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What Is a Dead Drop? The History and Mechanics of Covert Communication

Joseph Cain May 8, 2026 0

Dead drops have been a tool for covert communication since ancient times. Civilizations like the Greeks and Romans used them....

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Oleg Penkovsky: The GRU Colonel the CIA Almost Turned Away

Oleg Penkovsky: The GRU Colonel the CIA Almost Turned Away

Joseph Cain August 9, 2026 0

The Walk-In Problem: How the CIA Almost Missed Adolf Tolkachev, the Billion Dollar Spy

The Walk-In Problem: How the CIA Almost Missed Adolf Tolkachev, the Billion Dollar Spy

Joseph Cain August 8, 2026 0

Anatomy of a Defection: Loomer and Russian Influence Ops

Anatomy of a Defection: What the Loomer Interview Reveals About Russian Influence Operations Against the American Right

Joseph Cain July 31, 2026 0

Aldrich Ames: The Spy Who Crippled U.S. Intelligence

Aldrich Ames, Strategic Damage, and the Discipline of Counterintelligence

Joseph Cain July 11, 2026 0

Moving Beyond MICE: A Policy Review of Spy Motivation and Influence Frameworks

Moving Beyond MICE: A Policy Review of Spy Motivation and Influence Frameworks

Joseph Cain July 6, 2026 0