Intelligence Liaison and Foreign Policy: The Hidden Link
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Join MS in Intelligence Analysis program director Michael Ard as he hosts former Intelligence Community leader Diana I. Bolsinger for a discussion on the interactions and exchanges between intelligence services.
Bolsinger’s current project, No Permanent Friends: How Secret Intelligence Ties Broke the U.S. Pakistani Relationship, analyzes how Washington’s secret intelligence liaison programs in Pakistan shaped the overall bilateral relationship.
An assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso, Bolsinger is the former director of UTEP’s Intelligence and National Security Studies graduate program. Her research examines how Washington’s clandestine security relationships historically have impacted U.S. policymaking.
Prior to joining UTEP, Dr. Bolsinger served in various Intelligence Community leadership roles, including assignments in South Asia, the Balkans, Northeast Asia, and Washington, DC. She holds a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Learn more about JHU’s MS in Intelligence Analysis program.