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Brian Morra is a former U.S. intelligence officer and a retired senior aerospace executive. He helped lead the American intelligence team in Japan that uncovered the true story behind the Soviet Union's shootdown of Korean Airlines flight 007 in September 1983. He also served on the Air Staff at the Pentagon while on active duty. As an aerospace executive he worked on many important national security programs. Morra earned a BA from William and Mary, an MPA from the University of Oklahoma, an MA in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is a senior fellow and member of the Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a think tank that specializes in how advanced technology influences national security. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, the world's preeminent think tank focused on air and space power in the 21st Century. He has provided commentary for CBS, Netflix and the BBC. His debut novel, “The Able Archers” won a National Indie Excellence Award for Military Fiction, and was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
Join Brian in a virtual presentation discussing how the effects of the Cold War on our modern day society in 2024.