Nicholas Eftimiades is an American government official,
author
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, and
educator
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best known for his work ''Chinese Intelligence Operations'' (1994). He currently resides in the
Tokyo
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area. He is a current professor at Penn State Harrisburg.
Education
Eftimiades graduated from
George Washington University
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, preside ...
with a B.A. in
East Asian Studies
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and the
National Defense Intelligence College
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with a M.S. in
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. He also did undergraduate and graduate work in Asia. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at
King's College, War Studies Department, London, United Kingdom.
Government career
Nicholas Eftimiades' 30 year government career includes seven years at the
National Security Space Office
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leading engineering teams designing "generation after next" national security space capabilities. He was also Senior Technical Officer in the
Defense Intelligence Agency
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, Future's Division, and Chief of DIA's Space Division. He served as DIA's lead for national space policy and strategy development.
Mr. Eftimiades has provided numerous briefings and testimony on
national security
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,
technology
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, and
space exploration
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issues to senior policy officials and the
U.S. Congress
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. He testified before the
He has sponsored and chaired international conferences on U.S. and foreign
defense policy
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issues. He is a frequent
lecturer
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and public speaker on future technology and societal changes and national security issues.
Chinese Intelligence Operations
Eftimiades first came into public view in 1994 with the publication of his book ''Chinese Intelligence Operations'' (
Naval Institute Press
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,
Annapolis, Maryland
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., March 1994). The book is an examination of the structure, operations, and methodology of the
intelligence services
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of the
People's Republic of China
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. The book received worldwide recognition with the Chinese government declaring Eftimiades "an enemy of the people" in the ''
People's Daily
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'' newspaper. To date, the book remains the only scholarly analysis of China's intelligence services and operational methodology.
''Chinese Intelligence Operations'' gained worldwide attention when one of the Chinese companies identified as having a relationship with China's intelligence services was identified as a donor to the
Bill Clinton presidential campaign through the
Democratic National Committee
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. This revelation resulted in Eftimiades appearing on TV, radio, and being quoted in newspapers. He appeared on ''
CBS Evening News with Connie Chung'', ''
Dateline NBC
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'', ''
BBC America
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'', ''
National Public Radio
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'' and many other television and radio broadcasts. Some organizations protested the CBS news broadcast as being racist. Eftimiades testified before the U.S. Congress on several occasions.
Science fiction
Eftimiades' most recent work is a political and philosophical
satire
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entitled ''Edward of Planet Earth''. The book is influenced by authors such as
Alexander Zinoviev
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Coming from a poor peasant famil ...
and
Ignazio Silone
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—names not normally associated with
science fiction
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. The story takes place 200 years in the future and centers on a man, his computer friends, a female companion and their quest to communicate with God.
Non-Profit Activity
In 2001, Eftimiades founded a
non-profit
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educational organization entitled the Federation of Galaxy Explorers to inspire youth interest in
science
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and
engineering
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. Students in the Galaxy Explorers program attend after school "Mission Team" meetings where they participate in hands-on lessons that support National Science Education Standards. Mission Team members are rewarded for participation and achievements with ribbons, patches, medals, and certificates. In addition to Mission Teams, Galaxy Explorers also have Summer Camps, Star Parities, and the Battle of the Rockets Competition.
References
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Living people
George Washington University alumni
National Intelligence University alumni
Pennsylvania State University faculty
United States Department of Defense officials
People of the Defense Intelligence Agency
American science fiction writers
American male novelists
Year of birth missing (living people)
American people of Greek descent