Hayden Center

ICYMI, a recap of our Hayden Center conversation with three best-selling spy authors.

Former CIA Director Leon Panetta will join the Schar School of Policy and Government’s Michael V. Hayden Center for a virtual discussion on the future of U.S. national security under the Biden administration on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

How does an aspiring intelligence professional learn about the intricacies of global security when the field is highly specialized and secretive? For students at George Mason University, the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at the Schar School of Policy and Government helps pull back that curtain, allowing for a more complete examination of intelligence and its interplay with U.S. national security.