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Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security

The Hayden Center at the Schar School of Policy and Government provides for the full examination of intelligence and its interplay with US national security.

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Founder

A retired four-star general, General Michael V. Hayden is the founder of the Hayden Center and has been a distinguished visiting professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government since 2009. He is a CNN national security analyst and frequent commentator in top publications, and is valued for his expertise on intelligence matters, cyber security, government surveillance, geopolitics, and more.

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Director

Larry Pfeiffer is the director of the Hayden Center, overseeing its development, operations, and activities.  He is a highly respected and recognized expert in the areas of national and homeland security policy, crisis management, intelligence strategy, analysis and collection, overt and covert operations, and budgetary matters.

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Latest News
SPYMASTERS: A Conversation with Christopher Whipple
November 11, 2020
2020 Vision: Will My Vote Count?
October 20, 2020
A Conversation with Andrew McCabe
October 13, 2020
Cipher Brief Academic Incubator Article: "Why the U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal has Already Failed"
October 08, 2020
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Upcoming Events
EXTERNAL EVENT - National Security Institute: "Revisiting Treasury's War: The History and Future of the Treasury Department's Role in National Security"
December 01, 2020
EXTERNAL EVENT - INSA: "Future of the National Security Cyber Workforce"
December 01, 2020
EXTERNAL EVENT - INSA: "Wednesday Wisdom with John Beieler, Director of Science and Technology, ODNI"
December 02, 2020
EXTERNAL EVENT - National Security Institute: "Natsec Nightcap with Special Representative Elliot Abrams"
December 03, 2020
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Distinguished Senior Fellow

Michael Morell, the Hayden Center's Distinguished Senior Fellow and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Schar School, is one of the leading national security professionals in the country with extensive experience in intelligence and foreign policy. During his 33-year career at the CIA, Michael served as Deputy Director for over three years, and also served twice as Acting Director.

Michael was both with President Bush on 9/11 and with President Obama during the raid that killed bin Laden.

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Faculty Advisory Committee

The Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security is counseled by an advisory committee comprising distinguished members of the faculty of the Schar School of Policy and Government.

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 The Hayden Center looks to these experts in regional studies, transnational issues, international economics, public policy, and all aspects of governance to provide guidance.

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Recent Tweets
Hayden Center • 5 hours 6 min ago
Thread from fmr Director of @CIA @JohnBrennan discussing assassination of Iranian nuclear program head. 👇 twitter.com/johnbrennan/st…
Hayden Center • 5 hours 15 min ago
RT @ForeignPolicy: In Catherine Belton’s new book, “Putin’s People,” a new perspective of Putin’s regime and his relationship with the KGB…
Hayden Center • 9 hours 24 min ago
RT @CarolynFahm: @GenMhayden We can never thank-you enough General Hayden. You put country and duty ahead of comfort by speaking out and n…
Hayden Center • 9 hours 40 min ago
RT @john_sipher: In Lieu of Fun, Episode 246: John Sipher Deciphers Espionage youtu.be/F0D8WNAReSo via @YouTube
Hayden Center • 15 min 2 sec ago
RT @KenDilanianNBC: Here is a piece by a former CIA and DIA official laying out some of the counterintelligence concerns about Trump: https…
Hayden Center • 56 min 2 sec ago
We introduced @suemgordon22 to @NatSecAnswers and this was the result. Check out this thread 👇 twitter.com/natsecanswers/…
Hayden Center • 4 hours 30 min ago
RT @AlexandraTEvans: Psst, doctoral students, recent grads, and junior faculty: @RANDCorporation is accepting applications for up to three…
Hayden Center • 7 hours 13 min ago
RT @KenDilanianNBC: Experts worry Trump can't be trusted with nation's secrets after leaving office nbcnews.com/now/video/expe… via @nbcnews
Hayden Center • 7 hours 20 min ago
RT @IntelMattersPod: "Fear was not part of the equation. It's not because I was being brave. It was simply because fear had no place right…
Hayden Center • 1 hour 10 min ago
The State of the Intelligence Community: A Conversation with former NGA Director Robert Cardillo – The Burn Bag Podcast burnbagpod.com/2020/11/19/the…
Cipher Brief Partnership

The Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security is pleased to partner with the Cipher Brief, a digital platform focused on national security and global issues, through its Academic Incubator program.

Through the Cipher Brief partnership, Schar School students are eligible for a free annual subscription to the online publication and to submit articles for its Academic Incubator column

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"Intelligence and espionage form an essential aspect of democracy that is being threatened by broader forces--questions of legitimacy, transparency, politicization, even relevancy--which are beyond the intelligence community's ability to shape or even adequately respond to. The Hayden Center seeks to help answer such questions of what the role and purpose of intelligence should be in today’s world. While the focus of this center will be intelligence and security and policy, it will of necessity create a platform for the calm discussion of these broader questions." - General Hayden

At the Center of the Policy World

Located where intelligence shapes policy—just four miles from the White House and six miles from CIA headquarters—the Hayden Center is located at the Schar School’s campus in Arlington, Virginia.