Summary of James Rickards's Aftermath

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#1 The problem is that the United States has been on a path to a crisis of confidence in the dollar, as trade deficits have been accompanied by perpetual free trade and globalism. This must be solved to secure the future strength and stability of the United States.

#2 The CIA has many names for itself. It is often referred to as Langley, after its location in McLean, Virginia. However, the initials CIA do not appear in the official headquarters name, the George Bush Center for Intelligence.

#3 The CIA Museum has a lipstick gun that was used to kill targets at close range. It was a small-caliber, single-shot pistol disguised as a tube of lipstick. A woman spy in a tight spot could casually remove the lipstick and kill her target at close range.

#4 The CIA is trained to be wary of social engineering, which is a term for simple friendliness to strangers. Compartmentalization is the process of breaking access to intelligence into separate cells or groups.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822502574

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The problem is that the United States has been on a path to a crisis of confidence in the dollar, as trade deficits have been accompanied by perpetual free trade and globalism. This must be solved to secure the future strength and stability of the United States.

#2

The CIA has many names for itself. It is often referred to as Langley, after its location in McLean, Virginia. However, the initials CIA do not appear in the official headquarters name, the George Bush Center for Intelligence.

#3

The CIA Museum has a lipstick gun that was used to kill targets at close range. It was a small-caliber, single-shot pistol disguised as a tube of lipstick. A woman spy in a tight spot could casually remove the lipstick and kill her target at close range.

#4

The CIA is trained to be wary of social engineering, which is a term for simple friendliness to strangers. Compartmentalization is the process of breaking access to intelligence into separate cells or groups.

#5

The Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach was the scene of my most memorable encounter with Russian spies. In 2009, I went there to give a keynote speech titled The Geopolitical Special Address to an audience of about a thousand hedge fund and alternative asset managers.

#6

I received a call from a man named Boris, who said his company could pay me big money to consult on geopolitical issues. His associate, Natasha, emphasized the offer was from a Russian client. I had to travel to Russia to meet with them.

#7

I was planning the Pentagon’s first-ever financial war game in March 2009, and was heavily involved in planning scenarios that involved Russia. I was approached by two Russians who offered me money for secrets. I declined.

#8

One architectural oddity in the CIA’s Langley headquarters is the Scattergood-Thorne residence, a white, three-story wood-frame farmhouse that was built in the 1780s. It is rarely entered by more than a handful of agency personnel.

#9

CFIUS is the committee that decides whether foreign acquisitions of American target companies are allowed to go forward. The committee tries to strike a balance between benign foreign investment and