National and International Security

James Woolsey and the CIA: The Aldrich Ames Spy Case (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1996

When Washington attorney and longtime Capitol Hill staff member James Woolsey became director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1993, he inherited a bombshell that would soon become public. A joint CIA-FBI investigation had found that...

James Woolsey and the CIA: The Aldrich Ames Spy Case

Publication Date: January 01, 1996

When Washington attorney and longtime Capitol Hill staff member James Woolsey became director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1993, he inherited a bombshell that would soon become public. A joint CIA-FBI investigation had found that...

Tailhook: The Navy Response (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

The notorious Tailhook affair, the 1991 gathering of Navy pilots in Las Vegas which was marked by the harassment of female officers by drunken airmen, is well-known for its brazen assaults. Drunken convention-goers grabbed at women as they...

Tailhook: The Navy Response (B)

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

The notorious Tailhook affair, the 1991 gathering of Navy pilots in Las Vegas which was marked by the harassment of female officers by drunken airmen, is well-known for its brazen assaults. Drunken convention-goers grabbed at women as they...

Tailhook: The Navy Response (A)

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

The notorious Tailhook affair, the 1991 gathering of Navy pilots in Las Vegas which was marked by the harassment of female officers by drunken airmen, is well-known for its brazen assaults. Drunken convention-goers grabbed at women as they...

CIA and the Fall of the Soviet Empire: The Politics of "Getting it Right"

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

The abrupt disintegration in 1991 of the Soviet Union leads to accusations that the United States intelligence apparatus--the Central Intelligence Agency, in particular--had failed in its primary mission: to correctly assess the political,...

The Gulf Crisis: Building a Coalition for War

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

The Gulf War--the US led effort to oust Iraq's armed forces from neighboring, oil-rich Kuwait--may be best remembered for the sheer effectiveness of the tactics and power which achieved the US military objectives in short order. But between the...

Policing Northern Ireland: A Question of Balance (B)

Publication Date: January 1, 1993

How can normal social order be kept in a country racked by political disorder? This case describes the extreme difficulties faced by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland as it struggles to define its role in a society divided by...

Policing Northern Ireland: A Question of Primacy (A)

Publication Date: January 1, 1993

How can normal social order be kept in a country racked by political disorder? This case describes the extreme difficulties faced by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland as it struggles to define its role in a society divided by...

Preventing Pollution in Massachusetts: The Blackstone Project (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1993

This case examines the origins and follows the implementation of a radical restructuring of the way the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection conducts inspections of industrial facilities. Specifically, it tells the story of a...

Preventing Pollution in Massachusetts: The Blackstone Project

Publication Date: January 01, 1993

This case examines the origins and follows the implementation of a radical restructuring of the way the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection conducts inspections of industrial facilities. Specifically, it tells the story of a...

Sanctions against Toshiba: The Aftermath of a Scandal

Publication Date: January 01, 1991

The 1988 revelation that a subsidiary of the Japanese electronics firm Toshiba had supplied sensitive military hardware to the Soviet Union posed a surprisingly complex diplomatic problem for the Reagan administration. Although it had long been...