China’s Government Capitalism
SMA Executive Advisor and former chair of the NIC, Greg Treverton asks why China’s President Xi is turning against the market economy, and why now?
Geopolitics and Decoupling from China
In his latest opinion piece, SMA Executive Advisor and former Chair of the National Intelligence Council, Greg Treverton discusses the concept of decoupling: reversing globalization, in particular with regard to China, reducing reliance on supply chains in China, and even “reshoring” them
A Revolution in Intelligence Affairs?
SMA Executive Advisor and former NIC Chair Greg Treverton asks whether the intelligence agencies are agile enough to herald a revolution in intelligence affairs.
The Simple Analytics—but Impossible Politics—of Immigration
Based on the facts of US immigration, SMA Executive Advisor Greg Treverton, former Chair of the National Intelligence Council, advocates for a way to be found to grant productive undocumented immigrants legal status.
The Russia Riddle
Greg Treverton, SMA Executive Advisor and former Chair of the National Intelligence Council, ponders whether the Biden administration is inclined to reach out to Russia and whether Putin is disposed to respond
Global Trends: Peering into the Future
SMA Executive Advisor and former National Intelligence Council (NIC) Chair Greg Treverton reviews the NIC’s latest Global Trends report which looks forward to 2040.
Anecdotes in Search of a (North) American Federation
For our 6 May Town Hall, with its Cinco de Mayo theme, SMA Executive Advisor Greg Treverton reminisced on his time in Mexico and Latin America, and asked if a North American Federation is a way forward.
Agenda for the Director of National Intelligence
SMA Executive Advisor and former NIC Chair Greg Treverton lays out the top of the agenda for the new Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines: the intelligence community and open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Biden Will Test the Paradoxes of Modern Economics
What will be the effect of the Biden Administration on today’s post-modern economy, with its paradoxes of late last century fiscal and monetary verities? SMA Executive Advisor Greg Treverton looks at the issues.
Systems Thinking and National Intelligence
Could national intelligence analysis benefit from a systems thinking approach? Greg Treverton, SMA Executive Advisor and former chair of the National Intelligence Council, believes so.