
Jake Harrington is intelligence fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He joins CSIS after more than a decade of service at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he supported the Bureau’s national security mission in a variety of roles. He most recently served as a detailee to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Office of Legislative Affairs, where he managed the legislative engagement portfolio for the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and other ODNI components. From 2018 to 2020, Harrington was the special assistant to the FBI chief information officer, where he focused on enterprise information technology modernization and cybersecurity. Between 2010 and 2018, he was an intelligence analyst in the FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence divisions and advised senior FBI executives on a wide range of strategy, management, and intelligence matters.
Harrington previously worked in the International Security Program from 2005 to 2008. While at CSIS, he staffed the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq and spent a year detailed to the Pentagon in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Prior to joining CSIS in 2005, he was a legislative correspondent in the office of Senator Susan Collins, who represents his home state of Maine. He holds a master’s degree in international relations and international economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Davidson College.
In the News
Russia blamed deadly strike on troops using phones. Here's why it might be more about bad planning
Jake Harrington in CBC News — January 5, 2023
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Jake Harrington in CQ Researcher — November 25, 2022
Taiwan shoots at Chinese drone over outlying island for first time
Jake Harrington in Financial Times — August 30, 2022
Is the U.S. Ready to Escalate Technological Competition with China?
Jake Harrington in The National Interest — June 4, 2022
Assessing the Threats to North America
Jake Harrington in The CGAI Podcast Network — May 19, 2022
How Democracies Can Beat Techno-Authoritarianism
Jake Harrington in The National Interest — April 30, 2022
Satellite images show Russia’s troop movements but can they reveal intent?
Jake Harrington in Space News — March 2, 2022
Intelligence Disclosures in the Ukraine Crisis and Beyond
Jake Harrington in War on the Rocks — March 1, 2022
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Combined Arms Warfare and Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Report by Seth G. Jones , Jake Harrington , Christopher K. Reid , and Matthew Strohmeyer — November 10, 2022

Zawahiri’s Death and What’s Next for al Qaeda
Critical Questions by Jake Harrington and Jared Thompson — August 4, 2022

The State of the Special Relationship: Four Years at the Heart of UK-U.S. Defense
Event by Jake Harrington and Edward Ferguson — July 18, 2022

National Security and Artificial Intelligence: Global Trends and Challenges
Event by Jake Harrington , Paul “PJ” Maykish , David Spirk , Neil Serebryany , Margaret Palmieri , and Yevgeniya "Jane" Pinelis — June 28, 2022

“Never Trust, Always Verify”: Federal Migration to ZTA and Endpoint Security
Brief by Emily Harding , James Andrew Lewis , Suzanne Spaulding , Rose Butchart , Jake Harrington , Devi Nair , Harshana Ghoorhoo , and Paula Reynal — June 16, 2022

Lessons from The Intelligence Community’s Annual Threat Assessment
Critical Questions by Emily Harding and Jake Harrington — March 24, 2022

Report Launch: The Future of the U.S.-UK Intelligence Alliance
Event by Jake Harrington , Kari Bingen , James Danoy , Samantha Clark , and Edward Ferguson — March 15, 2022

The Case for Cooperation: The Future of the U.S.-UK Intelligence Alliance
Brief by Jake Harrington and Riley McCabe — March 15, 2022

The Future of the U.S.-UK Intelligence Alliance
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Jake Harrington — March 15, 2022

Book Launch: Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence
Event by Jake Harrington and Dr. Amy Zegart — February 3, 2022
