His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor. In recent years, he suffered from “Havana syndrome,” his wife said.

Washington, D.C., July 1, 2026 - A pamphlet published 50 years ago by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to celebrate the United States Bicentennial and highlight the role of secret intelligence op...

Despite contributing to the success of targeted operations in Venezuela and Iran, the Pentagon's spy agency has been going through a difficult period. With its new director, Joshua Rudd, it can now

Can broken trust be repaired? This study examines the sociopolitical processes through which trust becomes ‘repaired’, ‘rebuilt’ or ‘restored’ following incidents and crises in relations between al...

Unlike most of its key allies, the Canadian government has not created a foreign intelligence agency to spy abroad using human sources. Newly-available archival records for the first time furnish i...

Dans "La Puissance et l’Ombre", Raphaël Ramos retrace 250 ans de guerres secrètes, révélant comment les agences de renseignement ont façonné la politique étrangère et la vie politique intérieure améri...

This article describes the work done by codebreakers in the Naval Section at Bletchley Park on the primary World War II Japanese naval cipher JN-25. It also describes the relationship between the U...

Ebenezer Obadare has explored the intricacies of African politics over the course of a career in journalism and academia. He sat down with CFR to talk about how he continues to challenge himself and …

The White House's restrictions on congressional oversight, the erratic decisions of some officials and their impact on agencies' effectiveness, are causing concern in Congress, well beyond partisan

The White House's restrictions on congressional oversight, the erratic decisions of some officials and their impact on agencies' effectiveness, are causing concern in Congress, well beyond partisan

DÉCLASSIFIÉ. Dans un livre, le chercheur Raphaël Ramos revient sur la singularité des 250 ans de relations entre les responsables politiques et le renseignement aux États-Unis.

The latest four-yearly Global Trends report compiled by the National Intelligence Council, highly regarded due to its wide distribution and the interest it generates, has been deemed incompatible - 9/...

The latest four-yearly Global Trends report compiled by the National Intelligence Council, highly regarded due to its wide distribution and the interest it generates, has been deemed incompatible

On Aug. 1, 2025, the Office of the Historian published National Security Policy, 1985–1988 Part 1, which focused on President Ronald Reagan’s pursuit of

Mercenaires français en Birmanie (1/4) - Le 27 octobre 2023, dans les environs de Laukkaing, dans le nord de la Birmanie, douze étrangers sont capturés par un groupe ethnique rebelle. La plupart sont

The former Labour MP Kevan Jones, known also as Lord Beamish, is the first member of the House of Lords to chair the Intelligence and Security Committee. Like his Tory predecessor at the ISC, he is - ...

Les espions de la Maison blanche 1/4 – À l'occasion du vingtième anniversaire de la direction du renseignement national, Intelligence Online revient sur les métamorphoses de cette fonction

The thousands of documents posted online this week disappointed assassination buffs. But historians are finding many newly revealed secrets.

The former Labour MP Kevan Jones, known also as Lord Beamish, is the first member of the House of Lords to chair the Intelligence and Security Committee. Like his Tory predecessor at the ISC, he is

The Trump administration is forcing out senior leadership at the National Archives and Records Administration in a major shakeup, according to a source familiar. President Donald Trump has been highly...

Are we living through a golden age of espionage drama? And what do spy stories tell us about the true nature of the secret world?

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the vice president said Ukraine must have “sovereign independence.”

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