Thomas Fingar

Thomas Fingar is Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, and Chair of the National Intelligence Council.

Articles by Thomas Fingar

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by President Donald Trump and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11. The executive order implements the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

How Trump, Musk, and DOGE are undermining US intelligence and national security

By Thomas Fingar | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

How China views US nuclear policy

By Thomas Fingar | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion