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Zachery Tyson Brown

Zachery Tyson Brown is an intelligence specialist and strategic futurist who works at the intersection of national security, disruptive technologies, and organizational design. He is a Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project, a proclaimed U.S. Army “Mad Scientist,” and serves on the board of the Military Writers Guild.
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The US Intelligence Community Is Being Disrupted

Intel agencies aren’t businesses, but they'd better learn from private-sector giants gone by.

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The US Intelligence Community Is Caught in a Collector’s Trap

The information haystack in which we search for useful needles is growing faster than we could ever catch up. Gathering more hay isn't the answer.

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All This ‘Innovation’ Won’t Save the Pentagon

The Defense Department, a hierarchy fixated on technology, is unequipped to confront a world of disruptive challenges.

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What ‘Game of Thrones’ Teaches Us About Intelligence

George R.R. Martin’s maesters are close to Kent’s ideal intelligence professional — with illuminating similarities and differences.

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