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Bilateral Consequences of Compromised Intelligence Operations, 1985-2020

Apr. 25, 2025 by Chris Taylor

From Intelligence Project

Explainer

Explainer: The U.S. National Security Council (NSC)

Apr. 7, 2025 by Preston Marquis
Event Summary

Belfer Center Senior Fellow Beth Sanner Teaches Students the Art of Briefing

April 2, 2025 by Maria Robson-Morrow
Q&A

U.S.-Ukraine Intelligence Sharing: A Conversation with Calder Walton

Mar. 12, 2025

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Bilateral Consequences of Compromised Intelligence Operations, 1985-2020

Apr. 25, 2025 by Chris Taylor

Reports & Papers

Explainer: The U.S. National Security Council (NSC)

Apr. 7, 2025 by Preston Marquis

Explainer

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

8-10 minute read

President Barack H. Obama chairs a National Security Council meeting.

Belfer Center Senior Fellow Beth Sanner Teaches Students the Art of Briefing

April 2, 2025 by Maria Robson-Morrow

Event Summary

U.S.-Ukraine Intelligence Sharing: A Conversation with Calder Walton

Mar. 12, 2025

Q&A

from Ukraine

5 minutes

Ukrainian servicemen of Khartia brigade loading shell into M101 Howitzer before firing towards Russian positions in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Private Sector Intelligence Careers: Analyzing Job Titles and Professional Trends

January 31, 2025 by Judit Gaspar, Maria Robson-Morrow and Katherine Tucker

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

The Role of the Director of National Intelligence

Jan. 29, 2025 by Michael Miner

Explainer

5 minute read

Silhouette of a military man in headphones at a laptop against the background of a video wall of glowing screens

Recommendations to Better Protect Against Foreign Interference in Canada

Jan. 28, 2025

Testimonies

from Foreign Interference Commission

Intelligence outsourcing for non-traditional clients: the rise of private sector intelligence providers

January 6, 2025 by Katherine Tucker and Maria Robson-Morrow

Article

from Intelligence and National Security