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"Demystifying Women in Intelligence - A Conversation," An Intelligence Lunch with Cynthia Epler and Cecile Caplin

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

The Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host an Intelligence Lunch on Wednesday, November 15th from 12:00pm-1:00pm in the 3rd floor conference room at One Brattle Square (OB-350). Cynthia Epler and Cecile Caplin, Recanati-Kaplan Fellows at the Belfer Center, will be hosting a conversation on "Demystifying Women in Intelligence." Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Director of the Intelligence Project, will moderate.

No RSVP necessary. Harvard ID's checked at the door. Lunch from Flour Bakery will be served. 

Date: Time: - Location: Room 350

About

Recanati-Kaplan Fellows share their professional experiences from Afghanistan to Paris and discuss the role of women in intelligence. From uncovering Benedict Arnold to providing actionable intelligence on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the role of women continues to change in a dynamic, threat-rich world.

Biography

Cynthia Epler is a Recanati-Kaplan Fellow from DIA where she serves as an expert on irregular warfare, systems targeting, and Islam in the Middle East and South Asia. She completed six deployments earning accolades as the advisor to the Commander of Allied Forces Afghanistan and most recently, enabled military operations countering ISIS. She earned her masters at the University of St. Andrews, while working for the Center for the Study of Political Violence and Terrorism. After graduating from Michigan, she taught overseas under the Fulbright program.

Cécile Caplin joined the French government 12 years ago as a political analyst on Afghanistan. Cécile served in the French Embassy in Kabul for a year and three years in Caracas, Venezuela. Cécile became adviser on Asia and the Americas. She holds a degree in political sciences and earned a master degree in international administration at the university Pantheon Assas in Paris. She speaks fluently French, English, Spanish and Italian.

 

 

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