Global instability is one of the defining issues of our time, and its implications are hard to overstate. As instability spreads, extremists and terrorists are finding sanctuary in ungoverned spaces. Energy supplies are being disrupted. […]
ISIL is a formidable, resilient, and largely cohesive enemy, and we anticipate that the group will adjust its strategy and tactics in an effort to regain momentum. Statement by Central Intelligence Agency Director John O. Brennan as […]
Much of what we do must remain secret if it is to be effective. CIA is an espionage organization engaged in the collection and analysis of foreign intelligence. But that does not mean that we […]
Good intelligence—timely, accurate, and insightful—is the cornerstone of almost every aspect of national security policy today. How nations respond to these challenges, adapt to them, and evolve will be one of the great plot lines […]
Berlin before the Wall was a city wide open for espionage. It was the Golden Age of Intelligence, when American and British officers dueled with their Soviet counterparts across a divided Europe and beyond. Opening […]
« Clearly, our duty as intelligence professionals is to look beyond the next horizon—not only to highlight key events around the globe, but to give policymakers a good idea of the factors that are likely […]
A key element in the CIA of the future is our creation of a new entity within the CIA that focuses specifically on the cyber and digital domain. By necessity, we operate today in the […]
Looking down from history’s summit at the challenges and crises of the past, it is human nature to see them as less complicated and dangerous than those we face today. The threats have either subsided […]
It takes a special breed of patriot to do what CIA officers do. They work in secret, performing their jobs not for accolades or for personal gain, but because they know their work is essential […]
« Threats in the cyber realm are an urgent national-security priority, as America has no equivalent to the two wide oceans that have helped safeguard our country’s physical, maritime, and aviation domains for centuries » […]
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