James Van de Velde

James Van de Velde, Ph.D., is a Lieutenant Commander in the US Naval Intelligence Reserves, an Associate Professor at the National Intelligence University, and a Lead Associate for the consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton. He has over 25 years of experience in academia, intelligence collection and analysis, political, counter terrorism and proliferation analysis and national security affairs. He is a former White House Appointee in the US Department of State for nuclear weapons arms control under President George H. W. Bush, a Lecturer and Residential College Dean at Yale University, and a career Foreign Service Officer for the US State Department of State.

China's Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Embassy

The Era for Engagement with Russia and China is Over

This spring, the Biden Administration acknowledged that it must re-write its National Security Strategy, which guides the country’s overall security strategy, no doubt in...

James Van de VeldeSeptember 6, 2022

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Joe Biden Just Weakened His Cyber Redline with Russia. That’s a Mistake.

During the U.S.-Russia June 2021 Geneva presidential summit, US President Joseph Biden handed Russian President Vladimir Putin a list of critical infrastructure inside the...

James Van de VeldeSeptember 13, 2021

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James Van de Velde

The Embassy

The Era for Engagement with Russia and China is Over

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Joe Biden Just Weakened His Cyber Redline with Russia. That’s a Mistake.

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