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When Symphony Met Starvation: The Untold Stories of Leningrad's Siege

BOOK REVIEW: Saint Petersburg: Sacrifice and Redemption in the City that Defied HitlerBy Sinclair McKay/Pegasus Books Reviewed by: Susan GorgioskiThe [...] More

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The Billion Dollar Spy: An Interview with Author David Hoffman

The Billion Dollar Spy: An Interview with Author David Hoffman

The Cipher Brief sat down with David Hoffman to discuss his new book, The Billion Dollar Spy. He gave us his thoughts on storytelling and what he’s [...] More

The Value of Human Intelligence

The Cipher Brief sat down with Rob Richer, the CIA's former Associate Deputy Director for Operations, to talk about the evolution of espionage and [...] More

Review: CIA’s Most Valuable Spy

For years, when I was asked to describe the intensity of the relationship between a CIA handler and his/her foreign sources, I would often refer to a [...] More