Intelligence History Applied to Modern Threats
Research and analysis focused on the persistent structures, vulnerabilities, and evolution of domestic intelligence systems.
Publications
Books
Long-form published work on intelligence and national security.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Current research examines intelligence in the domestic setting—federal, state, local, and tribal systems—including the evolution of the Department of Homeland Security, the interagency border intelligence enterprise, and the theory and practice of counterintelligence. This work also explores the development of a lessons-learned framework to address challenges unique to intelligence operations within the United States.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Scholarly articles and research published in academic journals.
“The FBI’s Border Coverage (BOCOV) Program and the Ambiguity of Intelligence Missions” – International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 2023.
“The FBI and foreign intelligence in the domestic setting” – Intelligence and National Security. 2023.
“Assessing the FBI’s pre-1979 counterintelligence operations against China” – Intelligence and National Security. 2022.
“Inside Out: Domestic Origins of U.S. Foreign Intelligence” – International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 2020.
“Designing Intelligence” – International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 2020.
“From Old Left to New Left: The FBI and the Sino–Soviet Split” – International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 2019.
“Congress and Counterintelligence: Legislative Vulnerability to Foreign Influences” – International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 2018.
“Intelligence collection versus investigation: how the ethos of law enforcement impedes development of a US informational advantage” – Intelligence and National Security. 2018.
“Intelligence and the Intelligentsia: Exploitation of U.S. Think Tanks by Foreign Powers” – International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 2017.
“Information Technology (IT) woes and intelligence agency failures: the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s troubled IT evolution as a microcosm of a dysfunctional corporate culture” – Intelligence and National Security. 2017.
“The Threat Review and Prioritization trap: how the FBI’s new Threat Review and Prioritization process compounds the Bureau’s oldest problems” – Intelligence and National Security. 2015.
“From TOPLEV to ALCHEMY: the evolution of one FBI approach to addressing foreign influence” – Intelligence and National Security
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Additional writing, contributions, and related publications.
Selected Articles from Lawfare
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Foreign Intelligence Collection
Selected Articles from Lawfare
The Unfinished Business of Information Sharing: Why the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division Belongs With DHS
Selected Articles from Just Security
Tech Pressure on Privacy: National Security Requires a Fuller View of Corporate Social Responsibility
Selected Articles from Just Security
Getting Intelligence Reform Right This Time: New Threats Bring New Opportunities
Selected Articles from The Hill
Russian social media meddling a new spin on an old trick