Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Bionotes of some Intelligence History Experts

BENJAMIN B. FISCHER served in the CIA’s Directorates of Intelligence and Operations and on the History Staff of the Center for the Study of Intelligence before retiring as Chief Historian. His monographs include A Cold War Conundrum: The 1983 Soviet-American War Scare and At Cold War’s End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991. Fischer is a former visiting fellow of the Norwegian Nobel Institute.


KEVIN GINTER is a Senior Analyst in the Security and Justice Division in the Treasury Board Secretariat of the Government of Canada in Ottawa, and he writes on Latin American security issues. He holds a B.A. (Honours) in History from the University of Winnipeg and an M.A. in History from Laval University in Québec City.


PREM MAHADEVAN is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. Previously, he attained a B.A. in War Studies and an M.A. in Intelligence Studies from King's College. He has published several articles on intelligence and counterterrorism, and has a special research interest in counter-radicalization efforts against Pan-Islamist militancy.


HELMUT MÜLLER-ENBERGS received his Ph. D. from the TU Chemnitz and is an academic staff member at the Office of the Federal Commissioner (BStU) preserving the records of the Ministry for State Security of the GDR in Berlin. He is currently guest professor at Syddansk Universitet in Danmark. The research focus is on Unofficial Emplyees (IMs) of the Ministry for State Security, GDR espionage, and intelligence psychology.

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