Author Archive

Gregory F. Treverton

Professor, USC

Gregory F. Treverton is Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He has served as chairman of the National Intelligence Council, director of the RAND Corporation’s Center for Global Risk and Security, and a staffer for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
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The director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job

A veteran of White House intelligence operations explains why.

  • Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation
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The National Security Council is missing in action

The Trump administration's lack of a consistent rationale for the war on Iran underscores the importance of a functioning NSC.

  • Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation
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How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on top of threats from around the world

A former chairman of the National Intelligence Council offers an explainer.

  • Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation