14 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
The Central Intelligence Agency — the primary US foreign intelligence service created in 1947 — which funded 20+ years of parapsychology research (Stargate, Grill Flame, Center Lane) based on evidence from the SRI remote viewing program that anomalous cognition might provide intelligence value.
American statesman and general who served as National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War, and 65th Secretary of State — the first Black American to hold the top three civilian national security positions — known for the Powell Doctrine.
American China analyst at American Enterprise Institute — former DOD official — author of The China Nightmare — one of the leading analysts of Chinese military strategy and US-China relations.
American national security strategist — former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense — author of The Strategy of Denial — the leading theoretical architect of a US military strategy focused on denying China control of Taiwan.
Retired US Army General (4-star) — former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army — who was the key external advocate for the 2007 Iraq surge strategy — regular Fox News contributor on national security.
American legal scholar at UC Berkeley — former Bush DOJ official who wrote the 'torture memos' authorizing enhanced interrogation techniques — the most controversial national security lawyer in American government.
American lawyer and government official — Secretary of Homeland Security (2005–2009) — federal judge — US Attorney for New Jersey who prosecuted organized crime — co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act — founder of the Chertoff Group.
National Security Advisor under Trump (2025) — former Republican congressman from Florida — Green Beret — the first Green Beret elected to Congress — author of Warrior Diplomat.
American foreign policy official — National Security Advisor under George W. Bush (2005–2009) — former Deputy NSA under Condoleezza Rice — who managed US national security policy during the surge in Iraq and the final Bush years.
Republican Senator from Arkansas (2015–) — Harvard Law graduate — Army Ranger (Iraq, Afghanistan) — one of the most hawkish and intellectually serious Republican senators on national security.
The United States Army — which, alongside the CIA and DIA, funded the government's remote viewing research programs (Grill Flame, Center Lane, Stargate) — making it one of the three institutional clients for SRI's parapsychology research.
American historian at the University of Texas — former NSC official under Bush — author of The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink — who studies the role of religion in US foreign policy.
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is a Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in nuclear energy research, advanced reactor development, national security, and clean energy technologies. It is the nation's lead nuclear energy research laboratory and home to the world's largest nuclear testing complex.
American defense policy analyst and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, known for work on US military strategy, NATO policy, and defense transformation. Collaborator of Frederick Kagan and prominent neoconservative voice on military affairs.