Escort Turned Assassin in Crimea Russian authorities have arrested a former escort named Margarita Reut in the killing of a Ukrainian defector in Crimea last week. Robert Shageev (spelled Shahieiev…
Kidnapped in Rome: Mordechai Vanunu and the Mossad A team of Israeli Mossad agents kidnapped Mordechai Vanunu in Rome in September 1986. Vanunu’s Moroccan Jewish family immigrated to Israel when…
The Philosophy of Deception In the world of security, there is a fundamental distinction between protection and concealment. A 1,000-pound steel safe represents protection; it is designed to resist…
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is if I can recommend any good books on espionage. And the answer is yes, I definitely can. I typically read…
Unbreakable: 949 Days in a Cuban Prison The Mission In 1960, three technicians from the CIA’s Technical Services Division were dispatched to Havana, Cuba, to install surveillance equipment in…
Spies in Uniform: The US Military Liaison Mission in East Germany Beginning in 1947, a fascinating and little-known chapter of the Cold War opened in West Berlin with the establishment…
Cuban counterintelligence photographed a suspected CIA case officer planting a dead drop outside of Havana. Fidel Castro’s Intelligence Directorate grew quickly in size and capability following the Cuban revolution. By…
Some of the greatest spies and saboteurs of all time were the shinobi no mono - trained agents of espionage in feudal Japan. Though depicted in most modern media as…
In the late 1960s the CIA began developing a small bird-like drone, intended for low-profile aerial reconnaissance. Still stinging from the infamous loss of the U-2 aircraft and pilot Francis…
Shannen Rossmiller was a mother of three and a small-town judge from rural Montana who watched in horror as the events of 9/11 unfolded. Unlike most people though, she was determined to…
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