Zohran Mamdani’s Professional Background
BRIEFING — Zohran Mamdani’s Professional Background
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Trend data about the U.S. Government Shutdown
On or about September 30, 2025, the United States Congress failed to pass legislation which would fund U.S. Government operations. Under the Antideficiency Act, the Federal Government is prohibited from obligating or…
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What Is a GLOMAR Response?
Sometimes, U.S. Federal Government employees respond to a question such that they “neither confirm nor deny” anything about the inquiry. What is the history of this response? A GLOMAR response is a non-committal reply…
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The History of the Czech Intelligence Service
Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia perhaps do not evoke the average person’s curiosity when it comes to intelligence agencies. But this enigmatic nation goes to show that if a country has shown a history of…
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The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act
Final regulations were issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on January 17, 2020, implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA). These regulations amend the rules governing…
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The World’s First Permanent Military Intelligence Service
Where does the modern intelligence agency come from? One is always tempted to think of the Russians, especially with the Tsar having employed a secret police service in the 19th Century called the Okhrana, which…
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Operation Iraqi Freedom, cognitive bias, and intelligence
In our training course How to Avoid Strategic Mind Traps, we examine the role of cognitive bias in distorting out view of the future. The course explores social biases, memory biases, decision-making biases, and…
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You Might Not Hate All of Trump’s New Policies
LIVE — Sunday, March 16, 2025 · 5:00 PM ET A Sunday-evening live briefing answering audience questions on national security, politics, culture,…
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The End of Corporate Media
BRIEFING — The End of Corporate Media The problem with the news is not that it is partisan. The problem with the news is that it is dumb — and it is…
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Trump Shows Why Political Trends Are Important
Political trends, unless you do business in an unstable environment such as Central Asia or South America, are frequently considered outside the purview of most business strategists. Moreover, when those strategists…
