Michael Dempsey

VP:Corporate & Strategy

Michael Dempsey is the national intelligence fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former acting director of national intelligence.

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Bloomberg Opinion

Three Looming Crises That May Rattle Oil Markets

Iranian sanctions, Venezuelan unrest and Libyan terrorists could push prices up.

June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018

OpinionMichael Dempsey

Three Looming Crises That May Rattle Oil Markets

Iranian sanctions, Venezuelan unrest and Libyan terrorists could push prices up.

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April 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

OpinionMichael Dempsey

U.S. and China Have Bigger Problems Than a Trade War

Fake islands, the Taiwan Travel Act and Chinese outreach to Russia are making military conflict more likely.

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March 19, 2018

March 19, 2018

OpinionMichael Dempsey

Putin Won at the Ballot Box. He's Losing Elsewhere.

Russia increasingly faces a mess in Syria, U.S. aid to Ukraine, harsh sanctions, and anemic economic growth.

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November 7, 2017

November 7, 2017

OpinionMichael Dempsey

Putin Is Losing the Long Game on Foreign Policy

Yes, he took Crimea and propped up Assad. But his economy is a mess and he faces the NATO he always feared.

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