Spies, Lies, and Abacuses?

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Spies, Lies, and Abacuses?

FromThe Pacific Century

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Feb 7, 2022

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Misha talks with Hoover Institution fellow Amy Zegart about her new book on the history of US intelligence, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms. They discuss the challenge of defending against China's pervasive spying, US counter-intelligence failures against China, and how open source intelligence is changing espionage.

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Feb 7, 2022

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