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Charles Long, retired CIA Operations Officer, reviews The DGSE: A Concise History of France’s Foreign Intelligence Serviceby Damien Van Puyelde in this week's WIN, on your Member Account page and on the WIN Short-Form Book Reviews page. READ MORE
Reserve your seat today! Tickets are available until 5:00pm Friday, 18 September 2026 or when all seats are taken. READ MORE
The Christopher Marlowe Film Project is the brainchild of AFIO member and longtime professional writer Francis Hamit. It is billed as "an Elizabethan film noir spy thriller based on real events.” A Kickstarter page has been set up with details about the film and the fundraising effort. READ MORE
In Memoriam
Don Jordan - Former NSA Division Chief and Linguist
Donald Lee Jordan, Sr., 86, of Millersville, MD, passed away on the evening of July 18, 2026, with his loving wife by his side. Born in Georgia, Don was the second youngest in a family of eight children. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Pietra Clifton Jordan and Lucille Marie Jordan. Read more
Toni Bluher - Decorated NSA Mathematician, Crypto-Mathematics Institute President
Born in 1962, Antonia Toni Bluher (nee Wilson) grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, along with her older brother David. The daughter of a British-American classics professor and a Greek-American clinical psychologist, she loved math from a young age, and decided to pursue it as a career as soon as she learned that careers in math existed. Read more
Noel Jones - Former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Officer
Noel Edmund Jones, husband, father, and military officer, passed from this life on 9 August 2026. An extraordinary man of passion, independence, and intelligence, Noel passed away peacefully at his home after a long illness. He was 83 years old.
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Released to members on 8 Sep 2026
Run time: 39 minutes with multiple Q&A.
AFIO Now Series Host: James Hughes, a former CIA Operations Officer, Former NSA Associate Deputy Director of Operations, and President Emeritus, AFIO.
Interview conducted 2 July 2026 with Nicholas Reynolds, PhD discussing his book Ortiz’s War: The Allies' Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France, co-authored with Katie Sanders.
“The almost unbelievable—but entirely true—story of one of America’s most renowned warriors. Deeply researched and deftly written, Ortiz’s War is a rousing tale of courage, tenacity and heroism.” — Stephen Harding, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Battle & G.I. G-Men
To view publicly available AFIO Now videos, please visit our YouTube page . To listen to the series as audio only, please visit our Podcast page. "AFIO Now" Interviews and Podcasts are sponsored by Northwest Financial Advisors.
Damien Van Puyvelde | Georgetown University Press | 1 April 2026
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Damien Van Puyvelde succinctly describes the history, key players and evolution of this flagship intelligence service and its role in French national security since World War 2. Van Puyvelde, an authoritative intelligence researcher and author of a growing number of noteworthy books and articles, offers his readers a carefully analyzed and objective study of the most essential elements of the French Directorate General for External Security (DGSE). This is the first comprehensive English-language…
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Village Pub (Horizon)
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AFIO Florida Satellite Chapter hosts Dr. Joseph A. Finley
12 Sep 2026 11:30 AM
Doubletree Hotel
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, McLean-Tysons, VA
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The Troika: Markus Wolf’s Memoir of the Cold War [NEW]
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In-Person and Virtual International Spy Museum Program
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Virtual International Spy Museum Program
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Virtual and In-Person International Spy Museum Program
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In-Person International Spy Museum Program | Washington, DC
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25 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2026 - See agenda for times
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Cold War Conversation Presentation Series Lecture: SHADOW FLYER: The Life of Bob Ericson, CIA and NASA U-2 Pilot [NEW]
27 Sep 2026 - 5:00pm EST
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IIHA 2026 Annual Conference in conjunction with Georgetown University’s Kalaris Conference
29 Sep 2026 - 1 Oct 2026 - 12pm
International Spy Museum and Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2026 ERII Counterespionage Conference
5 Oct 2026 - 6 Oct 2026
Executive Conference Center | Arlington, VA
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE HISTORY CONFERENCE (NIHC)
14 Oct 2026 - TBD
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Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association (NISA) International Conference
2 Dec 2026 - 3 Dec 2026 - 9:00am-4:30pm
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