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The Insider Threat: How America's Enemies Undermine It from Within
with Adam Lovinger

Monday, December 23, 2024
1:00PM Eastern Time

The abuse of security clearances as a political weapon within the U.S. national security bureaucracy threatens not just individual careers but the integrity of American defense and diplomacy, both in the Middle East and more broadly. What is the nature of the problem? How are security clearances used to silence dissent and eliminate adversaries? How does this affect U.S. responses to strategic challenges?

Adam S. Lovinger is vice president at the Gold Institute for International Strategy. He served in the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment during 2006-17 and as senior director for strategic assessments at the National Security Council in 2017. He is the author of  The Insider Threat: How the Deep State Undermines America from Within(Encounter Books, 2024). Mr. Lovinger holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a J.D. from Georgetown University.

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