I recently spoke with Barton Gellman, former Washington Post reporter and author of “Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American...
June 25, 2020September 19, 2020
Barton Gellman on Edward Snowden and the Threat of ‘Turnkey Authoritarianism’
May 31, 2020September 23, 2020
Raazi: RAW Agent Penetrates Pakistan Military
This Indian spy thriller, said to be based on a true story, is the story of a woman RAW (Research...
May 28, 2020September 23, 2020
‘Influence’ Shows Why if You’re Not Worried About the November Election, You Should Be
A Canadian documentary, Influence, profiles the late Tim Bell, a state of the art political consultant, in the United Kingdom....
April 17, 2020September 23, 2020
Inside Trump’s War on the Deep State Agencies
David Rohde, former New York Times reporter, is publishing a book about Trump’s conception of the “deep state.” In an...
March 23, 2020September 19, 2020
Counterterrorism: A Woman’s Game
From The Interpreter, an Australian blog about international politics. two recently published books on counterterrorism, intelligence, and national security fly...
March 16, 2020September 23, 2020
‘Electronic Authoritarianism:’ How MBS Rose to Power in Saudi Arabia
A new biography of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), by Ben Hubbard, describes how he perfected “electronic authoritarianism.”...
November 29, 2019September 19, 2020
‘The Report:’ Torture Meets Truth in Obama’s Washington
For better and worse, “The Report” is a Washington movie, right down to its sanitized title. The credits hint it...
November 18, 2019September 19, 2020
The Last Assassination of the Cold War
[This review was first published in The Intercept, Nov. 17, 2019) Review of November, by Jorge Galán (London, Constable, 2019)...
October 25, 2019September 19, 2020
Snowden’s Memoir Is Out; His Archive Is Out of Sight
Edward Snowden, by his own account, grew up as a “shape-shifter.” His father worked for the Coast Guard, his mother...
June 11, 2019September 19, 2020
Richard Holbrooke’s Empty Legacy for 2020 Democrats
It all began so promisingly. Inspired by the idealism of President John F. Kennedy, young Richard Holbrooke, a gangly 21-year-old...
October 17, 2018June 3, 2020
Who Is Watching the Watchers?
That perennial question in the Age of Surveillance was projected by visual artist provocateur Robin Bell on a most appropriate...
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