My Bad Experience with The Cover Wife
BOOK REVIEW: The Cover Wife By Dan Fesperman / Knopf Reviewed by William D. Murray, retired senior CIA Operations Officer (The Cipher Brief taps independent […] More
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A Read for Spy Nerds
BOOK REVIEW: SPY SWAP: The Humiliation of Russia’s Intelligence Services By Nigel West / Frontline Books Reviewed by Joseph Augustyn, Former Sr. CIA Officer (The […] More
Reading the Roots of Russia’s Political Warfare
BOOK REVIEW: The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia and the Political Warfare 1945-2020 by Tim Weiner / Henry Holt & Co. Reviewed by Lt. Gen. […] More
Dead Doubles and the Hunt for Spies
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China’s New Western Horizon
BOOK REVIEW: China’s Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia by Daniel S. Markey Reviewed by Ambassador Joseph DeTrani Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph […] More
A Review of Putin’s People
BOOK REVIEW: Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West by Catherine Belton Reviewed by John Sipher Reviewer and Cipher […] More
A Primer on Chinese Espionage
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The Real Reasons Why Reagan Sent Marines Into Lebanon
BOOK REVIEW: When Reagan Sent in the Marines: The Invasion of Lebanon By Patrick J. Sloyan Reviewed by Robert Richer Cipher Brief Expert Robert Richer […] More
A Lesson on how National Security thrives with a Strong Economy
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A New Coming of Age in the CIA
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A Review of ‘The Spy’ on Netflix
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Setting Sail in Search of True Character
BOOK REVIEW: Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character By Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) Reviewed by John Nixon John Nixon was a […] More
A History of Putin’s Assassination Program
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Who Exactly Was the Spy in Moscow Station?
BOOK REVIEW: THE SPY IN MOSCOW STATION By Eric Haseltine Reviewed by Paul Kolbe, Former Member CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service While reading The Spy […] More
Cult of the Dead Cow and Its Mission to Save the World
BOOK REVIEW: Cult of the Dead Cow – How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World By Joseph Menn Reviewed by Christopher Messina […] More
How to Think Like a CIA Analyst
BOOK REVIEW: Leading Intelligence Analysis: Lessons from the CIA’s Analytic Front Lines By Bruce E. Pease Reviewed by Christopher A. Corpora, PhD., Professor of Practice in […] More
An Honorable Account of the Heroes of Vietnam
BOOK REVIEW: Honorable Exit: How A Few Brave Americans Risked All to Save Our Vietnamese Allies at the End of the War By Thurston Clarke […] More
Burns’ Back Channel to the Head of the Line
BOOK REVIEW: The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal By William Burns Reviewed by Gary Grappo, former U.S. Ambassador who held […] More
Review: Does Strategic Warning Intelligence Matter?
In this day and age, does Strategic Warning Intelligence still matter? Jason U. Manosevitz, a seasoned officer in the Intelligence Community with 15 years of […] More