Tag Archives: World War II

Do Former Intelligence Professionals Make Good Political Leaders? (PART 2)

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Agent Double A

In June of last year, Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi was elected President of Egypt in a landslide. Before becoming Egypt’s sixth president, Sisi had been the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and its Defense Minister. But more … Continue reading →

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Reflections From the Berlin Wall: 25 Years Later

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Agent Double A

It has been 25 years since the the fall of the Berlin Wall. For many of us, Nov 9, 1989, marks the beginning of the end of the Cold War–although it would take another two years for the Soviet Union … Continue reading →

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Cold War Pop Culture: Our Communist Frenemies

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Agent Double A

The United States and the Soviet Union spent years locked in ideological conflict as each side sought to subvert the other and spies from both sides tried to penetrate the others’ halls of power.  This war was not fought solely … Continue reading →

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