Is the US intelligence community’s greatest struggle with the American people, who expect it to keep them safe but not at the cost of their liberty and principles?
Join Dr. Jeffrey P. Rogg, author of The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence in conversation with former CIA Museum historian and bestselling author Dr. Nicholas Reynolds. Rogg will describe how he used original research to develop a new interpretation of US history from the Revolutionary War to the present day. They will explore the origins and evolution of intelligence in America, including its overlooked role in some of the key events that shaped the nation. And how do these events echo today? They’ll reveal the historical origins of contemporary controversies in American intelligence that continue to receive widespread, constant attention in the news. They’ll discuss Rogg’s concept of US civil-intelligence relations to explain the fraught interaction between intelligence and the society it serves. However, Reynolds and Rogg will not just explore questions from the past, but also the questions for the future that the United States must confront as intelligence gains ever greater importance in the twenty-first century.
The Spy and the State will be available for sale and signing after the conversation.
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