Michael V. Hayden Center

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Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security
Formation2017;7 years ago (2017)
Founder Michael V. Hayden
Type Foreign Policy, National Security, Intelligence Studies, International Security, Intelligence Analysis, and International Relations Public Policy think tank
Headquarters3351 Fairfax Drive
Location
Coordinates 38°53′05″N77°06′03″W / 38.884622°N 77.100731°W / 38.884622; -77.100731
Larry Pfeiffer
Parent organization
 George Mason University - Schar School of Policy and Government
Affiliations(2017–present)
Website haydencenter.gmu.edu

The Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security (Hayden Center) is a think tank in Arlington, Virginia focused on the intelligence community including topics related to intelligence studies education, intelligence analysis techniques, and the operations of intelligence agencies, as well as public policy and international relations related to national security, international security, and foreign policy through shared experiences of senior intelligence service leaders, military officers, elected officials, journalists, academics, and other civilian scholars. It is housed within the Schar School of Policy and Government [1] but also cooperates with the Antonin Scalia Law School’s National Security Institute (another think tank) in conducting research around legal issues pertaining to national security; [2] both of which are affiliated with George Mason University.

Contents

History

The Hayden Center was created in October 2017 by Michael V. Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, retired Four-star general and highest ranking intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. [1] Hayden came to George Mason in 2009 with his long time General counsel Robert Deitz, and the two have served as professors at the Schar School of Policy and Government since then. [3] The Hayden Center was created at the Schar School in 2017.

Programs and events

Events

The center retains a number of scholars for publications, debates, and public forums including intelligence and foreign policy professionals, journalists, and politicians. The events are frequently broadcast nationally on the C-SPAN Network, and soundbytes and quotes from discussions have appeared frequently in national media outlets. [4] Previous speakers and hosts have included a range of federal agency leaders, including former Directors of Central Intelligence Gates, Woolsey, Deutch, Tenet, McLaughlin, and Goss, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper as well as former Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency Hayden, Morell, Petraeus, and Brennan. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace interviewing James Clapper, Mike Rogers, Philip Mudd, and Michael Hayden at the Hayden Center Hayden Center with Clapper.jpg
MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace interviewing James Clapper, Mike Rogers, Philip Mudd, and Michael Hayden at the Hayden Center

From the National Security Agency, former Director Michael Rogers and former General Counsel Glenn Gerstell have joined the center on occasion. From the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, former Director Robert Cardillo, from the FBI, former acting Director Andrew McCabe, as well as former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Susan M. Gordon, former Assistant Attorney General for DOJ OLC Jack Goldsmith, and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis Leslie Ireland. [10] [11] [5] [6] [7] [8] [12]

During seminars on legislative oversight and the role of Congress in intelligence, a variety of current and former members of the Congressional intelligence committees have appeared, including sitting Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) Senator Mark Warner, former members Saxby Chambliss and Bill Nelson and former House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) members Jane Harman and Mike Rogers. [13] [14]

Several senior military officers have also appeared at the Center, including NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark and Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Admiral Bill McRaven. [15]

Senior members of the foreign affairs press have also attended the center, sometimes interviewing other guests. Journalists who have joined the Center in the past have included NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell, CBS News Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Margaret Brennan, MSNBC Senior Political Analyst Nicolle Wallace, CBS News National Security Correspondent Olivia Gazis, Washington Post Intelligence Columnist David Ignatius, and Washington Post National Security Editor Peter Finn. [10] Several events have also been hosted by The National Press Club. [10] [11]

Other work

The center has cohosted events with Lawfare on the subject of the President's Daily Briefing. [16] Its also hosted live tapings of CBS News' Intelligence Matters Podcast which is hosted by senior fellow Michael Morell. [17]

The Cipher Brief

The Hayden Center is part of an academic incubator program with The Cipher Brief, an intelligence and national security tradepaper founded by former CNN Intelligence Correspondent Suzanne Kelly, where the Center's students are occasionally published in the publication's periodicals. [18]

Michael Hayden Stroke

In 2018 founder Michael Hayden was hospitalized for a stroke shortly after a highly publicized online row with President Trump over criticism of the administration by former intelligence officials who retained Top Secret security clearances in retirement. [19] The incident culminated in President Trump stripping former CIA Director John Brennan of his clearance, reportedly at the time considering doing the same to Hayden. [20] [21] The Hayden Center put out a statement on behalf of the Hayden family which was carried in the context of the clearance fight by many national outlets. [22] [23] [24]

Leadership and scholars

Director

The Director of the Center is Larry Pfeiffer, who served as director of the White House Situation Room during the Obama Administration and previously as Chief of Staff of the Central Intelligence Agency under Director Michael Hayden. [25]

Fellows

Faculty Committee

Board of Advisors

The Center also has an undisclosed Board of Advisors composed of non-academic "intelligence, national security, legal, corporate, and international security" communities who guide strategy. [1]

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