Americans for Intelligence Reform

Brad Johnson, President, and retired CIA Senior Officer and Chief of Staff. Insight into current events from an intelligence angle.

Update on an American Hero: Rich Higgins

 Our Senior Fellow, Rich Higgins, became gravely ill with COVID-19 early in 2021. He now needs a small intestine transplant after the virus caused massive clotting. The author of The Memo, he was removed in 2017 after warning of a deep state coup to remove the President. (Numerous interview with Rich are on this website.) […]

Has Biden given the Chinese a massive windfall?

Will Taiwan now fall into the hands of the communist Chinese government? Brad Johnson says China is already flying into Taiwan’s airspace. With Biden’s obvious mental decline there couldn’t be a better time for Xi Jinping.   Founder of Americans for Intelligence Reform, a non-profit organization, Brad retired after 25 years as a Senior Operative […]

Michelle Obama as next VP?

Can President Biden hold on much longer before the 25th Amendment is enacted? What would happen. Brad Johnson weighs in on possibilities.  

Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeemes: RELUCTANT MISSIVES: THE FUTURE OF WAR PART I

RELUCTANT MISSIVES: THE FUTURE OF WAR (PART ONE) by Jeemes Akers                                                                             The Early Skirmishes of an Undeclared War “Today, we are all actors in a global information war that is ubiquitous, […]

Video Journalist, Addy Adds, interviews Brad Johnson on current events

The Biden withdraw of troops from Afghanistan dominates the news. While that in itself is very important in this interview, Other parts of the story can’t be ignored: weapons; relations with China; the DOJ; Weiner’s laptop; and The Swamp. BIOGRAPHY Brad Johnson retired as a Senior Operations Officer and Chief of Station with the Central […]

Current events with Brad Johnson and audience

Recorded live on August 26, 2021. Brad Johnson discusses multiple current events with the audience.   Founder of Americans for Intelligence Reform, a non-profit organization, Brad retired after 25 years as a Senior Operative with the CIA. His multiple stations included areas fighting terrorism, and those succumbing to lawlessness, human rights violations, and communism. At […]

Russian mercenaries in Libya. Why?

Trade route conflicts increase daily. Turkey and Libya vie for part of the Mediterranean Sea. Greece, however, is drilling for oil in the same place. Why has Putin sent in the mercenary Wagner Group into Libya? Brad Johnson discusses what is at stake.  

The ignored US withdraw from Iraq

With all attention on Afghanistan right now, it is important to know the parallel track in Iraq – one that will also bring further radicalization of Jihadists. Brad Johnson explains and analyzes.

Biden’s inflation outlook

Brad Johnson covers causes of inflation and how President Biden is handling the economy. Saudi Arabia’s oil production and Biden’s overtures for more may be the answer to curbing it somewhat.  

Why does American foreign assistance fail so often?

Why does American foreign assistance fail so often? Looking beyond Afghanistan   Ronald S. Mangum, Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Retired) Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia     The recent collapse of the Afghan government after receiving billions of dollars of assistance from the United States and its allies over the past twenty years demonstrates the […]