A nation must think before it acts.
FPRI’s Nada Bakos Quoted in Time
Ever since President Donald Trump tapped Gina Haspel as his choice to lead the CIA nearly two months ago, a fierce debate has engulfed Washington over her suitability to run the agency. Haspel, a 33-year intelligence operative who would become the first woman to lead the CIA, remains embroiled in controversy because of her role in the agency’s controversial interrogation and detention programs in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.