Chalk Marks: A Review of The Sympathizer
ENTERTAINMENT — “I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces.” This opening sentence of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer […] More
ENTERTAINMENT — “I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces.” This opening sentence of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE – Conspiracy theories may have been around since humans began telling stories but today, the volume and spread of such theories is amplified […] More
CHALK MARKS / COLUMN — If you craft a list of professionals who by virtue of their job knowingly undertake an effort they expect to […] More
OPINION — A poster I recently saw at CIA Headquarters reminded me of a project on which my late colleague and friend, Patty Brandmaier, and […] More
OPINION — I recently enjoyed an overdue reunion with some college friends, wrongly assuming war stories from this retired CIA officer would wow my pals […] More
OPINION — As a mere “wretched pensioner” in retirement (words taken from my good friend and former CIA colleague Doug Wise), I spend a great […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE/OPINION: The explosion of online data, rapid advances in artificial intelligence and the proliferation of entities using and sharing them are transforming the way […] More
OPINION — On the eve of our most American holiday, let me wish all a hearty appetite as they carve their Roman chicken, Ethiopian rooster, […] More
OPINION — The October 7 massacre perpetrated against innocent Israelis, Americans and other foreign nationals by the terrorist group Hamas and enabled by its primary […] More
OPINION — Evolving technology, shifting organizational behaviors, and information overload increasingly tested my decades-old operational instincts and as I looked at retirement options, the progress […] More
OPINION — CIA Director William Burns’ recent remarks to the Ditchley Foundation highlighted three key challenges to American security; (1) strategic geopolitical competition; (2) transnational […] More
OPINION — “We are, as President Biden reminds us, at an inflection point. The post-Cold War era is definitely over. Our task is to shape […] More
CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT ANALYSIS – With Ukraine now solidly into its long-awaited counteroffensive, western leaders are looking for signs of what impact the new actions […] More
How to Look Before you Leap from Government to the Private Sector This is part 2 in a 3-part series on transitioning your professional skills […] More
OPINION — At least a few times a month, government employees looking to make the jump to the private sector ask about my transition, which […] More
OPINION — The unauthorized release of classified information and the subsequent arrest of Jack Teixeira has raised important questions. Why does the Air National Guard […] More
OPINION — Having dealt with the investigation of, and fall-out from, Edward Snowden’s treachery while I served as CIA’s Chief of Counterintelligence (CI), the ongoing […] More
OPINION – Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal journalist and US citizen, Evan Gershkovich, on espionage charges is the latest example of the Russian Federal […] More
OPINION — Like many Americans who came of age in the 1980s, I have lasting childhood memories of the Space Shuttle program. The Shuttle program […] More
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