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Intelligence Nuggets

By Zaki Khalid

Open source nuggets on intelligence history compiled by Zaki Khalid, focusing on the Global South.

Former Pakistani intel officer catalogs spymasters' bios

- J.P. Atwell

The Spy Hunter

By Ben Forney

Tracking industrial espionage and economic security trends

iSpy-uSpy - Mark W. Doyle’s Newsletter

By Mark Doyle

Spies, Spying and Intelligence - since 1900-ish

Tom Griffin on intelligence history

Intelligence history profiles with a focus on the US, UK and Ireland.

Journalist and Spy

By Runa Sandvik

Featuring journalists who worked as spies and spies who used journalism as a cover.

Spionage

By Alexander Rose

A newsletter about historical espionage and Ye Olde Worlde spy stories.

Professional Historian Alex Rose authored Washington's Spies, on which the popular AMC TV show TURN! is based. He's the real deal when it comes to intelligence history.

- J.P. Atwell

A Spy's Guide to American History

By Bruce Held

An honest assessment of five major intelligence successes and failures from 1962 to 2003.

Former CIA and DOE intel practitioner

- J.P. Atwell

SpyTalk

By Jeff Stein

Intelligence for Thinking People

Former Army HUMINT practitioner and national security pundit

- J.P. Atwell

TOP SECRET UMBRA

By John Schindler

A Counterintelligence Perspective on Espionage, Terrorism, Deception and Propaganda

Former NSA Counterintelligence Officer brings real world experience to the conversation.

- J.P. Atwell

Espionage&

By Shaunak

Your adventure into the heart of espionage starts here.