R. James Woolsey

About the Author

R. James Woolsey is a distinguished national security expert and former Director of Central Intelligence, serving under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1995. With a career spanning over four decades in intelligence, law, and public policy, Woolsey has advised governments, think tanks, and corporations on geopolitical threats and strategic challenges. He holds degrees from Stanford University and Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and has authored numerous articles and reports on international affairs. In his seminal work, Shariah: The Threat To America: An Exercise In Competitive Analysis (Report of Team B II), co-authored with a team of experts, Woolsey provides a rigorous examination of the ideological and strategic risks posed by radical Islamism to Western democracies, drawing on historical analysis and intelligence insights to advocate for proactive defense measures.