China Expert Dennis Wilder on U.S. Policy Towards Beijing
Intelligence Matters
Keeping on the Arc of Policymaking
CNN's John Defterios talks with former CIA director Dennis R. McHenry. He says he learned from Marty Peterson that analysts are "optional equipment for the policymaker" The job is to establish one policymaker at a time that our brand is reliable, he says. And timeliness is the key: If you deliver great analysis before policymakers are focused on the issue, it's often ignored.
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