Truth to Power: A History of the U.S. National Intelligence Council

Gregory F. Treverton ’69 has co-written the first-ever account of the history of the National Intelligence Council (NIC), as told by its eight chairs from the end of the Cold War to 2017. Truth to Power: A History of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (Oxford University Press) covers the council’s recommendations to senior American foreign policymakers and strategic analysis of major foreign policy issues during the council’s nearly 40-year existence.

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The October 2025 cover of PAW, featuring an illustration of a woman dressed like Superman, but the S on her chest is a dollar sign.
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October 2025

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.