Thinking About the Intelligence Community
Vincent E. McHale, Ph.D. - Marcus A. Hanna Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University |
Friday November 16, 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m.
***Special Location: Mather House 100***
Case Western Reserve University
Dear Colleagues:
General David Petraeus' resignation as Director of the CIA has put U.S.
intelligence operations back on the front page. That's not where the
community wants to be. But it is a reminder that the Intelligence
establishment's purposes and performance deserve attention.
So I'm extremely glad that Professor Vincent E. McHale is willing
to lead discussion about current issues. There's lots to consider.
How are the different intelligence bureaucracies being coordinated?
Is there pressure to bias analysis? What weight should be given
to operations vs. technical surveillance? What will be the relationships
between the intelligence agencies and the other national security
bureaucracies? General Petraeus and President Obama, like any
CIA Director and President, have influenced each of these concerns.
So what has been happening, and what happens now?
For many years, Vince McHale has taught a course each Spring on
U.S. Intelligence and National Security. He has been a frequent lecturer
at the Sherman Kent School of Intelligence Analysis of the CIA and
consultant to government agencies on European elections and election
systems. He'll make some remarks and we'll open up what should be
a wide-ranging discussion.
All best regards,
Joe White
Luxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Policy Studies
About Our Guest...
Dr. Vicent E. McHale received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1969 where he was also awarded a certificate in Russian area studies. Although his early research had focused on French and Italian electoral politics, his research and publications have expanded to include politics, political systems, and socio-political change across Europe, with his most recent article being “Democratic Transition and the Evolution of Mass Politics in Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe,” Historical Social Research (XX:2, 1995). He also has published on crime and violence in 19th-century Europe. His books include Vote, Clivages Socio-politiques, et Developpement Regional en Belgique (1974), Evaluating Transnational Programs in Government and Business (co-edited, 1980), and a two-volume edited work, Political Parties of Europe (1983).
Dr. McHale has been supported by grants from both the Canadian and United States governments. Early in his career he was principal investigator for a National Science Foundation grant (NSF-IG-72) focusing on developmental change, social dissent, and political opposition in Europe. He was project director for a two-year United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare grant entitled “Transnational Issues: A Proposal for Curricular Development” (G00-760-3403). This latter grant provided the foundation for the undergraduate international studies program at Case Western Reserve University.
For 27 years, Professor McHale served as Chair of the Case Western Reserve University Department
of Political Science. His courses include our introduction to comparative politics as well as western European
politics, varieties of electoral systems and political violence, in addition to his course on the U.S.
intelligence enterprise.
Parking Possibilities
We regret that there is no convenient free parking. The two closest lots are the Severance Hall garage, which can
be entered from East Boulevard, and the parking lot of the Church of the Covenant on Euclid, which can be
entered from the north side of Euclid Ave, opposite Cornell Road. From Severance, exit by the elevator that says
"Thwing Center." Then walk around the Thwing Center to your left; turn right and walk past the construction and
in between Mather House and Mather Dance. Turn right and enter Mather House about ten yards down the walkway.
From the Church parking lot, walk west, go down the steps to the walkway, and Mather House is in front of you.
Room 100 is to the right after you enter Mather House.
Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers:
November 23: No Session - Thanksgiving Break
November 30: The Medium is the Message: What Happens When Universities Digitize Course Evaluations. With Timothy J. Fogarty, Professor of Accountancy.
December 7: The “Chicago Boys” Without Pinochet: Privatization and Protest in Chile. With Diane Haughney, Ph.D. |
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Upcoming Events
The Price of Justice: The Federal Budget and the Federal Courts
A discussion with Chief Judge Solomon Oliver of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Chief Judge Patricia Morgenstern-Claren of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and Professor Joseph White of the CWRU Department of Political Science, Tuesday November 13, 2012, 12:00 p.m., Room 157, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 11075 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Food and beverages provided. Sponsored by the Northern District of Ohio chapter of the Federal Bar Association
This program will focus both on the implications of a sequestration order if Congress and the President cannot agree on alternative ways of addressing the federal budget deficit and on the budgetary constraints facing the federal courts even if sequestration can be avoided. This is a really important subject, both for lawyers and the general public, but it has not received very much attention.
The Energy Renaissance and Implications for U.S. Energy Policy
A discussion with Betty Simkins, Ph.D., Williams Companies Professor of Business
Professor of Finance, Spears School of Business
Oklahoma State University, Thursday, November 15, 2012, 2 p.m., Nord Hall, Room 310, Case Western Reserve University, 2095 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Sponsored by the CWRU Energy Alliance. For more information and registration, please go to http://energy.case.edu/speaker-series-Betty-Simkins
The shock of the 1970s' oil price increases awakened the U.S. to the risk of uncertain energy supply and the importance of energy to economic development. Fast forward to 2012 -- the U.S. is now undergoing a shock of a different type, an energy renaissance, resulting in dramatic increases in natural gas and crude oil supply. In this talk, Professor Simkins will discuss what she refers to as five energy realities, all of which have important implications for U.S. energy policy.
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