Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Dan Gallington is a national security and intelligence policy consultant who formerly served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense.  In a recent issue of Human Events, he warns that the US appears to be veering toward tacit acceptance of an Iranian nuclear program.  Gallington writes that the administration seems ready to rely on a Cold War "deterrence" model to avert attack, rather than a determination to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear arms in the first place.  But he argues that the Cold War model does not apply to Iran, and that relying on it could result in devastating consequences. Click below to read the article in full.

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Deterring Iran.pdf

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Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow David Smith writes in a recent issue of the Georgian publication Tabula about deadly bombings carried out against Ugandan fans gathered to watch the World Cup.  Amb. Smith writes that the terrorist group that claimed responsibility, Somalia's Al Shabab, is not only a product of the failed Somalian state but also shows signs of becoming increasingly radical and violent.  "In some senses, Afghanistan has come to East Africa," writes Amb. Smith, who warns that the international community must carefully calibrate its response. Click below to read the article in full.

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Tabula_7_26_10.pdf

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A Discussion Forum, "Intelligence Management and Oversight: How Are We Doing?" at the Institute on July 26 posed provocative questions about challenges facing the intelligence community, especially in the current "culture of disclosure" represented by the WikiLeaks case.  The program was presented by the Advanced Technical Intelligence Association in conjunction with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and the Intelligence and National Security Association, and featured guest speaker Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan.  Click here to watch C-SPAN's coverage of the program in full.

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Tevi Troy, PhD, is a former deputy secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.  In a recent article for Politico, he scrutinizes the Obama administration's reaction to the BP oil spill - and argues that too many layers of bureaucracy are muddling both the response to the disaster and subsequent investigations into how it happened. Writes Dr. Troy, "The problem is that if everyone is responsible for the response, ultimately, no one is." Click here to read the article in full.