List of CIA articles
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screen-shot-2017-01-18-at-10-16-07-am When I think about morale at the CIA, I think about 2 things: Mission and family
Imagine having the job of your dreams. You look forward to work each morning and are filled with a tremendous sense of purpose. Then imagine that you get a new CEO who starts publicly trashing your organization to the entire world.
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Military vehicles are loaded on a train in Steenwijk, the Netherlands, on January 11, 2017, to be transported to Poland where the Netherlands will take part in a major military exercise with Germany, Poland, Estonia, Canada and USA. / AFP / ANP / Vincent Jannink / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read VINCENT JANNINK/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: U.S. Tanks Arrive in Poland, But Will Trump Let Them Stay?; China Hints at War Over Tillerson’s South China Sea Comments
Israel Unsure about Sharing Intel With U.S.; China, Russia Push Back on THAAD; And Lots More
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gettyimages-631547488crop Trump’s Pick for CIA Chief Takes Hard Line on Russia
Mike Pompeo, a Kansas lawmaker tapped to run the CIA, distanced himself from Trump’s Russia-friendly stance.
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LANGLEY, VA - JULY 9: The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of CIA Headquarters, July 9, 2004 at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Earlier today the Senate Intelligence Committee released its report on the numerous failures in the CIA reporting of alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The Intelligence Community Faces Sharp Challenges, but No Crisis
Perhaps the greatest risk is that bitter residue from this scuffle over a single (albeit significant) analytic assessment will deflect attention from the more serious intelligence policy questions that require the government’s attention.
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trumpmattis_720 Upcoming Trump Cabinet Confirmations Already Consumed by Chaos
And they haven’t even started contradicting the president-elect yet.
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bamford_web Donald Trump Has the Keys to the Most Invasive Surveillance State in History
Will he use it to impose absolute power?
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05: News photographers make images of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, United States Cyber Command and National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers and Defense Undersecretary for Intelligence Marcell Lettre II before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. The intelligence chiefs testified to the committee about cyber threats to the United States and fielded questions about effects of Russian government hacking on the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) America’s Spies Need to Watch Their Backs
Donald Trump’s disparagement of the CIA and apparent plans to shake up the intelligence community are a serious threat to American security.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his victory tour across the country. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Trump’s War Against Intelligence
The CIA is trained in objective analysis, not political knife-fighting. Can it survive a hostile administration?
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flynn Top Trump National Security Picks Accept as First Landing Team Launches
After two weeks of guessing games, key names come out of Trump Tower.
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Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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03 Final Flat It’s Time for Obama to Send Home This Mass-Murdering Cuban Terrorist-in-Exile to Face His Punishment
He’s been sunning himself in Miami for far too long.
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Screen Shot 2016-06-29 at 3.57.42 PM The Islamic State Just Got Their Hands on More U.S. Weapons
The Islamic State seized a trove of weapons from U.S.-backed rebels, including U.S. ammunition, mortars, and a pickup truck.
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GettyImages-540664012crop CIA Chief: We Won’t Torture, Even If Ordered To
John Brennan says he'll never go along with waterboarding.
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2crop The ‘Little Boy’ of Cyberspace
Academy Award winner Alex Gibney on how cyber weapons like Stuxnet are changing the future of war -- and why Washington isn't prepared for the fallout.
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Director of Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan takes questions from reporters during a press conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, December 11, 2014. The head of the Central Intelligence Agency acknowledged Thursday some agency interrogators used "abhorrent" unauthorized techniques in questioning terrorism suspects after the 9/11 attacks. CIA director John Brennan said there was no way to determine whether the methods used produced useful intelligence, but he strongly denied the CIA misled the public. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Measuring Change at the CIA
It would be a mistake to reverse or suspend any of the reforms now underway at Langley without the benefit of a rigorous and objective assessment of how the new priorities, structures, and work processes are actually impacting the agency’s core missions.
