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“Through experimentation, we found that our proposed CBSS strategy offers a remarkably secure contribution in making a tradeoff between security and cost of computation.” doi.org/10.1080/0161...

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I’m old enough to remember when we could keep the existence of a human source secret. I hope he/she was on the exfil. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jennifer Lynne Matthews Scott Michael Roberson Darren James LaBonte Elizabeth Curry Marie Hanson Harold Brown Jr. Dane Clark Paresi Jeremy Jason Wise December 30, 2009 Camp Chapman, Afghanistan Their noble sacrifice shall never be forgotten.

Reminiscent of the Stasi archive, which CIA exploited after the collapse of Communism. I wonder if the Israelis will do the same with this Syrian archive? www.wsj.com/world/middle...

For cryptography mavens. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

Hey, @johnsipher.bsky.social, did you consult on this one? www.cbs.com/shows/cia/

The unclassified version of the latest issue of CIA’s Studies in Intelligence (Vol. 69, No. 4, December 2025) is now available for download at www.cia.gov/resources/cs...

Season’s Greetings from the City of Spies.

Notice on the wall behind C the famous “A Year With MI6” artwork by James Hart Dyke. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...

The second novel by former CIA targeting officer Brittany Butler Jennings. www.amazon.com/Patriots-Dau...

Throwback Thursday. The Christkindlmarkt in front of Vienna's City Hall (Wiener Rathaus) on Rathausplatz in the Innere Stadt.

The White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, might have some splainin to do. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

The Spy Who Helped the Soviets Win Stalingrad and Kursk: Alexander Foote and the Lucy Spy Ring www.amazon.com/Spy-Helped-S...

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“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology.“ - Edward Osborne Wilson

“The habits and language of clandestinity can intoxicate even its own practitioners.” – William E. Colby

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“Time-travel is full of ironies.” – @stephenking.bsky.social (“11/22/63”)

For @jimeharrisjr.bsky.social.

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Lübeck, the City of the Seven Towers and the Queen of the Hanseatic League.

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Trust Me: A Guide to Secrets: Who Gets Them and Why We Have Such a Mixed Track Record with Them www.amazon.com/Trust-Me-Gui...

It should be noted that, in addition to the US and Great Britain, the Australians and the Dutch also worked on JN-25. doi.org/10.1080/0161...

The Votivkirche in Vienna, where, in December 1975, Nicholas Shadrin was last seen (on the steps) by CIA officers from a nearby static surveillance post before being kidnapped by the KGB. Russia later admitted he died during the kidnapping.

I believe this is the first full-length biography of Meir Dagan. www.amazon.com/Architect-Es...

A great profile of Sir Richard. www.ft.com/content/acfe...

“History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors…” – T.S. Eliot (“Gerontion”)

Spymaster: The Memoirs of Gordon M. Stewart, CIA Station Chief in Cold War Germany www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/3111...

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“The Persian: A Novel” by David McCloskey www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1324...

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If SPG was operating somewhere where a heist occurred, I’m sure they would have to assure HQS: Hey, it wasn’t us. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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At NSA elegant cryptanalysis is admired and honored. But you know what’s better? CIA’s SPG doing a black bag job and stealing the cryptographic keys. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...

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“Progress doesn't come from early risers — progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” – Robert A. Heinlein (“Time Enough for Love”)

The new hot dog machine at CIA HQS?

“We wrap up with an overview of how Fiat-Shamir is used in post-quantum cryptography and in blockchains.” doi.org/10.1080/0161...

“The arithmetic correlation or ‘with-carry’ correlation is an analog of the classical correlation of sequences.” doi.org/10.1080/0161...

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Tulsi ends Global Trends. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Philip Roth said Le Carré’s “A Perfect Spy” was “the best English novel since the war.” www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

The unclassified version of the latest issue of CIA’s Studies in Intelligence (Volume 69, Number 3, September 2025) is now available for download at www.cia.gov/resources/cs...

Now there is peer-reviewed work concluding that, yes, the Kansas City Chiefs do get favorable treatment from the refs. doi.org/10.1111/fire...

“Inside its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the CIA is moving resources and personnel to amp up counter-cartel efforts, including through the creation of a new Americas and Counternarcotics Mission Center…” www.reuters.com/investigatio...