Finally finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan (Lawtey), Tolkachev was able to shift the balance of power, proving that ...

The entrapment and exploitation of American officials by sexual liaisons is a real danger in the new cold war.

He famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the South Korean dictator ...

"The Amateur" is a somber and twisty espionage thriller that updates the classic Cold War themes of Robert Littell’s 1981 novel for a modern, post-surveillance era. Directed by James Hawes, the film ...

Wisner’s OSS experience in Cairo, Istanbul and Bucharest shaped the ardent and energetic cold warrior’s CIA career. In Romania, his interactions with his counterparts of our then Soviet ally convinced ...

Frank Wisner’s career in espionage began in World War II, but his legacy was the creation of a CIA department that aimed to ...

Chronicling nearly four decades of activity, this feature examines the rise and fall of the KGB as the Soviet Union’s core ...

In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator ...

Their trial remains controversial today. But court records made public in recent years through a judge’s order cast doubt on the conventional narrative of a Cold War espionage case that captivated the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. During the cold war, it sometimes seemed that the KGB was better at recruiting western spies than the west ...

State-backed espionage in Britain is at its worst since the Cold War, a counter-terror commander has warned after a cell was convicted of spying for Russia. Six ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.