Devine tells this story through the unique perspective of a seasoned CIA professional who served more than three decades, some at the highest levels of the agency. He uses his gimlet-eyed view to walk us through the fascinating spy cases and covert action activities of Russia, not only through the Cold War past but up to and including its interference in the Trump era. Devine also looks over the horizon to see what lies ahead in this struggle and provides prescriptions for the future.
Based
on personal experience and exhaustive research, Devine builds a vivid
and complex mosaic that illustrates how Russia’s intelligence activities
have continued uninterrupted throughout modern history, using
fundamentally identical policies and techniques to undermine our
democracy. He shows in stark terms how intelligence has been modernized
and weaponized through the power of the cyber world.
Devine
presents his analysis using clear-eyed vision and a repertoire of
better-than-fiction spy stories, giving us an objective, riveting, and
candid take on U.S.-Russia relations. He offers key lessons from our
intelligence successes and failures over the past seventy-five years
that will help us determine how to address our current strategic
shortfall, emerge ahead of the Russians, and be prepared for what’s to
come from any adversary. more
- Hardcover : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1640123784
- ISBN-13 : 978-1640123786
- Item Weight : 1.74 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.98 x 9.02 inches
- Publisher : Potomac Books (March 1, 2021)
- Language: : English
