Look forward to joining #ChrisCosta for #SpyChat at the @IntlSpyMuseum on July 10th at 12PM for a conversation on espionage and national security. Please join us! www.spymuseum.org/calendar/spy...

Summer is for spying! Back on The Hill at Georgetown for a summer version of “Human Intelligence Operations” for our Security Studies Program grad students.

My thanks to the students, faculty and staff for inviting me to speak on The Role of Intelligence in Foreign Policy at the University of Arizona. youtu.be/-TwJqaU-HyM?...

Happy to be speaking at the University of Arizona on the Role and Intelligence in Foreign Policy

Friend and retired CIA icon #JimLawler’s “A Traitor's Tale' stands apart from today's spy genre inviting the reader into the guarded souls of spies and their recruiters revealing their hopes, fears, scars and ambitions. A high octane journey to a shadowy world few know.

Much enjoyed @drichterova.bsky.social ‘s “Watching the Jackals,” illuminating the former Czechoslovakia’s Cold War collaboration with terrorist groups. Meticulously researched, a scholarly take on Prague’s complex relationships serving Moscow’s interests while protecting its own.

Pleased to announce I've accepted an appointment to teach "The Role of Intelligence in U.S. Foreign Policy" for @SAISHopkins John Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies' 2025 Summer Academy. sais.jhu.edu/academics/di...

Had a great time talking intelligence, espionage and writing, with the talented panelists and scholarly audience.

My thanks to @jrebecchi and @nyit for inviting me to speak to the human element to Insider Threat and mitigation approaches from a life in espionage. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Suggested questions Senators should pose to DCIA nominee John Ratcliffe during confirmation hearings, via @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/106321/quest...

Great conversation on Russian GRU unit 29155 and addressing the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare with the @Eyes-on-Podcast crew. youtu.be/zRc5TRVKPYw?...

According to @douglaslondon.bsky.social, former CIA head of CT for South Asia, the program was far more strategic and ambitious: to drive the U.S. out of Afghanistan and the rest of Central Asia.

My comments on Russian GRU’s Afghan campaign to bleed American forces via @michaeldweiss.bsky.social theins.ru/en/politics/...

Russian Telegram suggests Kyiv downed the Azeri plane-adds to Russian culpability. Russian disinfo loudest when accusing others of its own wrong doing. Did Russia jam the plane’s GPS to keep it from landing/crashing beyond Russia? t.me/logikamarkov...

Similarities to the ‘16 Berlin attack not likely coincidental. The Saudis will know whether he has extremist ties or self radicalized (likely IS inspired). A reminder too that not all Saudis favor MbS reforms-much churn brewing underneath. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/w...

“Putin’s ultimate objectives are to relitigate the post–Cold War order in Europe, weaken the US & usher in a new international system that affords Russia the status & influence Putin believes it deserves.” via @michaelkofman.bsky.social & #AndreaKendall-Taylor www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/putin...

Sharing my thoughts with @nytimes.com on Ukraine’s killing of a Russian general in Moscow and what it tells us. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/w...

As Ukraine faces the prospect of reduced US support under Trump, Kyiv will likely increase asymmetrical acts to bring the war home to Russia’s elite psychologically (assassinations) and materially (strikes on the petrol industry). www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/e...

My comments for The Wall Street Journal concerning Tulsi Gabbard’s DNI nomination, via Warren Strobel. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

I appreciated the invitation from Vermont Senator Peter Welch to discuss the Middle East and future opportunities at his office in the Russell Senate Building.

Overshadowed by Syria, Khalil Haqqani’s assassination is big. He was Siraj’s right hand, the Haqqani’s primary senior liaison to Pakistan ISI, al Qa’ida and the numerous regional terror groups. We tracked/hunted him for years, came close. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...

The Recruiter by Douglas London | Hachette Books Why do people spy for @CIA How are spies actually recruited? And what’s life truly like for a CIA ops officer. The Recruiter is a great holiday read that provides context for today’s headlines. a.co/d/hiIwMRd