Spies Articles

If Israel Attacks

Bruce Riedel | Aug 24, 2010
As things stand, if Iran continues on its path toward obtaining the bomb, Israel will strike, and the consequences would be disastrous for the entire world. Here's how America can convince Israel to live with a nuclear Iran.

For God, King and Country

Michael Howard | Sep 02, 2008
Over the centuries, the causes and justifications for war have evolved. But we remain caught in a Westphalian mindset, even though the nature of today’s substate threats demands an altogether-different mentality and a new breed of soldier—or at le

From Awakening to War

Robert F. Ellsworth | Jun 01, 2006
Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.

Religion and the West

Peter L. Berger | Jun 01, 2005
American religiosity and European secularity spring from the same source.

Re-Forming Intelligence

Saxby Chambliss | Mar 01, 2005
Congress has made a start. But the priority of the new Director of National Intelligence must be better HUMINT.

Spies Like Them

Richard L. Russell | Sep 01, 2004
If you want to improve America's intelligence, don't read the 9/11 report. Read Buchan's Greenmantle or Kipling's Kim. We need agents of daring and skill, not better bureaucrats.

Keeping Terror Out

Mark Krikorian | Mar 01, 2004
If gardeners and housemaids can cross our porous borders, so can Al-Qaeda operatives.

The CIA Vindicated: The Soviet Collapse Was Predicted

Bruce D. Berkowitz
Jeffrey T. Richelson
| Sep 01, 1995
The intelligence community did not fail to predict the Soviet collapse.

The Future of Intelligence

Gary Schmitt
Abram N. Shulsky
| Dec 01, 1994
Within hours of the arrest of CIA officer Aldrich Ames for espionage, unnamed agency officials were telling reporters that Ames was a drunk and a mediocre case officer.

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