"A genuine crisis with no quick fix" Jack Devine discusses immigration on Bloomberg Radio, April 2019
Jack Devine, former chief of CIA’s worldwide operations, and founding partner and President of The Arkin Group, discusses the border crisis and the firings at DHS. Jack sees the upheaval at DHS as part of the larger process through which President Trump is finally getting people he trusts into place. He said that Trump’s initial […]
Venezuela, Mexico & Brazil: Rising Levels of Violence in Latin America
Dear Clients, Many of you know my long-standing interest and experience in Latin America, going back to when I began my CIA career in Santiago, Chile in the 1970s. I had the good fortune of heading the Latin America Division at CIA and working in many countries in Latin America, including Venezuela. It is with […]
"Cold War Games in Venezuela?" Jack Devine on BizNews Radio UK, February 2019
TAG President Jack Devine recently discussed the complicated situation in Venezuela, the struggle between the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó and the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro, and how the struggle has split the international community. Jack noted that Venezuela could be seen as another proxy war between the United States and Russia, commenting, “When […]
"In the Long Game, Maduro Goes," Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, February 2019
Jack Devine, former chief of CIA’s worldwide operations and founding partner and President of The Arkin Group, discussed Venezuela and the state of the CIA on Bloomberg Radio. He commented on the current crisis facing Venezuela and the struggle between Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó and the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro, noting that “We […]
"Should Mexican Troops Keep Fighting Cartels?" Amanda Mattingly, Latin America Advisor, December 2018
As the new Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, took office December 1, questions about his security plan started to emerge with questions about the continued role of the Mexican military in the fight against the drug cartels and organized crime. In response to a Q&A in the Latin America Advisor, TAG Senior Director Amanda […]
"‘Thanks for independence’: Ukraine’s schismatic Patriarch bestows highest award on ex-CIA ops chief," Jack Devine in Kiev, Ukraine, December 2018
As part of TAG President Jack Devine’s trip to Kiev, Ukraine, he was bestowed with the Order of St. Andrew by Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The cleric thanked Jack for the U.S. support for Ukraine’s independence and a unified Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The following is a translation of an article about the […]
Jack Devine's Fall 2018 Intelligence Report
TAG President Jack Devine’s Fall 2018 Intelligence Report includes his current assessment of the U.S. midterms, Saudi Arabia, China & NAFTA, Russia, Mexico, and Venezuela. Marching toward the Midterms Much has happened in this past quarter which will have long term domestic and international implications – a strong economy at home, a Trade War with […]
"The Saudis' Dangerous Game of Truth or Dare," Jack Devine, The Hill, October 2018
The Trump administration should insist on the truth in the Khashoggi murder, argues TAG President Jack Devine in an opinion piece published in The Hill on October 24, 2018. According to Jack, “The current flap with Saudi Arabia is one of the most complicated diplomatic crises in many years. The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal […]
"Saudis Will Need To Find Someone To Take A Fall," Jack Devine on Bloomberg Radio, October 2018
Jack Devine, former chief of CIA’s worldwide operations, and founding partner and President of The Arkin Group, discusses the escalating crisis in Saudi Arabia. Saudis Will Need To Find Someone To Take A Fall
"'A fighting war with the main enemy': How the CIA helped land a mortal blow to the Soviets in Afghanistan 32 years ago," Business Insider, October 2018
CIA veteran and TAG President Jack Devine is quoted in Christopher Woody’s article published in Business Insider on the CIA’s successful effort to drive the Soviets out of Afghanistan in the 1980s. Jack said, “The Stinger changed the course of the war.” Within two years of that first successful Stinger strike, Russian forces began to […]
