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New in SpyWeek: Israeli Intel Coup, Tulsi hijinks, and an Air Force UFO Coverup
Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.
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Jeff Stein
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US, Israel, Still Far Apart on Iran Nuclear Threat
CIA analysts dispute Netanyahu’s claim of Iran “months” away from making a bomb
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Jonathan Broder
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Update: Israel Launches Air Attacks on Iran
Rumors of war, once again fueled by questionable intelligence, are roiling the Middle East.
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Jonathan Broder
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How to Take Greenland
A CIA ops veteran offers a droll take on how Greenland can be taken without a shot
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Luis Rueda
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William F. Buckley, Jr., CIA Spy
A new biography of the National Review founder explores his early role as an undercover CIA operative who later helped his one time agency boss Howard…
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Michael Isikoff
4
New in SpyWeek: Kyiv Shocker, Gabbard Mess, Kid to Run DHS Counterextremism
Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.
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Seth Hettena
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Warner, Top Democrat on Intel Panel, Calls for Gabbard Resignation
DNI’s firings of truth-telling analysts “inexcusable,” longtime spy agencies overseer says. Five Eyes allies 'astonished.'
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Michael Isikoff
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That Time Chinese Intelligence Tried to Recruit Me
How I found myself on the receiving end of a Chinese spy recruitment pitch and stumbled into the strange new frontier of AI-assisted espionage.
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May 2025

New in SpyWeek: More Hegseth Follies and China Spying Worries
Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.
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Seth Hettena
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Chinese Students Do Pose Security Threat, Former Top CIA Counterspy Says
Sue Miller, the agency’s former chief mole hunter, tells how a 15 year old spy debacle hangs over the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on…
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Michael Isikoff
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Now the Day is Over
The president despoiled a day that honors those who gave the ultimate sacrifice
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Jeff Stein
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New in SpyWeek: Murder in the O.E.B.
The massive National Security Council staff cut follows leaks on intelligence manipulation by Tulsi Gabbard's top aide
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Jeff Stein
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