Dr. Colin Winston is a 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, where he specialized in Middle East affairs and retired in 2012 as a member of the Senior Analytical Service. From 2012 until his departure in 2024, he served as the senior in-house Middle East expert for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The views expressed in this article are exclusively his own and do not reflect those of the CIA or AIPAC.
Colin Winston
Former CIA Analyst