Difference between revisions of "Center for Strategic & International Studies"
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'''Center for Strategic & International Studies''' (CSIS)[http://www.csis.org/index.php] is a Washington-based think tank with close ties to prominent Congressional leaders. CSIS's Middle East task force includes, among others, Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Joseph Lieberman, Republican Senator John McCain and his National Security Assistant [[Anthony Cordesman]]. | '''Center for Strategic & International Studies''' (CSIS)[http://www.csis.org/index.php] is a Washington-based think tank with close ties to prominent Congressional leaders. CSIS's Middle East task force includes, among others, Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Joseph Lieberman, Republican Senator John McCain and his National Security Assistant [[Anthony Cordesman]]. | ||
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| + | During the 1970s CSIS was known for its hard-line Cold warriors, and it is certain that many of the fellows or staff were former intelligence officials. There is no secret about this, several of them made no secret about it. When president Jimmy Carter installed Admiral Stansfield Turner as CIA director, many of the expunged operatives who had been involved in the murky side of the CIA moved to CSIS. For some decades CSIS was affiliated with Georgetown Univ., and some of the CSIS fellows taught at the university's School of Foreign Affairs -- a prime recruiting ground for the intelligence services. When Reagan reappointed Casey as director of the CIA in 1980s many of the CSIS fellow migrated back to the CIA or other intelligence agencies. | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 10 May 2006
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)[1] is a Washington-based think tank with close ties to prominent Congressional leaders. CSIS's Middle East task force includes, among others, Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Joseph Lieberman, Republican Senator John McCain and his National Security Assistant Anthony Cordesman.
During the 1970s CSIS was known for its hard-line Cold warriors, and it is certain that many of the fellows or staff were former intelligence officials. There is no secret about this, several of them made no secret about it. When president Jimmy Carter installed Admiral Stansfield Turner as CIA director, many of the expunged operatives who had been involved in the murky side of the CIA moved to CSIS. For some decades CSIS was affiliated with Georgetown Univ., and some of the CSIS fellows taught at the university's School of Foreign Affairs -- a prime recruiting ground for the intelligence services. When Reagan reappointed Casey as director of the CIA in 1980s many of the CSIS fellow migrated back to the CIA or other intelligence agencies.
