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Paul Kepp, former CIA Assistant Director for South and Central Asia and current Adjunct Professor at the Institute of World Politics reviews Watching the Jackals: Prague’s Covert Liaisons with Cold War Terrorists and Revolutionaries by Daniela Richterova and Christopher M. Andrew available on the WIN Short-Form Book Reviews page.
Interview of 20 May 2026 of Josh Dean, journalist, author, podcaster, on his book, "The Impossible Factory: The Remarkable True Story of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works, America's Innovation Machine". Watch the video on the AFIO Now Videos & Podcasts page.
Interview conducted 29 May 2026 with Farid Moussa, Former SES NSA Officer, VP for Business Development, Babel Street, discussing the influence of the American University of Beirut [AUB] on its role on shaping Lebanon, the region, and the political movements there. Watch the video on the AFIO Now Videos & Podcasts page.
[Based on the book's title, I assumed it would provide a scholarly historical overview of the CIA's activities in recent years and its vital role and mission in protecting the United States' national security. This assumption was incorrect. After reading the book, I believe it is biased and partisan, as is evident from the beginning in the Prologue and throughout the publication to the Epilogue. ...]
Associate Professor and former Naval Intelligence Officer Dr. Daniel J. Benny reviews The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century by Tim Weiner, available on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page.
CIA Operations Officer and AFIO Member Charles Jones reviews Tradecraft Tactics and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War, available on the WIN Short Form Book Reviews page.
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.
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.
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.
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.