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March 2nd, 2010
Tom Fingar reports on earthquake from Santiago
in the news: Stanford News on March 1, 2010Tom Fingar, an alum and a fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, was in the Chilean capital of Santiago when the Feb. 27 earthquake struck. Fingar, former chairman of the National Intelligence Council, has spent winter quarter teaching Bing Overseas Studies Program students in Chile "Global Issues, Local Politics and American Foreign Policy" and "How to Analyze National Security Issues." Read more »
October 26th, 2009
Using intelligence to shape the future
CISAC, FSI Stanford News"We spend $45 billion annually to reduce uncertainty, to help us combat threats to our nation, our people, and our security," said Payne Distinguished Lecturer Thomas Fingar in his third Payne lecture, devoted to anticipating the future--"not for purposes of prediction but for purposes of shaping it." Noting that strategic intelligence treats the future neither as "inevitable or immutable," Fingar employed real-life examples from his career in national intelligence to explore concrete ways intelligence can be used to move developments in a more positive direction. 
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August 26th, 2009
Thomas Fingar assesses Iran's nuclear capability
in the news: National Public Radio on August 24, 2009Thomas Fingar is interviewed in a weeklong NPR series on the uncertainty surrounding Iran's nuclear capability. The audio interview can be downloaded from National Public Radio's website at www.npr.org.
- » NPR Aug 24: "Uncertainty Surrounds Iran's Nuclear Capability"
- » NPR Aug 25: "Could Deterrence Counter a Nuclear Iran?"
May 19th, 2009
Spies collect data, analysts provide insight
FSI Stanford, CISAC NewsThomas Fingar, the nation's first Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (2005-08), offered the second lecture of the 2009 Distinguished Payne Lecture series, "Reducing Uncertainty: Intelligence and National Security," on Tuesday May 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Encina Hall's Bechtel Conference Center. FSI Acting Director Stephen Krasner introduced Fingar. Just as Fingar's first lecture exposed myths, fears, and exponentially rising expectations, in this talk he tackled the roles and responsibilities of today's intelligence community -- spies collect the data, analysts provide insight and seasoned analysis. Audio & Video transcripts available paper available
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May 8th, 2009
Energy, Markets, and Geopolitics
AnnouncementAs part of "The Geopolitics of Energy" seminar series at Harvard's Belfer Center for International Studies, Thomas Fingar, 2009 Payne Distinguished Lecturer, and the nation's first Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (2005-08), delivered a talk titled "Energy, Markets, and Geopolitics."
April 1st, 2009
National Security, the G20 and the global financial crisis
in the news: Democracy Arsenal on April 1, 2009Thomas Fingar, 2009 Payne Distinguished Lecturer, and the nation's first Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (2005-08), participated in a conference call coordinated by the National Security Network where he delivered opening remarks discussing the broad geopolitical implications of the economic crisis. Brad Stetser, Fellow for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations, followed with a preview of the G20 and a more refined look at the macroeconomic and international economic institutional angle. The call was then opened to questions from the press.
March 9th, 2009
Thomas Fingar offers insights on intelligence and national security
FSI Stanford, CISAC News"How many of you collect or analyze intelligence?" asked Thomas Fingar, the nation's first Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (2005-08), launching the 2009 Payne Lecture Series. We all collect and analyze information, which is precisely what intelligence seeks to do -- to reduce uncertainty and inform decisions, especially those related to national security and safety. Audio & Video transcripts available paper available
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