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Bruce JacksonAmerican politician.
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American Politician and President of the Institute for Transitional Democracies
Bruce Jackson is an American politician and the President of the Institute for Transitional Democracies. He comes from a family of professional spies, with his father, William Harding Jackson, serving as the Deputy Director of the CIA from 1951 to 1956. Bruce Jackson himself served in military intelligence in the US Army starting from 1979.
Career in Business and Government
In 1990, Jackson transitioned into the private sector and worked for Lehman Brothers, focusing on property research and trading operations. From 1993, he held the position of Vice President for Strategy and Planning at Lockheed Martin. In 2002, Jackson founded the Institute for Transitional Democracies, which he currently leads.
Political Involvement
Since 1995, Jackson has been involved in various Republican Party election campaigns. In 2000, he chaired the Foreign Policy Committee in George W. Bush's election campaign, and in 2008, he headed the Foreign Policy Advisory Group for John McCain's campaign.
Jackson's primary focus has been on supporting Eastern European states in their NATO accession efforts. In 2002, as the leader of the non-governmental organization "Committee for the Liberation of Iraq," he organized the so-called "Letter of 10," where leaders of ten Eastern European countries expressed their support for the US plans to invade Iraq. During the presidential elections in Georgia, he was part of Mikhail Saakashvili's campaign team.
Views on Russia
Bruce Jackson holds a negative view of Russia. His stance is characterized by the following quote: "Putin and his friends from the FSB are a state standing on national security. His Foreign Minister, Ivanov, recently stated that Russia has the right to military intervention throughout the entire territory of the CIS. Russia wants to exert influence far beyond its borders. This is a significant problem."
