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Leon E. Panetta

Former Secretary of Defense

Leon E. Panetta
Leon E. Panetta is chairman of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy. He was the 23rd U.S. secretary of defense from 2011 to 2013, and CIA director from 2009 to 2011.
Ideas

Teamwork Led Us to Bin Laden and Can Keep America Safe

As we look back on the Osama bin Laden raid of a decade ago, three lessons stand out.

  • Leon E. Panetta and Jeremy Bash
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America Must Shape the World’s AI Norms — or Dictators Will

Four former U.S. defense secretaries issue a warning about China and a wake-up call to Americans on artificial intelligence.

  • William Cohen, Leon E. Panetta, Chuck Hagel and Ash Carter
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In the Global Power Era, Remember the Bin Laden Raid

The Defense Department must make choices, but we cannot become complacent about the fight against terrorism.

  • Leon E. Panetta