Videos

Christopher Andrew talked about his book Defend the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 (Knopf; November 3, 2009). Mr. Andrew was the first independent historian allowed access to the archi…

Frederick Hitz talked about his book Why Spy?: Espionage in an Age of Uncertainity (Thomas Dunne Books; April 15, 2008). In his book he presents his thoughts on the current state of American…

Hope Harrison discussed her book, Driving the Soviets Up the Wall: Soviet-East German Relations, 1953-1961, published by Princeton University Press. She analyzed the relationship between…

Panelists spoke about balancing the need for government secrecy with the need to know in a democratic society. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of a free press and responsi…

Raymond Batvinis talked about his book, The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence, published by University Press of Kansas. The former FBI special agent traced the origins of the FBI’s counteri…

Three authors talked about the threat posed by Iran and whether the U.S. government’s information on Iran is accurate. Robert Baer talked about his book The Devil We Know: Dealing with the N…

Thomas Schoonover talked about and showed showed photographs from his book Hitler’s Man in Havana: Heinz Luning and Nazi Espionage in Latin America (University Press of Kentucky; August 5, 2…

Angel Rabasa and William Rosenau talked about al-Qaeda’s evolution and the emergence of groups affiliated, associated, or inspired by al-Qaeda. They are contributors to the two-volume RAND C…