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Intelligence Studies

Studies in Intelligence
Vol. 70, No. 1 (Extracts, March 2026)

Unclassified article and reviews from Studies in Intelligence Vol. 70, No. 1 (March 2026)

Contents

Artificial Intelligence

Espionage in Our AI Future: Why Human Intelligence Still Matters by Thomas Mulligan

Intelligence in Public Media

Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism
Review Essay by Sean Barnes

Algorithms of Armageddon: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Future Wars
Reviewed by Ana P.

The Hand Behind Unmanned: Origins of the US Autonomous Military Arsenal
Reviewed by Robert Coventry III

The Future Faces of Irregular Warfare: Great Power Competition in the 21st Century
Reviewed by JR Seeger

Tradecraft: Writers on John le Carré
Reviewed by Dr. David Robarge

KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet Union
Reviewed by John Ehrman

Operation Wrath of God: The Secret History of European Intelligence and Mossad’s Assassination Campaign
Reviewed by John Ehrman

BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War: Intelligence Collection Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany
Reviewed by Graham Alexander

Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
Reviewed by John Ehrman

The Mysterious Virginia Hall: World War II’s Most Dangerous Spy
Reviewed by Hayden Peake

Two Streaming Series: The Agency and The Day of Jackal
Reviewed by Resolute Lee

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Contributors

Graham Alexander is the pen name of a CIA officer.

Sean Barnes is a retired CIA officer and tradecraft instructor.

Robert Coventry III is a defense technology entrepreneur and a candidate for a commission in the US Navy Reserve (intelligence).

John Ehrman is a retired CIA officer and frequent contributor.

Resolute Lee is the pen name of an ODNI officer.

Thomas Mulligan is a researcher at the RAND Corporation and former CIA officer.

Ana P. is a CIA analyst.

Hayden Peake served in CIA’s Directorates of Operations and Science and Technology. He has compiled and reviewed books in the “Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf ” since 2002.

Dr. David Robarge is CIA’s chief historian.

JR Seeger is a retired CIA officer and frequent contributor on paramilitary topics.