The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA
In 2009, the CIA’s partners in the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate had a source named Humam Khalil al-Balawi working inside Al Qaeda and he knew where Ayman al-Zawahiri, the number two man ...
16 Aug 201136min
The Aftermath of Bin Laden’s Death: The Lessons of Strategic Manhunting
The 13-year search for Osama Bin Laden may have seemed unprecedented, but actually such events have not been uncommon in American history. Since the days of Geronimo, the United States has embarked on...
2 Aug 201128min
Mastermind: The Many Faces of the 9/11 Architect, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was behind many of the most heinous terrorist plots of the past twenty years, including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the Millenium Plots, and 9/11 itself. He even claim...
1 Aug 20111h 6min
Author Debriefing: "Wild Bill" Donovan
“Wild Bill” Donovan was a World War I hero with a Medal of Honor to prove it, a millionaire Wall Street lawyer, and a prominent Republican. Democratic President Franklin Roosevelt chose this brillian...
13 Jul 20111h 6min
Modern Intelligence Analysis: From Art to Science?
A great deal of public attention goes to the CIA’s case officers who recruit and run agents and steal secrets. However, few people pay attention to the fact that those secrets are stolen so that they ...
1 Jul 201127min
The Aftermath of Bin Laden’s Death: Inside al Qaeda’s Hard Drive
After killing Osama bin Laden, the SEALs reportedly took hundreds of drives, disks, and computers from the house in Abbottabad, Pakistan. What challenges will American intelligence agencies face in e...
16 Jun 201130min
The Aftermath of bin Laden’s Death: Winning the War While Staying in the Right
What are the implications of Osama bin Laden’s death for the al Qaeda movement? What role did waterboarding and “enhanced interrogation techniques” play in tracking down Bin Laden and should we reass...
20 Mai 201133min
Spy versus Spy in East Germany
The East German security service, the Stasi, was infamous for surveilling and oppressing the East German population. However, it also hunted Western spies and there were many to be found; the CIA, th...
9 Mai 201134min
