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From the Desk of Jack Devine: Fighting the Russians & Writing SPYMASTER’S PRISM

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Jack Devine is the president of The Arkin Group, an international risk consulting and intelligence firm. He formerly served as acting director and associate director of operations at the CIA and was in charge of the CIA’s largest and most … Continue reading From the Desk of Jack Devine: Fighting the Russians & Writing SPYMASTER’S PRISM

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From the Desk of Gregory J. Wallance: After a Century, End the Myth of Women In Espionage

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  A version of this article originally appeared in an October 2017 issue of The Hill. Gregory J. Wallance is the author of The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books, 2018) and a lawyer and writer … Continue reading From the Desk of Gregory J. Wallance: After a Century, End the Myth of Women In Espionage

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The Bridge of Spies: The exchange of Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Abel

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Francis Gary Powers, Jr. is the son of Francis Gary Powers who served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and completed twenty-seven U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA, including several overflights of the Soviet Union, until shot … Continue reading The Bridge of Spies: The exchange of Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Abel

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From the desk of Brian Glyn Williams: 5 Things You Should Know about the CIA’s “Robotic” Drone Assassination Campaign

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Professor Brian Glyn Williams is author of Predators: The CIA’s Drone War on Al Qaeda (Potomac Books, 2013). He worked for the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center and Information Operations team in Afghanistan.    5 Things You Should Know about the CIA’s “Robotic” Drone … Continue reading From the desk of Brian Glyn Williams: 5 Things You Should Know about the CIA’s “Robotic” Drone Assassination Campaign