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Former FBI Agent and Historian Ray Batvinis reviews Jesse Fink's book The Eagle in the Mirror: The Greatest Spy Story Never Told in this week's WIN, on your Member Account page and on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page.
Please join us in celebrating 50 years. Event cost is $99 per person. Registration and credit card payment required no later than Friday, 19 September 2025.
Spyher LLC is in search of a former intelligence officer who is also an accredited sommelier or wine educator to host spy-themed wine tastings in October. The ideal candidate will have field experience and be comfortable sharing stories from their time in the IC with a group. Contact Rosanna Minchew at 571-236-9052 or rosanna@spyher.co with questions and if interested.
Security Technologist Bruce Schneier reviews Fred Kinch's book The Business of Secrets: Adventures In Selling Encryption Around The World in this week's WIN, on your Member Account page and on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page.
With the heat index climbing in the DC area, you may be inclined to curl up with a good book in an air conditioned room. But, what is there to read? The International Spy Museum is offering many events this July including several Book Signing Events to fill your reading list.
Most of you will have already noticed in early May AFIO launched a brand-new website. Concurrently, we rolled out a new format for the weekly electronic newsletter (WIN).
Nuclear Physicist and Advisor to CIA and FBI Dr. Les Paldy reviews Ann Hagedorn's book, Sleeper Agent: The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away. Available in this week's WIN, on your Member Account page and on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page.
The International Spy Museum has announced upcoming events for June, including Dr. Jackie Uí Chionna discussing a lesser known Bletchley Park codebreaker, whose very secret life was unknown to even her closest contacts, detailed in her book Queen of Codes: Emily Anderson, The Secret Life of Britain’s Greatest Female Codebreaker (June 4). An exclusive free virtual program for Spy Museum members is coming up on June 11, The War in Ukraine & The OSINT Revolution, to coincide with a new online exhibit about the variety of ways in which OSINT is conducted. If you love a good brunch...
On May 24, 2025, the AFIO North Florida Chapter hosted an event that featured guest speaker, Keith Melton, an intelligence historian, and a specialist in clandestine technology and espionage tradecraft.
Long term AFIO member Yaacov Apelbaum has successfully decrypted the Armstrong-Madison letter! Mr. Apelbaum is a New York–based former intelligence officer with a deep background in signals analysis and cyber operations. Check out the message that was revealed.