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The Mossad’s Most Transformational Leader

The Architect of Espionage: The Man Who Built Israel's Mossad into the World's Boldest Intelligence

The Mossad’s Most Transformational Leader

BOOK REVIEW: THE ARCHITECT OF ESPIONAGE: The Man Who Built Israel’s Mossad into the World’s Boldest Intelligence ForceBy Samuel M. Katz / [...] More

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The Global Shadow War Behind the Cold War

Cold War on Five Continents

The Global Shadow War Behind the Cold War

Book Review of Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and EspionageBy Alfred W. McCoy/ Haymarket BooksReviewed by: Jean-Thomas [...] More

When Symphony Met Starvation: The Untold Stories of Leningrad's Siege

Saint Petersburg

When Symphony Met Starvation: The Untold Stories of Leningrad's Siege

BOOK REVIEW: Saint Petersburg: Sacrifice and Redemption in the City that Defied HitlerBy Sinclair McKay/Pegasus Books Reviewed by: Susan GorgioskiThe [...] More

MI6's Secret Weapon: The Belgian Networks That Helped Win Two World Wars

The White Lady

MI6's Secret Weapon: The Belgian Networks That Helped Win Two World Wars

BOOK REVIEW: The White Lady. The Story of Two Key British Secret Service Networks Behind German LinesBy: Helen Fry/ Yale University PressReviewed by: [...] More

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