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Jeff Stein, Michael Isikoff, Peter Eisner, Christine Gralow, Jonathan Broder, Tomás Dinges, Ken Robinson, John Sipher, Yossi Melman, Kathy Gannon

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • Jeff Stein

    Founding editor SpyTalk.co. Longtime natsec reporter. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, founding editor CQ/Homeland Security, dep foreign news editor UPI. Tips welcome via Signal 202-812-3034, or [email protected] and Twitter @talk_spy and @spytalker.

  • Michael Isikoff

    Michael Isikoff is an award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author who has reported for The Washington Post, Newsweek, NBC News and Yahoo News. He is now a contributing editor to SpyTalk.

  • Peter Eisner

    Peter Eisner a, contributing editor to SpyTalk, is an award-winning reporter and author, formerly at The Washington Post, Newsday, and the Associated Press.

  • Christine Gralow

    Educator, researcher, indie investigative journalist. Watchdog reporting on current US spy chief since '16. Prominently on Tulsi Gabbard's enemy list. Exposer of Science of Identity cult. Work: christinegralow.com, meanwhileinhawaii.org, @spytalk

  • Jonathan Broder

    A veteran reporter, editor and foreign correspondent, Broder writes about defense and foreign policy from Washington.

  • Tomás Dinges

    Tomás Dinges covered the military and breaking news while at The Star-Ledger newspaper, and has published for a range of publications in the US and Chile. He was a fellow at the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University.

  • Ken Robinson

    A special operations mission commander, U.S. Army Ranger, and Green Beret with deep experience in intelligence, irregular warfare, and hostage recovery. Inducted into the MI Hall of Fame in 2004; later worked in national media and Track II diplomacy.

  • John Sipher

    John Sipher, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, worked for the Central Intelligence Agency’s clandestine service for 28 years. He is co-founder of Spycraft Entertainment, and the host of the podcast, “Mission Implausible.”

  • Yossi Melman

    Yossi Melman is an Israeli writer who specialised in security and intelligence affairs. He is co-author of Spies Against Armageddon.

  • Kathy Gannon

    I am a journalist, author, former AP News director for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Covered the region for more than 35 years. Coverage also includes stints in Central Asian States, Iran,Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon

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