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What Went Missing in “Missing,” the Acclaimed Film on the Murder of an American in Chile

A new book reexamines the facts behind the deaths of Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi during the 1973 coup

Apr 28 •

50 Years On: The Last Great Spy Story of the Vietnam War

Frank Snepp, a top CIA analyst in Saigon in the war’s chaotic final weeks, tells how officials fatally ignored the warnings of two top spies in the…

Apr 27 •

New in SpyWeek: Signalgate—Still, Worse

Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.

Apr 26 •

KAOS Reigns Supreme

Shake-Up and Breakdown: Stein and Isikoff Expose the Chaos Rocking U.S. National Security

Apr 26 •

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CIA Man Came Under Suspicion for Stealing Documents Years Ago

Former CIA senior ops official Dale Bendler confessed only to violation of Foreign Agents Registration Act in plea deal with Justice Department.

Apr 24 •

CIA Veterans Alarmed by Rubio Plan to Close US Embassies in Africa

Rubio calls draft executive order 'fake news' but the New York Times got a copy

Apr 22 •

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Jonathan Broder

Espionage Under Fire: Trump, Russia, and the IC in Turmoil

Jeff Stein and Michael Isikoff unpack the power struggles shaking the U.S. intelligence community

Apr 19 •

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Michael Isikoff

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New in SpyWeek: CIA Leaks, Peeks, Sneaks

Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.

Apr 19 •

A Spy for All Reasons

The CIA’s Frank Wisner was a master of the dark arts—until he became a burnt out case, an intriguing new biography shows

Apr 17 •

Michael Isikoff

Hey, What're You Thinking?

Time for an attitude check.

Apr 15 •

Would Trump Plot Coups in Greenland? Panama? Really?

We've reached peak insanity, intelligence journalist extraordinaire Tim Weiner says. Don't be surprised by more new shocks.

Apr 14 •

U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks a Magnet for Spies

Bugs, wiretaps, hotel spies, code-breakers, secret agents will be dispatched to find out what the diplomats say in private.

Apr 11 •

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