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Marc Polymeropoulos

We Really Need to Fix the Saudi Problem

OPINION — In the annals of US history in the Middle East, there are few moments ingrained in the psyche of US government officials more important [...] More

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A Raw Deal for the Palestinians

Cipher Brief Expert Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years in the CIA before retiring from the Senior Intelligence Service in June 2019. His positions [...] More

In a Weird Way, My Career at CIA Prepared My Family for this Pandemic

Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years at CIA, retiring from the Senior Intelligence Service in 2019. He served overseas in the Middle East and South [...] More

The Ex-Spy's Reading List in the Age of COVID-19

In the age of COVID-19, The Cipher Brief reached out to our expert network to ask what they were reading. Cipher Brief Expert Marc Polymeropoulos [...] More

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Avenging the Death of Qassem Soleimani

The U.S. targeting and killing of Iranian Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani by a drone strike in Baghdad on Friday has prompted a series of swift [...] More

The Most Tiresome Truths on Syria

OPINION — It has been several years since I thought deeply about Syria. And that is a shame, given my long time affection for the Syrian people, whom [...] More

Recruiting Spies in the Trump Era

Marc Polymeropoulos retired in June 2019 from the Senior Intelligence Service ranks at the CIA after a 26 year career in operational headquarters and [...] More

Trump's Impact on the Five Eyes and Beyond

OPINION — As we digest the Trump administration’s unorthodox style of governing in the foreign affairs arena, it is worth focusing on a key aspect of [...] More

Life as an Intelligence Officer in the Age of Twitter

There has been much concern and consternation in the media— some perhaps understandable after two plus years of tweets and “off the cuff” statements [...] More