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The Chalk Mark Still Matters: Russian Espionage Handling in the Modern Era

The Chalk Mark Still Matters: Russian Espionage Handling in the Modern Era

KREMLIN FILES: A brush of a hand against a park bench with chalk; or, a piece of electrical tape left on a mailbox. Sometimes it’s a coded phrase [...] More

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Dead Drop: June 20

IT ONLY TOOK 116 YEARS: The British Secret Intelligence Service better known as MI6 will soon be headed by its first-ever female chief when Blaise [...] More

Dead Drop: June 13

SHOULD GREENLAND AND PANAMA BE (EVEN MORE) NERVOUS: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was engaged in a war of words this week with lawmakers during a [...] More

Haspel Takes on New Chairman Role

BREAKING TODAY — Former CIA Director Gina Haspel is taking over as Chair of The CIA Officers Memorial Foundation’s board of directors. Haspel [...] More

A Mid-Week Dead Drop Break

In the world of national security, it can't all be so serious, so here's a preview of what's waiting for you in this week's Dead Drop:GAME OF THROWS: [...] More

The Cipher Brief Dead Drop: March 17

The Cipher Brief Dead Drop: March 17

WHO’S YOUR MCMASTER? Politico had a fascinating scoop this week which asserts that President Trump has overruled a decision by his National Security [...] More

The Dead Drop

Got a secret, can you keep it?Welcome to the The Dead Drop.Each week we pass along tidbits of news and gossip from the world of national security and [...] More