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February WIN Short-Form Book Review is Available to the Public

Former NIO for Counterintelligence Michael Coyne, reviews Contemporary Intelligence Warning Cases: Learning from Successes and Failures. You can read it on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page.

AFIO Now Videos are Back with the Member Only Release of Barry Broman, Former CIA Station Chief, on his newest historical novel: The Spy from Golden Valley

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 video is available on the AFIO Now Interviews & Podcasts page after you have logged in.

OSINT Celebrates 85 Years

The open-source intelligence (OSINT) discipline celebrates 85 years this month. In February 1941 the Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service (FBMS) was formally established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The OSINT discipline expanded beyond FBMS' broadcast intercepts to include print media exploitation when the Interdepartmental Committee for the Acquisition of Foreign Publications (IDC) of the Library of Congress was established in December 1941.

AFIO Offering Ten $5,000 Scholarships for the 2026 Academic Year

Applications for the 2026 Academic Year AFIO Scholarships are now being accepted until 1 June 2026. To be considered, you must indicate whether you are applying for an undergraduate or graduate scholarship.   For more information and how to apply, visit our Scholarships page.

WIN Short Form Book Review for January is Now Available to the Public

Former CIA Senior Ops Officer and Author, Sean Wiswesser, reviews Filip Kovacevic's book KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet Union found on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page.

AFIO Now Part 2 Video Release of Robert Kim - Victory in Shanghai: A Korean American Family’s Journey in CIA and Army Special Forces

Interview conducted Sunday, 02 November 2025 of author Robert Kim on the Five Kim Brothers. This is part 2 of a 2 part series available to the public.

AFIO Now Public Part 1 Video Release of Robert Kim - Victory in Shanghai: A Korean American Family’s Journey in CIA and Army Special Forces

Interview of Sunday, 02 November 2025 of author Robert Kim on the Five Kim Brothers. This is part 1 of a 2 part series available for public viewing.

OSS Society William J. Donovan Award Dinner [UPDATED WITH LINK TO PHOTOS]

The OSS Society hosted its William J. Donovan Award® Dinner - the preeminent annual gathering of the US intelligence and special operations communities - in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2025. A sold-out crowd of 700 people filled the ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton for the 36th presentation of the award since its inception in 1961.

Speaker Remarks and Photos from the 2 May AFIO National IC Luncheon

On 2 May 2025, AFIO held its National IC Luncheon with speakers Michael Ellis, CIA Deputy Director, and David Cattler, Director, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.