Peace and Security: The Highest Policy Priorities
The American Statesman
Publication Date: Fall 2003
If the proposition is true that society depends on peace and security, then it follows that learning, analysis, advocacy and debate on matters of this vital field ought to be priorities of all citizens, corporations, and foundations concerned about the future of our country.  {read more}

Failures of U.S. Intelligence: Americans Must Become Better Spies
The Transatlantic Response to Terrorism Special Report
Publication Date: Fall 2001
There is a growing danger that the two most important global "ships," the United States and the European Union, might pass each other in the night. As evidenced by President George W. Bush's two summer tours of Europe, and the media frenzies that preceded them, the sources of contention between the two world powers are numerous, and seemingly growing. At the heart of many of these disputes is the failure or unwillingness of one side to fully understand where the other side is coming from. If there is a positive result emanating from the tragic events of September 11, it may be that it presents a golden opportunity for the United States and the EU to work together on an issue of mutual concern: global terrorism. That will involve a significant new effort.  {read more}

Emboldening Domestic Resistance to Communism
Address to the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
Publication Date: January 28, 1999
In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union -- one of the great sea-changes of modern history -- we have heard many theories explaining how this earth-shaking event came about.I propose to share with you my own theory, having been a participant in the American side of the conflict at a time of decisive strategic importance.  {read more}

Cultural Diplomacy: A Multi-Faceted Strategic Asset of Soviet Power
Publication Date: Tuesday, December 31, 1991

Military Glasnost and Strategic Deception
Publication Date: Winter 1990

A Time to Tell the Truth
The World & I
Publication Date: June 1988
When the president is in Moscow for his summit meeting with Gorbachev, he will be staying at the U.S. ambassador's residence, Spaso House, a mansion not far from several islands in the Gulag Archipelago. As he enters its portals, he will come face to face with an imposing rendering of the American eagle, underneath which is an inscription: "Live and Let Live." One wonders if he will ask any questions about this new "national motto" and how it came to be there.   {read more}

Themes of Soviet Strategic Deception and Disinformation
Publication Date: 1987