Hillsdale College CCA Seminar | U.S. Intelligence: History and Controversies

October 2
8:00 p.m.
“Cold War Espionage: The Golitsyn–Nosenko Controversy”
Edward Jay Epstein
Author, Assume Nothing: Encounters with Assassins, Spies, Presidents, and Would-Be Masters of the Universe

Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign policy since the American Revolution. There has always been a tension between the secrecy involved in intelligence gathering and the openness required for the people to remain sovereign as our Constitution requires. This tension intensified during the Cold War and has reached new highs since the expansion and increased power of the intelligence state following 9/11. This first CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history, importance, use, and misuse of U.S. intelligence.