The latest information from AFIO.
Interview of Tuesday, 15 July 2025 of Mark M Lowenthal PhD, Former Dep Asst Sec State for Intelligence, on his new book, Vigilance Is Not Enough: A History of United States Intelligence, 1753-2023 [Yale Univ Press, May 2025]. This video release is now available for members only.
Interview of Friday, 27 June 2025 with David Robarge PhD, CIA Chief Historian, on History of US Intelligence 1975-2025.
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.
To commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day, The OSS Seciety is honored to share their award-winning short documentary, Operation Overlord: OSS and the Battle for France.
Check out the latest video discussion with Leon Carroll Jr, co-author (with Mark Harmon), on "Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, A Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion". Carroll provides a comparison of Panama 30 years ago and his impressions from a recent visit in 2024-25.
Three excerpts from our When Intelligence Made a Difference series in the latest issue of The Intelligencer are available, including the two main articles. James Roth, a former CIA officer, revisits the story of The Trust, a Bolshevik deception operation in the 1920s targeted at its opponents in Europe. In Korea, despite having good intelligence on Chinese movements, General MacArthur’s handling of intelligence failed to prevent the disaster at the battle of the Chosin Reservoir. Alan Cunningham dissects the problems within MacArthur’s intelligence elements.
Celebrate AFIO's 50th Anniversary with our new coin that reflects support of the Intelligence Community and highlights IC member agencies. This commemorative coin comes with an acrylic display stand. Note: Some stands may vary in appearance. This coin is available in our store for $50.00 per coin and includes display stand and shipping.
AFIO is seeking authors for its section on "When Intelligence Made a Difference" in the semi-annual Intelligencer journal.