“The Price of Intelligence” was a discussion surrounding the ethical implications of intelligence gathering since its inception to modern day. The talk jumped from satellite imagery, to wire-tapping, to torture, all in an effort to distill the moral implications of gathering information at each particular step in the intelligence gathering process.
Below are photos from the event:
The panelists who took part in this discussion are:
Capt. Timothy Doorey, USN (Ret.): Capt. Doorey is the Maritime Security Program Manager at the Naval Post Graduate school in Monterey, California. He previously developed content, led and taught executive-level Mobile Education Teams all over the globe. He has also had extensive experience in acquiring and assessing intelligence for United States and allied coalition forces.
Alexander Hecht: Mr. Hecht is a graduate of the George Washington University with a BA in political science. After graduating from GW in 2008, Alex worked as a legal researcher for a New York based criminal defense firm, and in 2011 began working with a small Virginia-based defense contractor, the MASY Group. While at MASY, Alex trained members of DoD’s Joint Military Attaché School (JMAS) in detecting and subverting foreign intelligence and terrorist surveillance TTPs. After leaving the MASY group in late 2011, Alex joined the Navanti Group as a Eurasia Researcher in 2012, and in mid 2013, Alex transitioned to Team Lead for the company’s Social Media Analysis team, and Project Manager for Navanti’s innovation, research, and development arm, Navanti Labs.
Dr. Edward Laurance: Dr.Laurance is a professor at the Monterey Institute who specializes in security and development issues. He has previously worked for the United Nations Development Program and has also published numerous essays on development and disarmament. His contribution to the discussion reflected an interest of his, which is how to balance the expectations of being an impartial aid worker with the responsibility of potentially reporting nefarious activity or information that may be useful for the aid worker’s country.
