The Steady State
The Steady State, Jonathan M Winer, John Sipher, Steven Cash, David Corn, Doug Clapp, Charles A. Ray, Mark Fitzpatrick, Martha Duncan, Mark Goodman, Harry I. Hannah, Robert Bruce Adolph, James P PetrilaThe Steady State is 400+ former national security and intelligence officials united by their oath to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Join us for expert analysis and discussions to help understand uncertain times.
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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.”
Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement and Special Envoy for Libya
Former CIA officer, would-be Hollywood producer. Atlantic Council and Hayden Center Fellow.
Former -Executive Director, Intelligence Enterprise Program Office (A) & Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Intel. & Analysis; Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer; Director, Counterintelligence Program Office (A)
Journalist
Retired USCG Captain and former Senior Analyst for USNORTHCOM with Maritime Safety and Security experience.
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.
Mark Fitzpatrick is a retired US diplomat who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-Proliferation. He is an Associate Fellow at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, where he produced ten books on nuclear dangers,
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.
Mark Goodman is a senior scientist who worked on international nuclear policy for the U.S. government for 30 years. He is a fellow at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies and a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Former Senior Intelligence Analyst with four decades of experience with CIA, DIA, and supporting ODNI.
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