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CIA Operations Officer and AFIO Member Charles Jones reviews Tradecraft Tactics and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War in this week's WIN, on your Member Account page and on the WIN Short-Form Book Reviews page (if you are logged in).
AFIO will not be publishing a Spring edition this year. This decision was difficult but necessary. AFIO is actively working to identify a new Editor-in-Chief and to assemble a refreshed design, production, and publication team.
In case you missed the recent email sent out to members, recent departures from the Board of Directors present AFIO with the opportunity to bring on new Board members who will serve for a term of four years. The Board Chairman recently called for nominations for individuals to be considered for inclusion on the slate of candidates for election to the Board in a national vote by the membership over the summer.
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..
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.
With Open Season right around the corner G.E.H.A will be having the 2026 open-season webinars available to AFIO Members. Medical, Dental, and Medicare Webinars will be starting November!
The October 2, 2025 meeting and dinner event of the Roger E. McCarthy Chapter, Las Vegas was also attended by several members of the CIRA Las Vegas Chapter to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of both AFIO and CIRA. Rich Tropea, Vice President for Chapters for AFIO National, and dual-hatted as President of the Michigan Chapter was an outstanding guest speaker. His topic was “How the Value of Intelligence Continues to Evolve Despite Temporary Detractors and Constraints.”
Registration is open until 7 November. Get your tickets while seats are available. Lunch is $65 (members) or $80 (guests, Subscribers). Guest speaker: Adm Dennis C. Blair, USN(Ret), former DNI; and a panel moderated by Shane Harris that includes current and former Senior IC and National Security specialists.
The International Spy Museum is hosting various events in October, including community nights and discussions on topics like cybercrime, Cold War intelligence, and the life of Josephine Baker.
Apply no later than 17 October, 2025.