Game On: How the CIA Uses Games for Analyst Training
Training is a crucial aspect of any job. Traditional training methods, such as seminars, flip charts, and briefings, can often be monotonous and less engaging. To address this, the CIA…
Operation Goldeneye: Ian Fleming’s Secret Operation to Secure the Mediterranean
Gibraltar from the air, looking north-west. Photo: Steve – Flickr: Gibraltar / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED. Operation Goldeneye was an Allied stay-behind plan during World War II, conceptualized to monitor…
The Life of Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond
Bronze bust of the author Ian Fleming by the British sculptor Anthony Smith. Commissioned by the Fleming family to commemorate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth in 2008. Photo credit:…
The Mossad: Israel’s National Intelligence Agency
The Mossad, officially known as the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים), is Israel’s national intelligence agency. It has recently made headlines for its covert…
P.O. Box 1142: A Secret World War II Intelligence Facility
Memorial to P. O. Box 1142 at Fort Hunt Park. Photo by Ser Amantio di Nicolao / CC BY 3.0. Cropped. P.O. Box 1142 was a clandestine military intelligence facility…
The Power of Literature: How the CIA Leveraged “Doctor Zhivago” Against the Soviets
The book “Doctor Zhivago” distributed throughout the Soviet Union by the CIA. Photo: Central Intelligence Agency. The story of the CIA’s involvement with Boris Pasternak’s novel, Doctor Zhivago, is a…
Operation Mount Hope III: A Bold Military Heist
The Libyan Mi-25 taken in Chad by the US Army in 1988 during Operation Mount Hope III. On display at the Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham Alabama. The Mi-25 is…
The Mentality of a Warrior: Wisdom of Miyamoto Musashi
Statue of Musashi & Kojiro Battle on Island of Ganryūjima. RoninjapanWiki / CC BY-SA 4.0. The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a…
Indiana Jones® in Real Life: The OSS Archaeologists of WWII
The iconic bullwhip and hat used by Indiana Jones. Photo by Gary Stewart / CC BY 3.0. During World War II, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to…
Operation Ghost Stories: Unmasking Russian Spies in America
Russian spy Anna Chapman and an undercover agent meet in a coffee shop in New York, June 26, 2010. Video frame from FBI surveillance video. Federal Bureau of Investigation Operation…