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}}'''Dr. Marin Strmecki''' is a spooky US academic who was an assistant to [[Richard Nixon]] for 16 years, member of the [[Defence Policy Board]], and Senior vice president of the [[Smith Richardson Foundation]]. An [[Afghanistan]] specialist<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/02/26/the-one-thing-you-need-to-read-about-afghanistan/</ref><ref>https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/gjia/gjia_winspr03g.pdf</ref>, he attended [[Bilderberg 2004]], where that country was one of the topics. He assessed that the "nation building" during the occupation was not going well, as it relied too much on the [[Northern Alliance]].<ref name=senate>https://web.archive.org/web/20090627061931/http://armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/2009/February/Strmecki%2002-26-09.pdf</ref>
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==Education==
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He received his B.A. from [[Harvard University]], M.A. in International Affairs from the [[Columbia University|Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs]], Ph.D. in government from [[Georgetown University]], and J.D. from [[Yale Law School]].<ref>https://prabook.com/web/marin_j.strmecki/324191</ref>
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==Career==
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In 1985, he was three weeks on the Afghan-Pakistan border, observing [[Mujahedin]] fighters<ref>https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000605740084-1.pdf</ref>.
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Strmecki worked for [[Richard Nixon]] for 16 years from [[1978]] to [[1994]] as a foreign policy assistant, assisting the former president with the research and writing of seven [[books]] on [[foreign policy]] and politics and other projects.<ref name=sourcewatch/>
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He worked as a Research Associate and Fellow in International Studies at the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] from 1985 to 1990, where he followed U.S.-Soviet issues and provided research and editorial assistance to [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]].<ref name=sourcewatch>https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marin_Strmecki</ref>
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Strmecki was s a professional staff member of the [[Senate Select Committee on Intelligence]] and the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] from 1990 to 1991, a member of the Policy Planning Staff at the [[Department of Defense]] in 1992, and a legislative assistant to Senator [[Orrin Hatch]] from [[1993]] to [[1994]].<ref name=sourcewatch/>
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In 1992, he was a Special Advisor on [[Afghanistan]] in the [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]].<ref>https://www.aspeninstitute.org/news/aspen-institute-homeland-security-group-announces-its-launch/</ref>
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He joined the [[Smith Richardson Foundation]] in [[1994]], and became Senior vice president and Program Director in [[1996]].<ref name=sourcewatch/>
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He was a policy coordinator and special advisor on [[Afghanistan]] in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2003 to 2005, and undertook a fact-finding trip to the country for the Secretary of Defense in [[2006]].<ref name=senate/>
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In 2009, he participated in a "policy powwow" with the [[Defense Policy Board]], which met to discuss a classified agenda. "The two-day gathering, which begins Wednesday and culminates with the group presenting findings to the defense secretary on Thursday, comes as the [[US/Military|military]] is managing wars in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], and as the Defense Department is hammering out a new 20-year blueprint for the entire military enterprise."<ref>https://insidedefense.com/insider/policy-powwow</ref>
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 27 February 2024

Person.png Marin Strmecki C-SPAN Prabook SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Marin Strmecki.png
BornOctober 6, 1959
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityUS
Alma materHarvard University, Columbia University, Georgetown University, Yale Law School
Member ofAspen/Strategy Group, Council on Foreign Relations/Members 3
InterestsOperation Cyclone

Dr. Marin Strmecki is a spooky US academic who was an assistant to Richard Nixon for 16 years, member of the Defence Policy Board, and Senior vice president of the Smith Richardson Foundation. An Afghanistan specialist[1][2], he attended Bilderberg 2004, where that country was one of the topics. He assessed that the "nation building" during the occupation was not going well, as it relied too much on the Northern Alliance.[3]

Education

He received his B.A. from Harvard University, M.A. in International Affairs from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University, and J.D. from Yale Law School.[4]

Career

In 1985, he was three weeks on the Afghan-Pakistan border, observing Mujahedin fighters[5].

Strmecki worked for Richard Nixon for 16 years from 1978 to 1994 as a foreign policy assistant, assisting the former president with the research and writing of seven books on foreign policy and politics and other projects.[6]

He worked as a Research Associate and Fellow in International Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies from 1985 to 1990, where he followed U.S.-Soviet issues and provided research and editorial assistance to Zbigniew Brzezinski.[6]

Strmecki was s a professional staff member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1990 to 1991, a member of the Policy Planning Staff at the Department of Defense in 1992, and a legislative assistant to Senator Orrin Hatch from 1993 to 1994.[6]

In 1992, he was a Special Advisor on Afghanistan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.[7]

He joined the Smith Richardson Foundation in 1994, and became Senior vice president and Program Director in 1996.[6]

He was a policy coordinator and special advisor on Afghanistan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2003 to 2005, and undertook a fact-finding trip to the country for the Secretary of Defense in 2006.[3]

In 2009, he participated in a "policy powwow" with the Defense Policy Board, which met to discuss a classified agenda. "The two-day gathering, which begins Wednesday and culminates with the group presenting findings to the defense secretary on Thursday, comes as the military is managing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and as the Defense Department is hammering out a new 20-year blueprint for the entire military enterprise."[8]


 

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References

  1. ↑ https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/02/26/the-one-thing-you-need-to-read-about-afghanistan/
  2. ↑ https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/gjia/gjia_winspr03g.pdf
  3. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20090627061931/http://armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/2009/February/Strmecki%2002-26-09.pdf
  4. ↑ https://prabook.com/web/marin_j.strmecki/324191
  5. ↑ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000605740084-1.pdf
  6. ↑ a b c d https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marin_Strmecki
  7. ↑ https://www.aspeninstitute.org/news/aspen-institute-homeland-security-group-announces-its-launch/
  8. ↑ https://insidedefense.com/insider/policy-powwow
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