Our Best National Security Reads for 2024
CIPHER BRIEF SPOTLIGHT — Many Cipher Brief readers love giving – and getting – books as gifts during the holiday season. And we love suggesting […] More
Book Review
Can ‘Excellence’ be Taught? A Review of the book, Learned Excellence
BOOK REVIEW: Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World’s Top Performers By Eric Potterat and Alan Eagle/Harper Business Reviewed by Kenneth […] More
‘Chalk Marks’ Best of 2023
CHALK MARKS / OPINION / ENTERTAINMENT — In a January long past, in one of those places that has dozens of words for snow, I […] More
Author Interview: J.R. Seeger on Mike4
Under/Cover’s Senior Editor, Bill Harlow, spoke with J.R. Seeger, author of Mike4, about the journey from CIA Officer to author. J.R. Seeger served as a […] More
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An Interview with the CIA’s former Magic Man
In “Under Cover” we bring readers reviews of current books on national security matters, news about new releases, and Q’s & A’s with authors, publishers, […] More
Book Review: U.S. Spies Triumph in Tragedy against Hitler
Wartime has been a force multiplier for espionage ever since the Revolutionary War, when General George Washington was the founding father of the art of […] More
Book Review: Schooling the Author of “Spy Schools”
In our continuing drive to spur healthy debate in the national security space, The Cipher Brief is running TCB expert John Sipher’s book review in […] More
Brad Thor’s Foreign Agent Formulaic and Unrealistic, But Enjoyable
Brad Thor’s latest thriller Foreign Agent is the fifteenth in his Scot Harvath series, and finds former Navy SEAL Harvath fighting both ISIS and evil […] More