Book Review: Darke Territory by Fred Kaplan
Fred Kaplan, a national security journalist at Slate, is the author of several successful books detailing the politics of national...
Out of the Shadows Conference 2017
We are extremely excited to announce our 2017 Out of the Shadows Project Conference. The conference will take place at Swansea...
Operation Coldfeet: From a Russian Ice Station, With Love…
Introduction During the Cold War, an important but often forgotten theatre of military operations where the US and Soviet Union sought to...
New: Out of the Shadows Podcast, Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of our Out of the Shadows project podcast. Out of the Shadows is a project funded by the British Academy....
It's DIA, Not CIA...a history of the Defense Intelligence Agency
When examining the history of the United States’ intelligence community, one three-letter agency stands out above the rest in terms of...
Out of the Shadows: First Workshop
The first meeting of the Out of the Shadows project took place at Friends House London on Monday the 22nd of May. This workshop was...
Britain Does Covert Action Too. It’s Just Better at Keeping it Covert
When most people think of covert action, they think of the CIA and dramatic paramilitary operations at the height of the Cold War. They...
Book Review: The Company by John Ehrlichman
President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey and his alleged obstruction of justice have engendered comparisons between...
Workshop: Researching covert action
Out of the Shadows Project Networking Event: Researching Covert Action The first workshop of the Out of the Shadows Project will bring...
Dirty Wars Documentary: Review
Dirty Wars (2013), a documentary directed by Rick Rowman, is a modern classic of national security cinema. It examines the consequences...