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  • The Steady State

    The 400+ members of the Steady State are former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

  • Jonathan M Winer

    Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement and Special Envoy for Libya

  • Annie Pforzheimer

    Former diplomat, 30-plus years in the Foreign Service, postings in Afghanistan, El Salvador, Mexico, and South Africa. Professor of International Relations & advocate.

  • Greg Rushford

    I'm a former congressional aide (defense & intelligence) and a former journalist based in the Washington, D.C. area who is now a member of The Steady State (thesteadystate.org).

  • BILL PIEKNEY

    Four years US Navy, 30 years CIA Senior Operations Executive, 5 years senior consultant at ODNI, International Consultant in Intelligence and National Security.

  • Doug Clapp

    Retired USCG Captain and former Senior Analyst for USNORTHCOM with Maritime Safety and Security experience.

  • Charles A. Ray

    I am a writer, primarily specializing in westerns, but also exploring other genres. I comment on a wide range of topics, currying favor with no one, and sparing no one.

  • Martha Duncan

    A 38 years career with DOD/DIA included 23 years as MI officer, LATAM analyst, NMJIC, Reserve Attache, OO, Chief HUMINT Management Enterprise, led development of HUMINT Operational Policy Manuals. Deployments to Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan.

  • Jaime Ellison

    Former senior intelligence officer with nearly 20 yrs of service in DoD and DHS, specializing in counterintelligence and security. Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Applied Operations Research in Terrorism Risk Analysis.

  • Lauren C Anderson

    A former FBI exec who spent nearly three decades running toward the crises most people run from. Member of CFR, co-host of the Steady State Sentinel podcast, writing about national security, rule of law, trust, courage, and shared humanity.

  • Robert Bruce Adolph
  • James P Petrila
  • José Pitti

    José Pitti is a Maryland and D.C. licensed attorney and founder of Pitti Law. www.pitti.law

  • Lauren Skompinski

    a public law attorney sending out democracy patch notes. \ud83d\udcbe \ud83e\udeb6

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