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Dr. Ryan Schaefer, co-editor of the journal Global Change, Peace & Security, reviews Pakistan’s ISI: A Concise History of the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate in this week's WIN, on your Member Account page and on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page (if you are logged in). READ MORE
Did you know, as an AFIO Member, you are eligible to vote for the Board of Directors? Make sure that you receive a ballot during the next national election this summer. Your vote matters! Find out how.. READ MORE
Collaboration has sometimes been defined as two or more people, entities, or organizations working jointly to complete a task or achieve a goal. And, it has also been defined as traitorous cooperation with an enemy. READ MORE
In Memoriam
Carl Reich - AFIO Member, Marine, Investigator
Carl William Reich was born in Los Angeles, CA in April, 1948 to Carl William Reich, Sr. and Anna Reich. In addition to AFIO, he was a member of Force Recon Association and a Founding, Combat, Life member of United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper Association. Read more
Ken Thompson - Former CIA Officer
Kenneth Walter Thompson, 85, of Bethesda, Maryland died on February 14, 2026. He was happily married to Diana DeFranceschi Thompson for 59 years this coming March. Read more
If you have expertise that overlaps with the subject of a non-fiction work on an intelligence matter, and that has been published in the past 12 months (or will soon be published), we would welcome the application of your expertise toward the drafting of an informed book review for the WIN Short Form Book Review series. Propose titles, along with a brief description of your relevant experience, to the WIN editor. (winseditor@afio.com).
Released to members on 10 Mar 2026
Run time: 16 minutes with several Q&As
AFIO Now Series Host: James Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer, and Former NSA Associate Deputy Director of Operations.
Interview of Friday, 20 Feb 2026 of Barry Broman, author, producer, photographer. Former Marine, CIA Clandestine Service Officer, Station Chief, Diplomat, on his newest historical novel: The Spy from Golden Valley. This latest historical novel continues the story from Broman’s first two novels, "The Spy from Place Saint-Sulpice" and "The Spy from Sukhumvit Road." Protagonist CIA Case Officer and ace recruiter Richard "Rick" Blayne is back and this time as a chief of station Rangoon, Burma. Used to dealing with friendly liaison services in Thailand, Rick must work with Burma’s dreaded and notorious military intelligence service ( DDSI ) against drug lords producing much of the world’s heroin. Rick will be reunited with Lucas Foley, his best friend in the State Department, from days together in Cambodia and France. Together they face challenges while reveling in the history and culture of the “hidden pearl of Southeast Asia.” Blayne's activities mirror the life of Barry Broman who spent time in Asia as an AP photographer, later as a Marine, and then with the CIA. Anyone who lived in the fetid jungles of Vietnam and stalked the dark alleys of Phnom Penh will be transported back.
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Julian Richards | Georgetown University Press | 2 September 2024
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Julian Richards examines the history of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate by looking at the service’s involvement in the country’s political transformations. The introduction explains the book traces “the development of the ISI from the birth of Pakistan in August 1947 to the reinstatement of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2021” (p. 2). Richards analyzes how ISI has played…
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Virtual International Spy Museum Program | Washington, DC
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24 Mar 2026 1:28 PM
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2026 Cold War Espionage Tour
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Berlin, Northern Germany & Denmark
26 April 2026
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Virtual International Spy Museum Program
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National Cryptologic Conference 30th Anniversary Gala Honoring Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minihan
8 May 2026 10:33 AM
The Hotel at Arundel Preserve | 7795 Arundel Mills Blvd | Hanover, MD 21076
6:00pm-10:00pm
International Association for Intelligence Education Annual Global Conference
1 Jun 2026 5:15 PM
Dahlonega Campus, Mike Cottrell College of Business | 256 S Chestatee St | Dahlonega, GA 30533
8am-4pm
Spies, Lies, & Nukes 2026
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE HISTORY CONFERENCE (NIHC)
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Fellowship Auditorium and Block E Learning Centre at Bletchley Park | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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