Join us for an online discussion of the latest intelligence, national security, and terrorism issues in the news. Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa will lead the briefing.
Costa, a former intelligence officer of 34 years with 25 of those in active duty in hot spots such as Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq is also a past Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council. He will be joined by The Honorable Christopher C. Miller, who recently served as the Acting Secretary of Defense of the United States.
In that role from November 9, 2020 to January 20, 2021, Miller oversaw the military’s 720 billion dollar budget and led its two million service members and 700,000 civilian employees. Prior to that appointment, the Senate unanimously confirmed Miller on August 6, 2020 as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Miller became a political appointee in January 2020 to lead the Department of Defense’s (DoD) counterterrorism (CT) and irregular warfare efforts. He also served temporarily as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations. His tasks were defeating Al Qaeda, recovering American hostages, and transforming the DoD to compete against rising powers through irregular and non-traditional means. From March 2018 through December 2019, Miller served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism and Transnational Threats at the White House’s National Security Council. As the government’s senior most policy-making official in those fields, Miller developed and implemented strategy and policy and provided counsel to the National Security Advisor, Vice-President, and President. Previously, Miller served 27 years as an Army officer in the Infantry and Special Forces (Green Berets). As a Green Beret, he planned and participated in the invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, in addition to numerous other deployments worldwide.
Following their discussion of key issues, you’ll be able to ask questions via our online platform.
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