Michael P. Dempsey is the national intelligence fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the former acting director of national intelligence, serving from January to March 2017. In 2014–17, he served as the deputy director of national intelligence and President Obama’s primary intelligence briefer. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/michael-dempsey/rss en Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:20:00 +0000 Michael Dempsey https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/28/western-leaders-ignore-new-peak-in-global-displacement-at-their-peril https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/28/western-leaders-ignore-new-peak-in-global-displacement-at-their-peril Policymakers should take note of the latest U.N. global displacement figures for reasons both moral and arising from shared interests, says former U.S. acting director of national intelligence Michael Dempsey. He recommends three policy actions in response. Laws & Policy Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:48:53 +0000 Michael Dempsey https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/10/tackling-global-displacement-is-in-the-u-s-s-security-interest https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/10/tackling-global-displacement-is-in-the-u-s-s-security-interest Washington is paying little attention to the global refugee crisis, but ignores this critical trend at its own peril, says the former acting director of national intelligence Michael Dempsey, arguing that addressing forced displacement helps the U.S. stay safe.