About the Hayden Center

The threats to global security have rarely ever been so great in scope and number—in such a complex, complicated world, intelligence has never been more vital. The Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at the Schar School for Policy and Government provides for the full examination of intelligence and its interplay with US national security, to include:

• how it works, what defines success and when it does not, what are its limits, and what the President and key decision makers should realistically expect;
• the role of intelligence—stealing secrets and providing context—and intelligence professionals in an age of information abundance, particularly in relation to other elements of government and the private sector;
• the essential role of espionage in preserving security and liberty in America and providing stability abroad;
• the persistent concerns about the politicization of intelligence;
• oversight and governance of intelligence in an era when demands for transparency are growing and leaks, unauthorized disclosures, and insider threats persist; and
• the explosion of technology and how it helps and hinders intelligence.