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Cold War, Hot Zone: Inside the New Arctic Rivalry

Cold War, Hot Zone: Inside the New Arctic Rivalry

BOOK REVIEW: Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting ArcticBy Kenneth R. Rosen / Simon & Schuster January 6, [...] More

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History's Most Mistrusted Friendship

Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies

History's Most Mistrusted Friendship

BOOK REVIEW: Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies: A History of American-Russian RelationsBy David S. Fogelsong, Ivan Kurilla and Victoria [...] More

Stealing Success: A Hard Look at China's Rise

The Great Heist

Stealing Success: A Hard Look at China's Rise

BOOK REVIEW: The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s SecretsBy David R. Shedd and Andrew Badger / HarperReviewed by: Nick [...] More

The FBI’s Pursuit of Chi Mak and the Challenge of Modern Spycraft

Chasing Chi

The FBI’s Pursuit of Chi Mak and the Challenge of Modern Spycraft

BOOK REVIEW: Chasing Chi: The FBI’s Groundbreaking Pursuit of China’s Most Prolific Spy Family By James E. GaylordReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe [...] More

Want a Security Clearance? Stop Smoking Pot and Read This

Trust Me

Want a Security Clearance? Stop Smoking Pot and Read This

BOOK REVIEW: TRUST ME: A GUIDE TO SECRETS: WHO GETS THEM AND WHY WE HAVE SUCH A MIXED TRACK RECORD WITH THEMBy Lindy Kyzer / Post Hill PressReviewed [...] More

When the Chekists Took Up the Pen

KGB Literati

When the Chekists Took Up the Pen

BOOK REVIEW: KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet UnionBy Filip Kovacevic / University of Toronto PressReviewed by: Bill [...] More

The Nazis Never Left. A Worthy Successor to a Classic Thriller

Revenge of Odessa

The Nazis Never Left. A Worthy Successor to a Classic Thriller

BOOK REVIEW: REVENGE OF ODESSABy Frederick Forsyth with Tony Kent / G.P. Putnam’s SonsReviewed by: Susan GorgioskiThe Reviewer — Susan Gorgioski is a [...] More

From OSS to AI: How Intelligence Must Evolve—Again

The Fourth Intelligence Revolution

From OSS to AI: How Intelligence Must Evolve—Again

BOOK REVIEW: THE FOURTH INTELLIGENCE REVOLUTION: The Future of Espionage and the Battle to Save AmericaBy: Anthony Vinci/ Henry Holt and [...] More

A Cultural Autopsy of the Soviet Legacy

The Darkside of the Earth

A Cultural Autopsy of the Soviet Legacy

Book Review: The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia’s Short-lived Victory over Totalitarianism By Mikhail Zygar, ScribnerThe Reviewer —Jean-Thomas Nicole [...] More

Central Europe Survives: A Battlefield of Ideas Still Unfolding Today

Central Europe: The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea

Central Europe Survives: A Battlefield of Ideas Still Unfolding Today

BOOK REVIEW: Central Europe: The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an IdeaBy Luka Ivan Jukic / Hurst & Co.Reviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe [...] More

Realism and Rivals: McCloskey’s The Persian Rings True

Realism and Rivals: McCloskey’s The Persian Rings True

BOOK REVIEW: The Persian: A NovelBy David McCloskey/ W.W. NortonReviewed by: Joe ZacksThe Reviewer: Joe Zacks is the Co-founder and Managing Partner [...] More

Does the Arctic Have an Unfrozen Future?

Does the Arctic Have an Unfrozen Future?

BOOK REVIEW: UNFROZEN: THE FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ARCTICBy Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds / Yale University PressReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe [...] More

Behind the Mask: The Politics of Hidden Intervention

Covert Action

Behind the Mask: The Politics of Hidden Intervention

BOOK REVIEW: COVERT ACTION: NATIONAL APPROACHES TO UNACKNOWLEDGED INTERVENTIONBy Magda Long (Editor, Contributor), Rory Cormac (Editor, Contributor), [...] More