressed regarding Bannon’s ideology or his qualifications to serve in his new role, the decision to install the White House’s chief political strategist as a key decision maker within the NSC policy process is an ill-conceived decision that threatens to politicize the NSC policy-making process from top to bottom.

National Security Council

NSPM 2—Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council: A Summary

Jordan Brunner   Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 11:12 PM

 

Earlier today, President Donald Trump issued NSPM-2, which reorganizes the National Security Council. Every president that comes into office creates a National Security Policy Memorandum to reorganize the NSC to reflect their own sensibilities. Below is a summary of how President Trump has organized his NSC.

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