Weekly Intelligence Notes

09 - 15 October 2024
(Issue 39)

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CONTENTS

Section I - CURRENTS

(Recent Developments)

General Interests

• Scale of Chinese Spying Overwhelms Western Governments - BBC, 14 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• US-based Afghan man who planned election-day attack ‘worked as CIA guard’ - Intel News, 14 Oct 24
• Chinese scientists hack military grade encryption on quantum computer: paper - South China Morning Post, 11 Oct 24
• Alleged Iranian spy contacted MI6 to become double agent, court hears - BBC, 10 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• Spy in Major Russia-West Exchange Exposed as Navalny Informant - MSN News, 07 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• The CIA runs a nonprofit venture capital firm. What’s it investing in? - Market Place, 07 Oct 24
• Geospatial Team Assessing Hurricane Destruction - Civil Air Patrol News, 09 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• From intelligence to armed operations, transformation of Turkey’s foreign ministry sparks global concerns - Nordic Monitor, 10 Oct 24
• Update on The National Reconnaissance Office’s Evolving Mission in Space - OODA Loop, 09 Oct 24
• Russia recruited an Irish agent to exploit Brexit tensions. He’s still sitting in Ireland’s parliament. - Politico, 07 Oct 24
• Election Security Update as of Early October 2024 - ODNI, 10 Oct 24

Special Collections

• Counterespionage - Arrests, convictions, expulsions, and more...
• Cyberespionage - New actors, collection and sabotage ops, countermeasures, policy, other...
• Covert Action - Influence ops, assassinations, sabotage, intel agency paramilitary action, countermeasures, and more...

• How intelligence organisations innovate - Intelligence and National Security, 08 Oct 24
• Inside the US intel dilemma on Gaza a year after Oct. 7 - Politico, 06 Oct 24
• The October 7 Attack: An Assessment of the Intelligence Failings - Homeland Security News Wire, 12 Oct 24
• The 24/7 Heartbeat of NSA: The National Security Operations Center (37 mins) - NSA's No Such Podcast, 09 Oct 24
• How a Russian operative snared an Irish politician - The Times, 06 Oct 24
• The U.S. House Intelligence Committee - with Ranking Member Congressman Jim Himes (58 mins) - International Spy Museum's Spycast Podcast, 08 Oct 24
• Public-private espionage. How the GRU and FSB recruited a private company from Yekaterinburg to do their work around the world - The Insider, 11 Oct 24

• The Growing DEl Threat to Intelligence Agencies by former CIA Analyst John Gentry - American Thinker, 11 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• What Analysts Missed Before Russia’s Invasion – and What They’re Still Missing - by Former CIA Executive John Sipher - Cipher Brief, 11 Oct 24
• Opinion: Trump or Harris? Whoever wins will lose wars without bipartisan consensus. with Former CIA Executive Jack Devine - USA Today, 11 Oct 24
• Biosecurity: Matt McKnight (47 mins) with Former CIA Chief Operating Officer Andy Makridis - Intelligence Matters: The Relaunch Podcast, 08 Oct 24
• 'War Game' Poses Spooky Question: Will Troops Join Trump Insurrectionists? by Former US Army Case Officer Jeff Stein - Spy Talk, 11 Oct 24
• Is Israeli Intelligence Back on Top? by Former CIA Executive Marc Polymeropolous, et al - Foreign Policy, 10 Oct 24
• The Axis of Authoritarians – and A Dangerous World by Former CIA Executive Joseph DeTrani - Cipher Brief, 14 Oct 24
• China is Courting Thailand. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Care. by Former CIA Executive Jennifer Ewbank - Cipher Brief, 14 Oct 24

Books: (Forthcoming, New Releases, Overlooked)

• Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence Claire Hubbard-Hall (24 Oct 24)


• Memoir of A Female Spy: An Inside Look Into The Killing of Osama Bin Laden by Mary Ann Norton (22 Jun 23)


• Hitler's Spy Chief: The Wilhelm Canaris Betrayal: the Intelligence Campaign Against Adolf Hitler by Richard Bassett (01 Jun 12)

True Intelligence Matters on Film: Declassified: The Untold Stories of American Spies, S3 E3 - The Terrorists Next Door: Operation Smokescreen - Domini Hofmann (2017)

Intelligence in Pop Culture - Ben Macintyre: what happened when I met the real Slow Horses - The Times, 03 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)

Intelligence in History - A Collection of Recently Released Content

Walking Tours: "The Spies of Embassy Row" and "Spies of Georgetown" - Washington, DC. (Sundays, Dates/Times Vary)

Obituaries

Research Requests and Academic Opportunities

• Call for Collaboration: AFIO member seeks help establishing YouTube channel focused on Russian and Chinese influence operations.
• Internship Opportunity: International private intelligence company accepting applications for analyst internship program.
• Call for Information: Child of former CIA Commo Officer Walter E. MacLeod seeks information about father's life and work.
• Call for Intelligence Studies Course Syllabi: Florida International University adjunct professor tasked with creating a new course is in search of existing syllabi to help build new content.
• Call for Articles and Book Reviews: The ODNI at 20 Years - Special Issue of the American Intelligence Journal, Fall 2024. 15 Oct 24 Deadline.
• Call for Papers: Gender in the Security Sectors of the Indo-Pacific Region - Special Issue of the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism. 31 Oct 24 Deadline.
• Call for Papers: African Intelligence in the Post-Colonial Era, 1960-present - Special Issue of the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 01 Nov 24 Deadline.
• Call for Interviews: Documentary film executive seeking extraordinary, true story material.
• Call for Information: Farewell Dossier and the alleged explosion of the Siberian gas pipeline.
• Call for Online Survey Participants: Institution Review Board approved research project from Northeastern University on critical thinking skills for national security intelligence analysts.
• Call for Information and Interview Subjects: In search of information on possible espionage activity in New York City in the WWII and post-war era.
• Call For Articles: AFIO Journal, The Intelligencer - Assorted Topics

Employment

• 2 Assistant Professors in Intelligence and Security - Institute of Security and Global Affairs, University of Leiden, Netherlands
• Assistant Professor of Intelligence Studies - Mercyhurst University - Erie, Pennsylvania
• Associate Professor and Chair of National Security - University of New Haven, Connecticut
• Wanted: Former intelligence officers to lead spy-themed walking tours in Washington, D.C. - Spyher Tours
• Wanted: Retired Federal Government Employees - National Security Agency - Fort Meade, Maryland
• Assistant Professor - Intelligence Studies - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Arizona

Upcoming AFIO Events

• 08 Nov 2024, 1130 (ET) - In-Person - Army Reserve Foreign Area Officer (FAO) LTC Tomio "Tomes" Toyama discusses his most recent deployment to Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan while serving in the Office of the United States Security Coordinator (USSC) - San Francisco Chapter

Events of Advertisers, Corporate Sponsors, Others

• 16 Oct 2024, 200-1300 (ET) - Online - Johns Hopkins University, VA - Understanding Israel's October 7 Intelligence Failure.
• Thursday, 17 Oct 2024, noon – 1:00 PM – Washington, DC – Spy Chat with Chris Costa ft. Sandrea Hwang – Virtual International Spy Museum Program
• Thursday, 17 Oct 2024, 6:30 – 8:00 PM – Washington, DC – Agent Link with Raymond J. Batvinis – In-Person and Virtual International Spy Museum Program
• Saturday, 19 Oct 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 PM – Washington, DC – In-Store Book Signing Event for National Archive Hunters with author Matthew Landis – In-Person International Spy Museum Book Signing
• Sunday, 20 Oct 2024, 6:00 – 8:30 PM – Washington, DC – Access to SPY: An Evening for Neurodiverse Adults – In-Person International Spy Museum Program
• Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024, 6:30 – 7:30 PM – Washington, DC – Russian Assassinations in the UK: Inside Three Notorious Cases with Nigel West – In-Person and Virtual International Spy Museum Program
• Thursday, 24 Oct 24, 1700-1900 (ET) - In-Person - The Evolution of Espionage and Spycraft - George Mason University, VA
• Thursday, 24 Oct 2024, 5 - 7 p.m. - In-Person Hanover, MD - NCF & INSF 3rd Annual Cocktails & Codebreakers event
• 30 Oct 2024, 1200-1300 (ET) - Online - Johns Hopkins University, VA - Inside Intelligence presents "The ODNI at 20 Years: For Better or Worse?"
• 30 Apr - 02 May 2025 – In Person – Cryptologic History Symposium - National Cryptological Foundation and NSA Center for Cryptologic History, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
• 30 Aug - 8 Sep 2025 - Mediterranean Cruise - Spies, Lies & Nukes announce Espionage on the High Seas! Plan NOW to join the late-summer 2025 cruise.

See the AFIO Calendar of Events for scheduling further in the future.

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- RELEASED TO MEMBERS ONLY TODAY -

Charles Cleveland, MG US Army (Ret),
former NGA Director of Operations and Military Deputy Director on his Career

Listen to General Cleveland's depiction of his long and fascinating career in multiple IC agencies.

Interviewer: Jennifer Daniel, former NGA and ODNI Executive
Host: James Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Senior Operations Officer
Duration: 49 minutes, including Q&A
Recorded: 01 July 2024

Access the interview here or click the image above.

- CALLING ALL WRITERS -

If you are interested in submitting for publication in the WIN a Letter to the Editor, an OpEd, or a newspaper-article-length analytic piece concerning intelligence matters, pitch your idea to the editor at winseditor@afio.com. Longer research and more academic pieces should continue to be proposed to the editor of AFIO's trade journal, The Intelligencer, at peter.oleson@afio.com

Last call to members to attend this weekend...

- William J. Donovan Award Dinner -

Saturday, 19 October 2024
Washington, DC

The OSS Society's William J. Donovan Award Dinner is the preeminent annual gathering of the US intelligence and special operations communities. The OSS Society will honor some of our nation's greatest unsung heroes who have served at the "tip of the spear" as our nation's first line of defense, including CIA veterans Janet Baum and Greg Vogle; commemorate the 80th anniversaries of D-Day and the liberation of Paris; and the 75th anniversary of NATO's founding. The evening's meal will be a tribute to OSS veteran and the "French Chef" Julia Child. You do not want to miss what Washington Post columnist David Ignatius described as a "wonderful celebration of our country at its best." Program includes dinner and dancing.
Individual tickets can be purchased online here.

Interested in being a sponsor? Contact The OSS Society at oss@osssociety.org.

Espionage-themed Walking Tours
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Spyher walking tours in Washington D.C. and New York City offered Wednesday - Sunday and available to book on Eventbrite: Georgetown Spy Tour, Embassy Row Spy Tour, Capitol Hill Spy Tour, Arlington National Cemetery CIA Memorial Wall Tour, SpyKids Mission Training, and The Spies of Wall Street.
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- CALL FOR ARTICLES -

AFIO seeks authors for "When Intelligence Made a Difference," a feature in the semi-annual Intelligencer journal. Whether contemporary or historical, proposed articles should explain an event in which the application of actionable intelligence made a difference. For professors, this can make a good assignment for students. AFIO welcomes student papers as potential articles, which can be brief or up to 3,000 words. Interested authors can contact senior editor, Peter Oleson, at peter.oleson@afio.com

AFIO Exclusive Content

Book Review of the Month
(October 2024)

Former National Counterintelligence Officer for East Asia David Gutschmit writes on:

Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

by Craig Whitlock
(Simon and Schuster, 14 May 2024)

Access review here.

The Spy Who Vanished

AFIO Now Presents: Alma Katsu, NSA-CIA Officer, author

Author, former NSA, and CIA officer Alma Katsu discusses her upcoming book series The Spy Who Vanished - a realistic look at where intelligence agencies are in the 21st century.

Interview held on Monday, 17 June 2024. Host-Interviewer: AFIO President James Hughes.

The audio-only version of AFIO Now, great for listening to in your car or while accomplishing other tasks, can be downloaded or streamed on any of the following podcast platforms by searching for "AFIO":

AFIO Now interviews, video and audio-only forms, in 2023 and 2024, are sponsored by
Northwest Financial Advisors

Click here to watch interviews in the AFIO Now series released in 2024.
View interviews from 2020 to 2023 here.
Watch public-release interviews on our YouTube channel or listen to them in podcast form at the links in the section above.

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Section I - CURRENTS

(Recent Developments)

General Interests

Scale of Chinese Spying Overwhelms Western Governments - BBC, 14 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)

Beijing is conducting espionage activities on what Western governments say is an unprecedented scale, mobilizing security agencies, private companies and Chinese civilians in its quest to undermine rival states and bolster the country’s economy. Rarely does a week go by without a warning from a Western intelligence agency about the threat that China presents. Last month alone, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said a Chinese state-linked firm hacked 260,000 internet-connected devices, including cameras and routers, in the U.S., Britain, France, Romania and elsewhere. A Congressional probe said Chinese cargo cranes used at U.S. seaports had embedded technology that could allow Beijing to secretly control them. The U.S. government alleged that a former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was a Chinese agent. (Read more here.)

US-based Afghan man who planned election-day attack ‘worked as CIA guard’ - Intel News, 14 Oct 24

An Afghan national based in the United States, who was allegedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack during the upcoming Election Day, previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a guard, reports claim. According to the US Department of Justice, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on October 7, alongside a number of co-conspirators who have so far not been named. Tawhedi’s arrest occurred shortly after he purchased two AK-47 assault rifles, 10 magazines, and several rounds of ammunition from an FBI employee posing as a seller of the merchandise. The suspect allegedly told at least two FBI informants working on the case that he intended to use the weaponry to target “large gatherings of people” on Election Day. Tawhedi is also reported to have boasted that he expected to die in the attack. His indictment suggests that he planned to carry out the attack on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). (Read more here.)

Chinese scientists hack military grade encryption on quantum computer: paper - South China Morning Post, 11 Oct 24

Chinese scientists have mounted what they say is the world’s first effective attack on a widely used encryption method using a quantum computer. The breakthrough poses a “real and substantial threat” to the long-standing password-protection mechanism employed across critical sectors, including banking and the military, according to the researchers. Despite the slow progress in general-purpose quantum computing, which currently poses no threat to modern cryptography, scientists have been exploring various attack approaches on specialised quantum computers. (Read more here.)

Alleged Iranian spy contacted MI6 to become double agent, court hears - BBC, 10 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)

A former British soldier accused of being a spy for Iran twice contacted MI6 to offer his services as a double agent, a court has heard. Daniel Khalife, now 23, denies gathering information for Iran, compiling a list of special forces soldiers, perpetrating a bomb hoax and escaping prison. Woolwich Crown Court heard Mr Khalife sent two emails to MI6, saying he wanted to work as a double agent for them. The court was told the jury had seen flight bookings and photographs that show Mr Khalife also travelled to Turkey in August 2020, where he left a package intended for Iranian intelligence agents. (Read more here.)

Spy in Major Russia-West Exchange Exposed as Navalny Informant - MSN News, 07 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)

A Russian foreign intelligence agent, recenty swapped in a major prisoner exchange between Russia and the West, has been revealed as having spied on the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, El Mundo reported. The agent is known publicly as Pablo González. He worked for Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU) while posing as a journalist, according to findings from a Polish investigation. Polish intelligence believes González met Navalny at least twice in Europe while supposedly working for a Basque newspaper. One of these meetings took place in Barcelona, where Navalny was recovering after being doused with green dye in 2017. The investigation suggests Gonzalez was conducting surveillance on Navalny, passing along information to the GRU. (Full article here.)

The CIA runs a nonprofit venture capital firm. What’s it investing in? - Market Place, 07 Oct 24

The Central Intelligence Agency is responsible for collecting information relevant to national security, updating policymakers and conducting top-secret actions. Also running an investment firm called In-Q-Tel. According to its website, its mission is to “be the premier partner trusted to identify, evaluate, and leverage emerging commercial technologies for the U.S. national security community and America’s allies.” “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Jon Keegan, tech reporter at Sherwood News, about the companies the CIA is investing in. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Kai Ryssdal: The CIA, it turns out, has an investment arm. Say more. (Full article here.)

Geospatial Team Assessing Hurricane Destruction - Civil Air Patrol News, 09 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)

As of Oct. 7, 100 members from 31 wings, along with three assigned to region staffs, devoted more than 2,000 volunteer hours to assisting FEMA in locating and assessing damage to homes and businesses throughout the state’s coastal areas. Working with teams from FEMA, the contractor Dewberry, and the National-Geospatial Intelligence Agency, members have completed more than 90,000 assessments and identified over 40,000 damaged structures across six states that have been declared major disasters. Maj. Scott Kaplan “The needs of our government partners are always changing, and this particular incident — the fifth hurricane we’ve responded to this year so far — is no exception,” said Maj. Scott Kaplan, National CAP Geospatial Program manager. “As such, we've been actively training a smaller team of members on assessing open-source video and images to serve our communities faster and more efficiently, and to assist those affected with greater speed and accuracy,” Kaplan said. “A much more complex process, this portion of the team has been slowly expanding. After a larger amount of satellite or airborne imagery is available, such as this event, we’ve leveraged hundreds of trained CAP members." “Time and time again, the Geospatial Program’s Damage Assessment Team has been a force-multiplier for FEMA,” said Capt. Christopher Freeze, CAP’s incident commander. “The multistate nature of this disaster presented both vast and unusual challenges for those involved, but the CAP Geospatial Team continues to provide meaningful analysis.” (Full article here.)

From intelligence to armed operations, transformation of Turkey’s foreign ministry sparks global concerns - Nordic Monitor, 10 Oct 24

The creation of a highly controversial armed unit within Turkey’s foreign ministry, under the leadership of Hakan Fidan — the former intelligence chief and current foreign minister — raises serious concerns for Turkey’s partners and allies. Fidan’s decision follows his earlier transformation of Turkey’s diplomatic service into an extensive intelligence network, conducting espionage in foreign nations, including NATO allies. Despite warnings and protests over similar aggressive spying activities during his decade-long tenure as head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MIT), Fidan remains undeterred, with the full support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for these clandestine operations. Fidan, who became foreign minister in 2023, stated in a September 19 interview that the new unit would not only be responsible for the physical security of Turkish diplomatic missions abroad but will also handle cybersecurity and counterintelligence efforts. Emphasizing that he recognized the need for such a unit during his tenure as head of MIT, Fidan said, “Turkey’s diplomacy is now, so to speak, soaring; we are managing very critical issues and are in constant communication with our missions.” (Read here.)

Update on The National Reconnaissance Office’s Evolving Mission in Space - OODA Loop, 09 Oct 24

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is transforming its mission to stay ahead in a contested space environment, focusing on resilience through emerging technologies and partnerships. More compute in space and AI is coming. | Why It Matters: The NRO is adapting to a more complex space environment by embracing new technologies and leveraging commercial capabilities to enhance national security. As space becomes an increasingly contested domain, the ability to rapidly adapt and maintain resilience is critical to maintaining strategic advantage. This transformation involves a focus on distributed satellite architecture, partnerships with commercial technology providers, and integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve data processing and situational awareness. | Innovations in Satellite Architecture: The NRO is transitioning away from traditional satellite models to a proliferated architecture composed of smaller, distributed platforms. This approach aims to enhance resilience against threats, including anti-satellite weapons, making the overall network harder to disrupt. By moving towards a more flexible, distributed system, the NRO ensures that its space-based assets remain secure and reliable. (Full article here.)

Russia recruited an Irish agent to exploit Brexit tensions. He’s still sitting in Ireland’s parliament. - Politico, 07 Oct 24

Russian intelligence has recruited an Irish lawmaker to act as a propaganda mole and emissary — and Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris says it doesn’t surprise him one bit. The news, which was broken by the Sunday Times’ security correspondent in Dublin, John Mooney, was confirmed to POLITICO by two senior Irish officials in the government and the justice system. The lawmaker hasn’t been arrested or charged, the officials said, because he committed no crime in building relations with Kremlin agents operating out of Russia’s oversized embassy in Dublin. As such, in light of Ireland’s unusually plaintiff-friendly libel laws, the officials said the lawmaker shouldn’t be publicly identified. (Full article here.)

Election Security Update as of Early October 2024 - ODNI, 10 Oct 24

A range of foreign actors continue to try to influence U.S. elections as we approach November. These activities include broad efforts aimed at undermining trust in U.S. democratic processes and exacerbating divisions in our society, while also seeking to shape voter preferences toward specific candidates. Our assessments about the activities and goals of Russia, Iran, and China are unchanged from earlier election security updates. On the presidential race, the IC continues to assess that Russia prefers the Former President and Iran prefers the Vice President; China is not seeking to influence the Presidential election. (Full article here.)

Counterespionage - Recent arrests, convictions, expulsions, and more...

• Israeli couple accused of Iranian espionage, assassination plot - i24 News, 13 Oct 24
• 'We are not Russian spies' - Irish politicians declare - BBC, 09 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• Chinese citizen arrested in Germany for defense industry espionage. - The Spy Hunter, 08 Oct 24
• Old devices, idle servers can be turned to spy on us, China’s top security agency warns - South China Morning Post, 11 Oct 24
• Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife, accused of helping Iran, wanted to be MI6 ‘double agent’ - The Guardian, 08 Oct 24
• Guo a spy whose campaign was arranged by China, pal of alleged Chinese spy says - ABS CBN, 08 Oct 24

Cyberespionage - Newly identified actors, collection and sabotage ops, countermeasures, policy, other...

• White House forms emergency team to deal with China espionage hack - Washington Post, 11 Oct 24 (Member Contribution
• Russians changing focus from cyberattacks to espionage against Ukraine, says NSA cyber leader - Washington Times, 10 Oct 24 (Member Contribution
• Artificial Intelligence Is Accelerating Iranian Cyber Operations - Lawfare, 09 Oct 24
• Cyberspies Target Air-Gapped Systems at European Government Organization - Security Week, 09 Oct 24
• NSA Issues Updated Guidance on Russian SVR Cyber Operations - NSA, 10 Oct 24

Covert Action - Influence ops, assassinations, sabotage, intel agency paramilitary action, countermeasures, and more...

• German spy chief: Putin’s covert operations reach unprecedented level - Politico, 14 Oct 24
• Salisbury novichok inquiry: Sergei Skripal was ‘alarmingly accessible’ - The Times, 14 Oct 24
• Vladimir Putin’s spies are plotting global chaos - Economist, 13 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• She Was a Key Aide to Eric Adams. Her Ties to China Ran Deep. - New York Times, 13 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• Intelligence community warns China, Russia, Cuba looking to sway congressional races - Washington Times, 07 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)
• How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views - The Conversation, 08 Oct 24
• Russia on mission to cause mayhem on UK streets, warns MI5 - BBC, 08 Oct 24

Section II - DEEP DIVES

(Research Papers, OpEds, Analysis, Podcasts)

How intelligence organisations innovate - Intelligence and National Security, 08 Oct 24

Practitioners and academics recognize the importance of innovative intelligence organisations. However, we know little about how intelligence organisations innovate and what challenges they are being confronted with. Drawing upon intelligence studies as well as innovation and organisational studies this paper forwards a conceptual framework to answer the question: how do intelligence organisations innovate? To address this, we introduce the concept of innovation capability, an organisation’s potential to innovate. The paper identifies seven attributes of innovation capability and explores these attributes within intelligence organisations. The attributes are: (1) vision and strategy, (2) competence base, (3) organisational intelligence, (4) creativity and idea management, (5) organisational structure, (6) culture and climate and (7) management of technology. The paper concludes with an agenda for further research. (Full article here.)

Inside the US intel dilemma on Gaza a year after Oct. 7 - Politico, 06 Oct 24

The U.S. has increased its intelligence-gathering in the Gaza Strip since it was caught off guard by the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But gaps remain on the very type of intelligence that could be essential to finding a path to ending the conflict. One year after the attack, U.S. intelligence agencies are still struggling to understand the inner political dynamics of the Hamas militant group, whether it’s ready for a cease-fire agreement and its longer-term aspirations for Gaza — all questions that policymakers need to answer as they scramble to avoid a full-scale regional war. For decades, U.S. administrations chose not to prioritize intelligence collection and analysis on Gaza and Hamas. Despite the improvements, one year isn’t enough time to make up for that, according to current and former intelligence officials. (Access here.)

The October 7 Attack: An Assessment of the Intelligence Failings - Homeland Security News Wire, 12 Oct 24

Hours after the Hamas attack of October 7 began, they were widely attributed to an apparent Israeli intelligence failure, with pundits pointing to several possible sources, including a misunderstanding of Hamas’ intentions, cognitive biases, and an overreliance on the country’s technological superiority. Building on previous literature on surprise attacks and intelligence failures to examine both Israel’s political level and intelligence level prior to October 7, 2023, the findings suggest that the attack was likely not the result of a single glaring failure but rather the accumulation of several problems at both levels. (Access here.)

The 24/7 Heartbeat of NSA: The National Security Operations Center (37 mins) - NSA's No Such Podcast, 09 Oct 24

It’s 3 a.m. A war has broken out halfway across the world. Someone needs to tell the President. Who provides the information that they need to know? The National Security Operations Center at NSA. Since its founding 50 years ago, NSOC has never closed. Every hour of every day, it monitors foreign developments and keeps our nation’s leaders informed. Bringing together experts from across NSA’s foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity missions (and beyond), the NSOC watch floor hums with activity. Learn from the Director of NSOC about its critical mission, and from a watch floor employee who describes the thrill of the fast-paced, high-stakes work environment. There’s no place like NSOC. (Full report here.)

How a Russian operative snared an Irish politician - The Times, 06 Oct 24

Despite his extensive counter-surveillance training, Sergey Prokopiev failed to notice the surveillance officers monitoring his activities at quarters. Officially, Prokopiev served as a counsellor at the Russian embassy on Orwell Road in Dublin, but this was a cover story. Prokopiev was a spy: a high-ranking military intelligence officer sent to Ireland by Russia’s armed forces to operate under diplomatic cover. His mission was to recruit and handle agents, sources and assets from the worlds of politics, business and media, but also to engage in what Russians call active measures: the modern iteration of the political warfare tactics employed by the KGB during the Cold War. At the time of his arrival in Ireland in March 2019, Prokopiev was focused on rebuilding Russia’s intelligence network on both sides of the border. He was particularly interested in establishing contacts with loyalist and republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, which had sprung to life during the Brexit negotiations between the European Union and Britain. (Access here.)

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee - with Ranking Member Congressman Jim Himes (58 mins) - International Spy Museum's Spycast Podcast, 08 Oct 24

This week on SpyCast, Andrew was joined by United States Congressman Jim Himes, representative for Connecticut’s 4th District in the House of Representatives and the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. A Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford, Congressman Himes has passionately served his district since 2009. You may remember his voice from a recent panel we held at the International Spy Museum during the 2024 NATO Summit – We enjoyed having him at SPY so much, we were eager to invite him back to join Andrew on the podcast to discuss the role of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, or HPSCI. Tune in to learn more about intelligence in the “People’s House!” (Access here.)

Public-private espionage. How the GRU and FSB recruited a private company from Yekaterinburg to do their work around the world - The Insider, 11 Oct 24

Since 2018, Russia has started to build up its presence in Africa, gradually squeezing out the influence of the U.S., France, and other Western powers. Key roles were assigned to the GRU’s Fourth Directorate, which oversees Africa and Israel, and the African Division of the FSB's Fifth Service. Both intelligence agencies dusted off Moscow’s long-abandoned Soviet GRU and KGB agent networks and began actively recruiting new assets among the continent’s politicians, military officers, and journalists. To this end, they created several foreign trade associations with African countries and established a dozen consulting firms involved in a wide range of activities. One such entity was Bureau Legint, with an annual budget of roughly $1 million. Legint was co-founded by former GRU naval intelligence officer Viktor Boyarkin and his wife, Tatiana, who had worked as an accountant at the GRU headquarters at 76b Khoroshevskoe Highway (Military Base 45807). (Access here.)

Section III - FORMERS' FORUM

(Legacy Intel Practitioners' Informed Perspectives
and Recent Endeavors)

The Growing DEl Threat to Intelligence Agencies by former CIA Analyst John Gentry - American Thinker, 11 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)

“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) policies are not only ethically controversial features of modern life, they damage key American institutions. My new book on the impact of DEI on U.S. intelligence agencies demonstrates conclusively that DEI has seriously damaged the operational performance of U.S. intelligence agencies, thereby endangering national security. This is the first major study of the national security intelligence implications of DEI policies. Details differ but root causes and main negative influences are similar to the problems DEI policies have caused in business, the Defense Department, and universities. This also is a political issue. Vice President Kamala Harris helped preside over a significant worsening of the damage in the Biden years. She supports DEI policies and can be expected to push them further if she is elected in November. President Trump largely ignored the issue in 2017-2021, enabling the negative effects of DEI to institutionalize and deepen, but candidate Trump and his advisors in 2024 say they recognize the error and promise to address DEI firmly if he is elected next month. (Access here.)

What Analysts Missed Before Russia’s Invasion – and What They’re Still Missing - by Former CIA Executive John Sipher - Cipher Brief, 11 Oct 24

A recent report from Washington’s Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) is getting attention for calling out the failure of the professional analytic class in assessing the ability of Ukraine to weather the Russian invasion in 2022. At the time, U.S. intelligence developed evidence that Moscow would invade, but the predictions by Russian military experts subsequently botched what would happen next. Respected outlets and organizations such as The Economist, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, RAND, The New York Times and others offered analysis that was as confidently presented as it was wrong. The expert community grossly overestimated Russian capabilities and underestimated Ukraine’s ability to resist. In addition, as the CSIS authors note, “hangovers from the initial failure” still infect the narrative of the war. Many of the same analysts that so misunderstood Russia’s flaws continue to be quoted by the media and have access to the halls of power. Further, the sweeping and overly confident judgments may well have influenced the West’s initial hesitation and timid support for Ukraine. The slow roll of support and failure to follow-up on opportunities have come full circle, such that many of the same analysts are promoting a narrative of inevitable Russian victory. As British journalist Nick Cohen noted, “Because the West believed Russia could simply march into Kyiv, we initially failed to send Ukraine the weapons it needed. Even today there’s a lingering belief in the invincibility of R (Access here.)

Opinion: Trump or Harris? Whoever wins will lose wars without bipartisan consensus. with Former CIA Executive Jack Devine - USA Today, 11 Oct 24

In the early days of the Cold War, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg sagely and famously declared that partisan politics must stop at the water’s edge. If there was any doubt that U.S. politicians no longer practice what Vandenberg preached, the past several weeks have provided ample proof. During the recent visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the two major presidential candidates and parties demonstrated starkly different foreign policy approaches. To ensure America’s security, however, we must reach a bipartisan consensus and address our future challenges, many of which will not be of our choosing. Against the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly, Zelenskyy met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 26. The Biden-Harris administration committed an additional $8 billion in military support to Ukraine but failed to agree to Ukraine’s urgently needed request to lift restrictions on the use of long-range missiles, despite growing support from congressional Democrats. (Access here.)

Biosecurity: Matt McKnight (47 mins) with Former CIA Chief Operating Officer Andy Makridis - Intelligence Matters: The Relaunch Podcast, 08 Oct 24

Andy talks with Matt McKnight, General Manager for Biosecurity at Ginkgo Bioworks, about the new frontier of global threats posed by weaponized cell engineering. Matt discusses the need for a comprehensive global monitoring and early detection system, enhanced international cooperation, and a unified defense approach to mitigate the potentially catastrophic impacts of biological events, whether accidental or malicious. (Access here.)

'War Game' Poses Spooky Question: Will Troops Join Trump Insurrectionists? by Former US Army Case Officer Jeff Stein - Spy Talk, 11 Oct 24

What if the violent riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was not just an impulsive one-off uprising of a pro-Trump mob, but a learning lesson for a more disciplined and determined nationwide group of extremists? And what if—instead of holding the line when disputed Electoral College votes are being tabulated this coming January 6—a rogue U.S. Army general claims leadership of the militant movement’s guerrillas, who show up with guns at state capitols, take hostages, plot to kidnap a governor and threaten a coup d’etat? (Access here.)

Is Israeli Intelligence Back on Top? by Former CIA Executive Marc Polymeropolous, et al - Foreign Policy, 10 Oct 24

The aura of Israeli intelligence prior to Oct. 7, 2023, was unquestioned, with many of its dramatic operations becoming the stuff of legend in the national security world and even being dramatized in Hollywood movies. Israel’s spies enjoyed admiration from their friends and a fearsome reputation among their enemies for their bold operations, their long reach, and their even longer memory. That reputation was destroyed last year. Israel’s intelligence leaders are trying to rebuild it. But while spectacular intelligence operations make for captivating headlines, it’s not clear whether Israel’s spies are also providing best-in-the-business support for diplomacy or strategy. (Access here.)

The Axis of Authoritarians – and A Dangerous World by Former CIA Executive Joseph DeTrani - Cipher Brief, 14 Oct 24

The October 1 debate between Senators Tim Walz and JD Vance dealt with just one foreign policy question: the widening war in the Middle East. Among subjects not discussed: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its threat to use nuclear weapons; China’s attempt to intimidate Taiwan, tension in the South China Sea and Beijing’s nuclear buildup; North Korea’s nuclear and missile expansion and its threat to use nuclear weapons; and how the axis of authoritarian states (Russia, China, Iran and North Korea) is determined to change the world order. (Access here.)

China is Courting Thailand. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Care. by Former CIA Executive Jennifer Ewbank - Cipher Brief, 14 Oct 24

The strategic landscape of Southeast Asia is rapidly evolving, with China making significant inroads into a region where U.S. influence has been strong for well over a century. A September 2024 article in Foreign Affairs called attention to the slow but steady, decline of U.S. influence and partnerships across much of Southeast Asia, despite numerous policy initiatives by administrations on both sides of the political aisle for decades. Among the countries where this shift is most pronounced and least understood is Thailand, a nation with deep historical ties to the U.S. but now increasingly caught in the geopolitical tug-of-war between Washington and Beijing. As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific, it is imperative for the U.S. to revitalize its partnership with Thailand, among other nations in Southeast Asia, not only to maintain influence but also to foster stability and protect freedom in a region critical to global security. Thailand’s diplomatic relationship with the United States is our oldest in Asia, dating back to when the kingdom – then called Siam – became the first Asian nation to recognize American independence with the signing of the “Treaty of Amity and Commerce” in 1833.(Access here.)

Section IV - BOOKS, FILM, HISTORY, POP CULTURE

Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence
by Claire Hubbard-Hall
(W&N, 24 Oct 24)

Since the inception of the Secret Service Bureau back in 1909, women have worked at the very heart of British secret intelligence - yet their contributions have been all but written out of history. Now, drawing on private and previously-classified documents, leading historian Claire Hubbard-Hall brings their gripping true stories to life. From encoding orders and decrypting enemy messages to penning propaganda and infiltrating organisations, the women of British intelligence played a pivotal role in both the First and Second World Wars. Prepare to meet the true custodians of Britain's military secrets, from Kathleen Pettigrew, personal assistant to the Chief of MI6 Stewart Menzies, who late in life declared 'I was Miss Moneypenny, but with more power', to Jane Archer, the very first female MI5 officer who raised suspicions about the Soviet spy Kim Philby long before he was officially unmasked and Winifred Spink, the first female officer ever sent to Russia in 1916. In Her Secret Service, Hubbard-Hall rescues these silenced voices and those of many other fascinating women from obscurity to provide a definitive account of women's contributions to the history of the intelligence services.

Order book here.

Memoir of A Female Spy: An Inside Look Into The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
by Mary Ann Norton
(22 Jun 23)

Memoir of a Female Spy is the true story of how a female CIA officer, working in one of the most dangerous places in the world, Baghdad, Iraq met with a senior ISIS leader who provided critical information which led to the location of Al-Quida (AQI) leader Osama Bin-Laden in Pakistan where US Special Forces found and ultimately killed him. What makes this story unique is that it was written by a female officer in a Muslim country. Norton was able to build a unique and strong rapport with the asset, causing him to feel comfortable enough to provide the most sensitive ISIS information in CIA history. In this case, an ISIS leader, turned CIA asset, met with Norton on numerous occasions providing some of the most time-sensitive information about ISIS' intentions and activities in Baghdad and Iraq. The information was so critical to US national security that it drew attention from the President of the United States, George W. Bush. The asset was considered one of the CIA's most significant and important assets which led to the demise of ISIS in the region. This memoir will keep you on the edge of your seat as you learn how, why and what led to the take down of the most wanted man in the world, UBL.

Order book here.

Hitler's Spy Chief: The Wilhelm Canaris Betrayal: the Intelligence Campaign Against Adolf Hitler
by Richard Bassett
(Grosett and Dunlap, 01 Jun 12)

A remarkable tale of espionage and intrigue―the story of Wilhelm Canaris, Hitler’s intelligence chief, and his role in the conspiracy to assassinate the Führer. Admiral Wilhelm Canaris was appointed by Hitler to head the Abwehr (the German secret service) eighteen months after the Nazis came to power. But Canaris turned against the Führer and the Nazi regime, believing that Hitler would start a war Germany could not win. In 1938 he was involved in an attempted coup, undermined by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. In 1940 he sabotaged the German plan to invade England, and fed General Franco vital information that helped him keep Spain out of the war. For years he played a dangerous double game, desperately trying to keep one step ahead of the Gestapo. The SS chief, Heinrich Himmler, became suspicious of Canaris and by 1944, when Abwehr personnel were involved in the attempted assassination of Hitler, he had the evidence to arrest Canaris himself. Canaris was executed a few weeks before the end of the war. In a riveting true story of intrigue and espionage, Richard Bassett reveals how Admiral Canaris’s secret work against the German leadership changed the course of World War II.

Order book here.

True Intelligence Matters on Film - Declassified: The Untold Stories of American Spies, S3 E3 - The Terrorists Next Door: Operation Smokescreen - Domini Hofmann (2017)

After the FBI discovers a Hezbollah terrorist cell nestled in the suburbs of Charlotte, investigators work to unravel the web of criminal activity to prosecute the first material support for terrorism case in the United States.

More on this based-on-true-events production here.

Ben Macintyre: what happened when I met the real Slow Horses - The Times, 03 Oct 24 (Member Contribution)

ome years ago I met the cast of Slow Horses. Not the actors from the hit TV series (Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, et al), but the real people who operate in the shadows of MI5, Britain’s security service. I was in MI5’s London headquarters to give a talk on my latest book, about a successful wartime deception carried out by British intelligence. After going through the rigmarole of security and having my telephone taken away, I delivered the lecture in a large glass atrium that would not have looked out of place in a Dallas hotel. The audience was at least one third female. This is not the all-male, all-white organisation it once was (of which more later). At the end of the talk my minder asked: “Would you like to meet some of the agent runners?” This was like asking Jackson Lamb if he would like a drink. I would. You bet I would. In the lift as we ascended I noticed the day’s canteen (Full article here.)

Intelligence in History - A Collection of Recently Released Content

• ECM Mark II - Station HYPO, 08 Oct 24
• 29 Oct 24 Webinar: Intelligence Experts on the Butler Review, 20 Years On - RUSI, 13 Oct 24
• How the Korean War Gave Birth to the CIA's First Paramilitary Unit - Sandboxx, 08 Oct 24
• Pakistan and India’s Missed Security Exchange in Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana - Intelligence Nuggets, 12 Oct 24
• USS Halibut: The Navy's Secret Spy Submarine That Salvaged a Downed Russian Sub - The National Interest, 09 Oct 24

Walking Tours - "Spies of Embassy Row" and "Spies of Georgetown" - Washington, DC - Sundays (Dates/Times Vary)

Former intelligence officers guide visitors on two morning and afternoon espionage-themed walking tours: "Spies of Embassy Row" and "Spies of Georgetown." For more information and booking, click here or contact rosanna@spyher.co

Section V - Obituaries and Classifieds

(Research Requests, Academic Opportunities, Employment)

Obituaries

Tom Hosker — Career CIA Analyst and AFIO Member

Thomas J. Hosker of Reston, VA, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. A native of the Boston area, Tom was born and raised in Lynn, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, and went on to earn his Master's Degree from Boston College. After graduation, he moved to Northern Virginia to begin his career working for the government. Tom served for 40 years as an Intelligence Analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, receiving multiple distinguished service awards. His career involved work in the full spectrum of analytic products and programmatic areas, demonstrating leadership of complex analytic and organizational projects, and coordination with many colleagues and partners across the Intelligence Community. In retirement, Tom was active in the Central Intelligence Retirees' Association (CIRA) as a board member and was also a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers.

Research Requests and Academic Opportunities

• Call for Collaboration: AFIO member seeks a collaborator with YouTube technical expertise to launch a channel that will highlight specific examples of Russian and Chinese misinformation. Please contact Greg Rushford at gregrushford@gmail.com.
• Internship Opportunity: U.K.-based private intelligence company Grey Dynamics is accepting applications for its analyst internship program. Excellent resume building experience for aspiring intel analysts and, for intelligence studies students (and graduates) who are interested in analysis and writing, a great entry-level opportunity to exercise your skills in a real editorial and publication setting. See full details and application instructions here.


• Call for Information: Child of former CIA Commo Officer Walter E. MacLeod seeks information on her father's life and work to help build a better understanding of the family's history. MacLeod EODed in 1951 and served in Saipan, Havana, WTC, Caracas, Jakarta, Saigon, Paris, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Bangkok. He retired in 1975. If you have information to share, contact Kathy MacLeod katherinemacleod@gmail.com.


• Call for Intelligence Studies Course Syllabi: An adjunct professor in the criminology department at Florida International University in Miami is developing a course in intelligence studies for the school and would welcome the opportunity to review syllabi used by other intel studies teachers. If you have a syllabus that you are willing to share, contact Salvador Rivas at salvador.rivas@fiu.edu or (786) 547-0428.


• Call for Articles and Book Reviews: The ODNI at 20 Years - Special Issue of the American Intelligence Journal, Fall 2024. Addressing the theme directly will ensure a higher priority of acceptance, but manuscripts on other intelligence/national security-related topics will be considered. Please submit a simple Word Document, Times New Roman font (12-point text, 10-point notes). Citations can be footnotes or endnotes; double-spaced text; single spaced notes but double-spaced between entries; do not indent the first line of each paragraph of text, which should be formatted flush to the left margin. Articles should be 3,000-8,000 words, not counting notes; this can be waived only by permission of the editor and the criteria for waivers include the complexity of the topic, timeliness, and space available. For book reviews, publication dates should be no older than 2 years. Book reviews should be 800- 2,000 words; footnotes are not required or expected, but a few are acceptable. Longer reviews will be accepted if the reviewer can compare and contrast a new book with one or two other books on the same subject; these are considered "review essays," and will be listed as such in the table of contents. The journal editor is Dr. Chris Bailey; if you have an interest in writing a review, he will forward to you more detailed guidance in an Editor's Note titled "What Makes for a Great Book Review?" published in the "In My View" section of AIJ, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2020. For questions and the full Author's Guidelines, please contact Dr. Christopher Bailey at christopher.e.bailey@odni.gov or christopherbailey286@yahoo.com. 15 Oct 24 Deadline.


• Call for Papers: Gender in the Security Sectors of the Indo-Pacific Region - Special Issue of the Journal Policing, Intelligence, and Counterterrorism. Sexism, misogyny and gender bias remain pervasive issues within the security sectors throughout the Indo-Pacific, undermining the effectiveness and equity of policing, intelligence and counter-terrorism efforts. Recent studies on women's roles in the security sector have concluded that women face barriers due to institutional sexism and gender biases. Despite the critical roles women play, their contributions often go unrecognized, and they continue to be underrepresented in decision-making roles while facing systemic barriers that limit their participation and advancement. This special issue will highlight the need to investigate how gender impacts the logic and structures of thinking that shape practices, policymaking and knowledge-production within the security sector. We encourage the submission of scholarly research papers, as well as forum pieces (i.e., notes from the field, reviews, autobiographies, collective accounts and other forms of contemplation) on issues surrounding the preservation of gendered stereotypes, biases, and sexism within the security industries. We particularly encourage submissions from female early career researchers, established scholars and practitioners within the security sector from across the Indo-Pacific region that analyse these issues. Works submitted can have a theoretical, empirical, or practical focus. More information and submission instructions here. 31 Oct 24 Deadline.


• Call for Papers: African Intelligence in the Post-Colonial Era, 1960-present - Special Issue of the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Africa is the second most populous continent. Unfortunately, this continent's intelligence community is one of the most underexamined. To fill this gap, this issue will explore any country within the continent's intelligence service and its relationship to the military, society, and external relations with partnerships with foreign governments, non-government organizations, and international organizations. The editors are particularly interested in submissions that focus on the intentionality of African governments and their security and intelligence services' efforts to redefine the nature and functions of institutions and the environment in which they operate. They are also interested in the nature and dynamics of non-state actor intelligence, including the role of sub-state actors and private security and intelligence entities. Submissions should focus on African governments, non-state actors, individuals, and institutions as the drivers of continuity, change, and innovation within specific historical, social, political, and/or economic contexts. More information and submission instructions here. 01 Nov 24 Deadline.


• Call for Interviews: Kingston Trinder is a Los Angeles-based nonfiction author and documentary film and television executive who is seeking extraordinary true, untold, stories featuring unforgettable characters, and unbelievable narrative arcs. He develops compelling factual storytelling with a variety of international publishing houses and television networks, and is in search of primary source material from former intelligence officers about their lives, specific cases or projects that they can get cleared for discussion, or other aspects of working in the shadows that would be informative and entertaining for readers who live outside of that world. Please email hello@kingstontrinder.com or call (323) 570-5715.


• Call for Information: Farewell Dossier. As noted in Peter Oleson's article (The Intelligencer, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2024) on the Farewell Dossier case, there is controversy about the alleged explosion of the Siberian gas pipeline. One AFIO member is investigating the issue and would like to hear from anyone who was involved in the affair and willing to comment. Please email peter.oleson@afio.com.


• Call for Online Survey Participants: Northeastern University is conducting an Institution Review Board approved research project on critical thinking skills for national security intelligence analysts and welcomes the input, via online survey, of AFIO members. Access survey here.


• Call for Information and Interview Subjects: In search of information on possible espionage activity in New York City in the WWII and post-war era to help a family investigating their heritage. Specifically looking at The Plaza (1955), Hotel Pierre (1935 through 1970), and Hotel Delmonico (1945) (now Trump Park Avenue) as well as "Office of 39" Room 3603, and the OWI (Office of War Information) (1945). Details on the Grand Central Station underground and Waldorf Astoria Secret Elevator are also of interest. Other areas of interest for any information on the following people or more generally who may be able to speak to the climate include Swiss involvement in the Abwehr, The Nestle Company 1935-1945, Reinhard Gehlen, German Soldier Thilo Von Trotha in Addis Ababa in 1948-53, Michael Wardell in London, John B. McNair, Canada, Lord Beaverbrook in Cromarty 1948-49. Contact Rosanna Minchew at Rosanna@spyher.co.
• Call For Articles: AFIO's Journal, The Intelligencer. AFIO seeks authors for its section on "When Intelligence Made a Difference" in the semi-annual Intelligencer journal. Topics of interest for which we are seeking authors include:
  
  - The breaking of the Nazi U-boat SHARK encryption system.
  - How A.Q. Khan's nuclear proliferation efforts were uncovered and stopped.
  - How US intelligence found Usama Bin Laden in Abbottobad, Pakistan.
  - How US intelligence discovered the Soviet's high speed Shkval torpedo.
  - Intelligence and the rescue of Scott O'Grady.
  - The hunt for Pablo Escobar.
  - How National Technical Means (NTM) have been used for environmental purposes (MEDEA Program).
  - Other topics are also welcome.
  
  Interested authors can contact The Intelligencer's senior editor, Peter Oleson, at peter.oleson@afio.com

Jobs

• 2 Assistant Professors in Intelligence and Security - Institute of Security and Global Affairs, University of Leiden - Netherlands

The successful candidates will have demonstrable research records in themes related to the vacancy and strong teaching background in intelligence and security, or a related field, as well as in topics related to the Institute's Bachelor's and Master's programme offerings. The candidate will be expected to teach across several programmes in the Institute, notably the master's programme Crisis and Security Management and the bachelor programme Security Studies, and our minor in Intelligence Studies. The positions are aimed at strengthening the Institute's teaching, research and grant-acquisition capacities in a phase of growth and exciting interdisciplinary research opportunities. Full details on qualifications, duties, and application here.

• Assistant Professor of Intelligence Studies - Mercyhurst University - Erie, Pennsylvania

Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA, invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Intelligence Studies in the School of Intelligence, Computing and Global Politics. The position is at the Erie campus and begins Fall Semester 2024. Successful candidates will teach introductory and applied courses in Crime and Law Enforcement intelligence analysis at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in addition to the ability to teach undergraduate or graduate courses in: Leadership in Intelligence; Advanced Analytic Techniques; Intelligence Collection and Analysis. Additional information and application instructions here.

• Associate Professor and Chair of National Security - University of New Haven, Connecticut

The Department of National Security invites nominations and applications for a tenured Full/Associate Professor and Chair of National Security. The department includes a dynamic undergraduate program encompassing four distinct bachelor's degrees (Security & Defense Policy, Intelligence Analysis, Homeland Security, and International Affairs), a robust master's degree program, and several practitioner-oriented certificates. Qualifications: A terminal degree in national security, public policy, political science, or related field is required; Ph.D. preferred. The successful applicant will have a record of teaching excellence at the university level, established catalog of academic publications, and an innovative research agenda. Applicants should also possess experience in university-level service and leadership. The department is particularly interested in candidates with policymaking experience in national security at either the federal, state, or local level. Tenurable Assistant Professors may also be considered in accordance with the aforementioned qualifications. Application Instructions: Please submit a brief cover letter explaining teaching experience and philosophy, publication record, practitioner-oriented experience (if applicable), CV, and the name and contact information for three references. Applicants may also include up to 3 artifacts of teaching ability (examples include syllabi, student evaluations, learning exercises, assignments, or other feedback) that illustrate teaching experience. All materials should be submitted online via interfolio link: https://apply.interfolio.com/138857 and indicate position search #24-26F in the subject line. For additional information, feel free to contact Search Committee Chair, Dr. Jeffrey Treistman at jtreistman@newhaven.edu.

• Wanted: Former intelligence officers to lead spy-themed walking tours in Washington D.C. - Spyher Tours

These are 90-120 minute historical tours with an interactive "operational" component. Most tours start at 10am on select Thursdays-Sundays. The immediate opportunity is for dates in March, but additional opportunities are available through June, and new opportunities are likely to become available throughout the year. This is a fun way to get back out on the streets, engage/educate the public on the world of espionage, and make some extra cash. The next opportunities to see a tour in action (and train before the Spring rush) are Sunday 2/18 and Sunday 3/3. Please contact Rosanna at 571-236-9052 or rosanna@spyher.co. Visit https://spyher.co.

• Wanted: Retired Federal Government Employees - NSA - Fort Meade, Maryland

The National Security Agency (NSA) may occasionally need skilled civilian retirees to augment the existing work force on high priority projects or programs. In order to fill these temporary positions quickly, we need to know who may be interested and available to return to work with us on a short notice basis as well as their skills. Retired federal government employees at NSA provide expertise and corporate knowledge to temporarily support mission requirements, manpower shortfalls, and/or mentor the next generation of Agency employees. Applications accepted until 30 September 2024.

Additional information and application here.

• Assistant/Associate Professor of Intelligence Studies (Global Security and Intelligence Studies) - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott, Arizona

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Arizona campus is accepting applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate-level professor of intelligence studies to teach intelligence courses to students in the Global Security and Intelligence program. The successful candidate will teach students about the intelligence community, strategic intelligence, the intelligence cycle and intelligence analysis, writing, and briefing. Prior experience working in the intelligence community is strongly preferred. We are interested in candidates with teaching acumen in intelligence analysis and writing using structured analytical techniques.

Additional information and application here.

Section VI - Events

AFIO Events

08 Nov 2024, 1130 (ET) - In Person - AFIO San Francisco hosts Army Reserve Foreign Area Officer (FAO) LTC Tomio "Tomes" Toyama, who will discuss his most recent deployment to Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan while serving in the Office of the United States Security Coordinator (USSC) as Deputy Director for Operations and lead Training Advisor to the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF). USSC is a unique US-led multinational organization staffed primarily by military personnel serving under State Department foreign relations authorities and funding. No-host cocktails 11:30am, meeting starts at 12. Location: Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Avenue, South San Francisco. RSVP here. Address questions to Mariko Kawaguchi via email.

Events of Advertisers, Corporate Sponsors, Others

16 Oct 2024, 1200-1300 (ET) - Online - Johns Hopkins University, VA - Understanding Israel's October 7 Intelligence Failure. Join host Michael Ard for a curated discussion with Avner Barnea, former Israeli intelligence officer and current scholar, as they discuss "Understanding Israel's October 7 Intelligence Failure." Barnea is a Research Fellow at the National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa. Formerly, he was a senior official in the Israeli Intelligence Community, and acted as a member of the Editorial Committee of the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. He taught the course "Counterintelligence in Democratic Societies" at the Political Science Department, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the course on interrelations between national intelligence and intelligence in business at Reichman University. He writes intensively on National security focusing on Intelligence. His book, We Never Expected That: A Comparative Study of Failures in National and Business Intelligence was published in 2021, by Lexington Books, NY. Avner Barnea holds a PhD from the University of Haifa. More information and registation here.

Thursday, 17 Oct 2024, noon – 1:00 PM – Washington, DC – Spy Chat with Chris Costa ft. Sandrea Hwang – Virtual International Spy Museum Program. Join us for an online discussion of the latest intelligence, national security, and terrorism issues in the news. Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa will lead the briefing. Costa, a former intelligence officer of 34 years with 25 of those in active duty in hot spots such as Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, is also a past Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council. He will be joined by Sandrea Hwang, the National Intelligence Manager for Counterintelligence and the Assistant Director at the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC). In this capacity, Hwang leads the development of strategies/plans and integration/outreach initiatives to advance the Intelligence Community's (IC) counterintelligence mission. Her office also directs and coordinates the activities of the National Counterintelligence Officers, who serve as IC leads of regional and functional counterintelligence mission areas. Prior to joining NCSC, Hwang served in a second tour at the White House's National Security Council (NSC) as the Director for Homeland Issues and Counterterrorism, where she integrated US Government policy on international and domestic terrorism issues affecting the Homeland. In that role, Hwang conducted a review of the US Government's approach to domestic terrorism issues, leading to the first ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. Prior to that she served as a Section Chief in the FBI's Counterterrorism Division where she led teams assessing and countering domestic and foreign terrorist activity. Before that, she served as the Director for Counterterrorism at the NSC, leading interagency efforts to develop CT policy options and strategies. Hwang also served as the Intelligence Advisor to the Director at the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell. She has also served in positions at the National Counterterrorism Center, the CIA, and Department of Defense. Visit www.spymuseum.org.

Thursday, 17 Oct 2024, 6:30 – 8:00 PM – Washington, DC – Agent Link with Raymond J. Batvinis – In-Person and Virtual International Spy Museum Program. On a day known in intelligence circles as "Black Friday" at the end of 1948, Moscow suddenly changed all its codes, making all its messages once again indecipherable to the U.S. Army's top secret codebreakers at Arlington Hall. The disaster can be traced back to a well-placed Soviet spy who never paid for his crimes. After Raymond J. Batvinis retired from 25 years of chasing Soviet spies for the FBI, he added a new traitor to his personal most wanted list. In his new book Agent Link: The Spy Erased From History, counterintelligence expert Batvinis reveals the full treachery of William Weisband at last. Batvinis followed up his initial Freedom of Information Act request for all 2,000 pages of the Bureau's files on the Weisband case with a similar request in 2002 with the National Security Agency for its file. Sixteen years later a package containing nearly 1,000 pages appeared at his front door. Using these records and notes taken from Weisband's KGB file in Moscow (published after the collapse of the Soviet Union), Batvinis is now able to reveal the traitor in full. This evening, former Senior Executive on the National Security Council staff, John J. Quattrocki will interview Batvinis about his pursuit of Weisband and the impact that the man who supplied the KGB "large quantities of highly valuable material" had on US intelligence. Visit www.spymuseum.org.

Saturday, 19 Oct 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 PM – Washington, DC – In-Store Book Signing Event for National Archive Hunters with author Matthew Landis – In-Person International Spy Museum Book Signing. The Spy Museum Store is hosting a special book signing event with Matthew Landis, the author of National Archive Hunters 1: Capital Case. Twins race to find the thief stealing valuable historical artifacts before their family's framed for the crimes in this high-octane middle grade action-adventure series starter for fans of City Spies and Alex Rider. Ten-year-old Ike Carter has committed large chunks of American history to memory. That's what happens when you're a genius who loves the past. His twin, Iris, prefers the present (aka reality). She's an elite athlete, dominating the competition thanks to her wicked-sharp spatial awareness. During the opening night of a new exhibit at their mom's boutique museum in Washington, D.C., Ike and Iris inadvertently stumble onto a robbery in progress. A girl not much older than them is stealing a miniature portrait of George Washington from the collection. It's only the first in a string of crimes, all focused on items that were once gifted by the Marquis de Lafayette to his American friends. With some help from the National Archives Research Center, the twins puzzle out the culprit's next targets and are soon hot on the trail of the mystery girl. But their efforts also put them in the crosshairs of the FBI's Art Crime team, who suspect their family is involved. If the twins can't catch the real perp as they target the final item, it'll be game over. Visit www.spymuseum.org.

Sunday, 20 Oct 2024, 6:00 – 8:30 PM – Washington, DC – Access to SPY: An Evening for Neurodiverse Adults – In-Person International Spy Museum Program. What might be a mission impossible visit during normal operating hours is now mission possible! On this special night, the Museum will open exclusively to adults (ages 18 and up) with sensory differences and their friends and/or family (adults only). This is an open house-style event and guests are welcome to arrive anytime between 6:00-7:30 PM. Guests are welcome to explore the exhibits at their own pace with less noise, fewer people, and a designated quiet room. In the exhibits, guests will have the opportunity to meet a former spy, test their code cracking skills, get in disguise, and more. Guests can also check out our special exhibition Bond in Motion, which features 17 vehicles from the James Bond movies. While this Access to SPY program is geared towards neurodiverse adults, we welcome all adults with sensory processing differences and their friends/family to attend this event (ages 18+). Visit www.spymuseum.org

Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024, 6:30 – 7:30 PM – Washington, DC – Russian Assassinations in the UK: Inside Three Notorious Cases with Nigel West – In-Person and Virtual International Spy Museum Program. Executions. Eliminations. Wet work. The UK has seen its share of international incidents. Renowned intelligence historian Nigel West joins us stateside to explore three infamous attacks since 1978. The targets in question were Georgi Markov, Alexander Litvinenko, and Sergei Skripal. (The Spy Museum has an umbrella weapon on display that is a replica of the one used in the assassination of Markov.) No one is better suited to take us inside these operations than West. He has written about 40 non-fiction books published on security and intelligence topics; a further 25 books edited, with contributions such as forewords or prefaces; and countless academic monographs and book reviews. He has many claims to fame including tracking down double agent GARBO in Venezuela. West then wrote GARBO's inside story of his incredible life as a double agent! West's familiarity with the shadowy wilderness of mirrors is legendary. Visit www.spymuseum.org.

24 Oct 2024, 1700-1900 (ET) - In-Person - George Mason University, VA - The Evolution of Espionage and Spycraft. H. Keith Melton, historical advisor to intelligence agencies, author, owner of the world’s largest collection of espionage devices and equipment, and a founding member of the International Spy Museum’s Board of Directors, will be our speaker for the first in our new Intelligence History Speaker Series hosted by George Mason University Libraries and the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC). Nations have engaged in spying for centuries, seeking to gain strategic advantages over their rivals by gathering crucial information on military capabilities, political intentions, and economic developments. Mr. Melton will take us on a journey of discovery from the roots of espionage in ancient civilizations like Egypt, China, and Rome to the medieval and Renaissance periods, through the emergence of code-breaking and secret communication techniques, and into the 20th century where major technological advances transformed espionage into a more sophisticated and organized enterprise. Your discovery of the world of intelligence rarely depicted in modern media does not have to stop at the end of the evening. The Hayden B. Peake Historical Intelligence Collection of over 10,000 publications documenting both historical and fictional accounts of intelligence from Elizabeth I to the present at the SCRC is available to researchers, scholars, and students. Location: Fenwick Library, Reading Room, 2nd Floor, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030. More information and registation here

Wednesday, 24 Oct 2024, 5 - 7 p.m. - In-Person Hanover, MD - NCF & INSF 3rd Annual Cocktails & Codebreakers event. Please join the NCF & INSF [National Cryptologic Foundation (NCF) & Intelligence and National Security Foundation (INSF)] for the 3rd Annual Cocktails & Codebreakers event
We are pleased to announce that this year's program will feature a Fireside Chat with Gen Timothy D. Haugh, USAF, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service and a special presentation by Mr. Montel Williams, military veteran/retired cryptologic officer (US Marines & Navy), actor, and motivational speaker. We are also grateful to welcome journalist Mr. Steve Scully as moderator for the Fireside Chat. Learn about our speakers & view the draft agenda or...
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Location: The Hotel at Arundel Preserve, 7795 Arundel Mills Boulevard, Hanover, Maryland 21076
Registration Fee: $225. A selection of sponsorships are still available.
This October 24th event will celebrate Men & Women in Cryptology.
If you missed our previous Cocktails & Codebreakers programs - you can view recaps & photos of 2023 and 2022.
Questions? Email ncfinfo@cryptologicfoundation.org

30 Oct 2024, 1200-1300 (ET) - Online - Johns Hopkins University, VA - Inside Intelligence presents "The ODNI at 20 Years: For Better or Worse?" Join host Michael Ard for a curated discussion with David Shedd, former Acting Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, on "The ODNI at 20 Years: For Better or Worse?" David R. Shedd served in the US government in a wide variety of national security and intelligence positions for nearly 33 years. In August 2014, he was named Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency following four years of service as DIA’s Deputy Director. Until January 2015, he led the Defense Intelligence Enterprise workforce comprising more than 16,500 military and civilian employees worldwide. From May 2007 to August 2010, Mr. Shedd served as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Deputy Director for Policy, Plans and Requirements. Prior to that, Mr. Shedd served in several capacities in the Office of the DNI, the White House’s National Security Council, CIA, and in U.S. embassies abroad. Since leaving the federal government in February 2015, Mr. Shedd has served as a Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and was an Adjunct Professor teaching the relationship between intelligence and national security at Patrick Henry College until the end of 2022. He works as an independent national security consultant, serves on eight public and not-for-profit corporate boards including two Christian colleges, and works with several international Missions/NGOs such as Gospel Mission of South America, Justice & Mercy International, and Samaritan’s Purse. More information and registation here.

30 Apr - 02 May 2025 – In Person – Cryptologic History Symposium - National Cryptological Foundation and NSA Center for Cryptologic History, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland

Since 1990, the Cryptologic History Symposium has served as an opportunity to present historical scholarship found in unclassified and declassified cryptologic records and engage in discussion about their significance to history. The event is an occasion for historians and those interested in history to gather for reflection and debate on relevant and important topics from the cryptologic past. Regular speakers include historians from CCH, the Intelligence Community, the defense establishment, the military services, scholars from American and international academic institutions, veterans of the cryptologic profession, graduate and undergraduate students, and noted authors. Past symposia have featured scholarship that set out new ways to consider our cryptologic heritage. The conference provides many opportunities to interact with leading historians and other experts. The mix of practitioners, scholars, and interested observers guarantees a lively debate that promotes an enhanced appreciation for past events and their applicability to current and future issues. More information and registration here.

30 Aug - 8 Sep 2025 - Mediterranean Cruise - Spies, Lies & Nukes announce Espionage on the High Seas! Plan NOW to join the late-summer 2025 cruise. Instead of their traditional Spies, Lies & Nukes conference in 2024, Valerie Plame and other intelligence colleagues are thrilled to introduce an exciting variation for 2025: Spies at Sea. A combined cruise and conference through the breathtaking Mediterranean, from August 30 to September 8, 2025! See brochure here.
What to Expect:
• Intimate Conference Setting: Enjoy the same close-knit, engaging environment you've come to expect, with unparalleled access to our expert speakers.
• Exclusive Shore Excursions: Explore clandestine meeting spots, delve into espionage history, and more on excursions EXCLUSIVE TO OUR GROUP.
• Seminars at Sea: Participate in lectures and presentations led by Valerie Plame and other top intelligence professionals, all the while cruising through some of the Mediterranean's most iconic destinations.
• Special Events: Enjoy exclusive cocktail receptions, surprise activities, and one-on-one conversation time.
Exclusive Spies, Lies & Nukes Itinerary Highlights:
• Barcelona, Spain: Begin your adventure in this vibrant city.
• Valletta, Malta: Walk through history with guided tours led by espionage experts who will lift the veil on area spy stories and meeting sites.
• Mykonos, Greece: Discover the charm and beauty of this picturesque island.
• Ephesus, Turkey: Explore ancient ruins with a private guide and enjoy a unique group lunch, all while learning about intelligence activities that took place at each spot.
• Santorini, Greece: Experience the iconic beauty of Santorini with endless photographic opportunities.
• Naples, Italy: Enjoy a group lunch at a local restaurant and an exclusive walking tour with a private guide while learning a few spy secrets from Naples, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast.
We've secured a discounted rate that includes your stateroom, meals, classic beverage package, wi-fi, exclusive excursions, and all conference activities. These cabins will get booked quickly, so don't wait—book now and get $100 off! This is your chance to combine professional enrichment with an unforgettable travel experience. Network with like-minded professionals, gain exclusive insights, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Secure Your Spot Today.

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