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A street artist paints a portrait of a woman next to an image of a Russian serviceman and words, "The Motherland we defend," at a street exhibition of military photos, in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Ukraine
We want you: Russia, Ukraine and US run ads targeting Russians
In this Oct. 3, 2017, file photo, tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. 
Conflict
Havana syndrome is ‘an act of war and we have to stop it’ former CIA agent says
Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Syria.
Blinken will ‘repair some of the damage’ to US diplomacy, says John Brennan
Beams of light are seen over American flags at the Pentagon, as part of a tribute marking the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington, DC.
Conflict
US intelligence dysfunction ‘rooted in the chaos of the presidency,’ says author of book on 9/11
Four white men in suits sit on a panel with a green background
Critical State
Legislating peace and security: Part II
A close up of a man in a suit
COVID-19
Leon Panetta on coronavirus: ‘We’re paying the price’ of ignoring intelligence reports
Attorney General William Barr speaks at a lectern while standing beside President Donald Trump.
Trump administration
DOJ veteran says Barr’s request for foreign help on CIA, FBI probe is ‘stunning’
Unclassified papers
Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight
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US accuses China of running aggressive LinkedIn spying program
CIA Director Gina Haspel, wearing dark rimmed glasses, looks right in the medium cropped portrait.
Senators ‘kept in the dark’ as CIA director vote draws near
CIA director nominee Gina Haspel raises her right hand as she is sworn in to testify at her Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation, May 9, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
For some, Haspel for CIA head ‘would be promoting a torturer’
A man's image is blurred as he walks across a giant marble seal in the floor of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Conflict & Justice
What we know — and what we don’t — about Trump’s controversial pick to lead the CIA
Nominee to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel arrives for meetings with Senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC,  May 7, 2018.
Commentary
Haspel is Trump’s chance to reset his bad start with the CIA
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Conflict
Trump’s new pick for CIA director has a murky past with torture programs
Environment
More countries, organizations seeking to use aerial drones for peaceful, nefarious purposes
"Secrets, Politics and Torture" screen grab.
Conflict
How the CIA helped make ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ — and shape the torture debate
Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of military police during inprocessing at the temporary detention facility at Guantanamo Bay's Camp X-Ray in this January 11, 2002 file photograph.
Justice
He blew the whistle on CIA torture, and now he’s finally home from jail — and talking
The logo of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005.
Justice
There may be reason for optimism following the CIA torture report
A demonstrator is held down during a simulation of waterboarding outside the Justice Department in 2007.
Conflict
For Black Hawk Down author, CIA torture report is no surprise
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein discusses the Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA's anti-terrorism tactics on December 9, 2014.
Conflict
Here are four key findings from the gruesome Senate report on torture
Homeland in Pakistan
Culture
The Pakistan in ‘Homeland’ is unrecognizable to this Pakistani author
Spy show The Americans on FX
Arts, Culture & Media
In the TV spy show ‘The Americans,’ the CIA has to approve the scripts
Global Scan
What happens when you’re proudly gay and proudly Sikh?
Christine Levinson (R), wife of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, watches as her son Daniel Levinson
Global Politics
A retired FBI agent goes on an unauthorized CIA mission to Iran, then disappears
A police officer walks past Central Jail in Peshawar where Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi now sits. Afridi was arrested in May 2011 for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden.
Conflict & Justice
The Pakistani doctor who helped nab bin Laden still faces life in prison
Senator Ron Wyden
Global Politics
The Snowden leaks gave a senator the chance to openly question the NSA
The flag on the US embassy is pictured next to the Reichstag building, seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag. A German newspaper said on Sunday that President Barack Obama knew his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Angela Merkel a
Global Politics
What will it take to curb the NSA’s spying? Political courage, says an expert
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Global Politics
Snowden’s ‘Black Budget’ leak sheds light on growth of U.S. intelligence service
CIA Finally Confirms Role in 1953 Iranian Coup
Conflict & Justice
Intelligence officials defend surveillance programs as a necessity in war on terror
Arts, Culture & Media
CIA plays active role in managing its image in Hollywood films
Iran has multidimensional spy agency keeping it stable
Conflict & Justice
Man mistaken by U.S. officials for terrorist wins human rights case
Global Politics
No longer a turf war, the Pentagon and CIA work closely
Arts, Culture & Media
New book by retired Navy SEAL offers on-the-scene account of bin Laden raid
Turks suspicious after a dead ‘Israeli’ bird found in a field
Global Politics
If proven true, consequences of Secret Service prostitution scandal could be far-reaching
Global Politics
Pentagon outlines budget cuts to the tune of a half-trillion dollars
Global Politics
CIA agrees to new restrictions on its covert drone program
Global Politics
NYPD, aided by CIA, secretly monitors Muslim communities
Global Politics
Leon Panetta in as Defense Secretary, General David Petraeus in as CIA director
Global Politics
Dick Cheney against CIA investigation
Environment
A British spy, a Speedo and Facebook
Global Politics
Treatment of terror suspects to change
Global Politics
US can’t quit paying spies in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Lifestyle & Belief
A Conversation with Alison Spann, Daughter of First Fallen American in Afghanistan
Global Politics
Why an Ex-CIA Official was Detained in Panama
When The CIA Gets Too Cozy with Hollywood
Congress Questions Actions of FBI and CIA on Handling of Tsarnaev Case
Boston Bombing: Was There an Intelligence System Failure?
Global Politics
CIA’s Clandestine Chief Connected to Destruction of Torture Tapes
Why Drones Are Our Modern Nuclear Bomb
Obama’s C.I.A Nominee John O. Brennan Has “Personal Objections” to Torture
Conflict & Justice
Justice Department Memo Makes Legal Case for Killing Americans Aborad
Arts, Culture & Media
Keeping Up with the KGB Jennings: A New TV Spy Thriller, ‘The Americans’
Conflict & Justice
Why President Obama Embraces Drones
Global Politics
The History of the CIA in Hollywood Movies
The Real John Chambers: Makeup and Black Ops
Global Politics
Reforming US Policies on Drone Strikes
Could Morell Be the Next Director of the CIA?