{"product_id":"the-mission-the-cia-in-the-21st-century-hardcover","title":"The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Masterful. ... A singular triumph.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/em\u003estarred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Triumphant. ... A crucial document of the present times.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003estarred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe epic successor to Tim Weiner's National Book Award-winning classic, \u003cem\u003eLegacy of Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e: a gripping and revelatory history of the CIA in the 21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003est \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecentury, reaching from 9\/11 through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to today's battles with Russia and China\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eand with the President of the United States.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e's \"Most Anticipated Books of 2025\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the century, the Central Intelligence Agency was in crisis. The end of the Cold War had robbed the agency of its mission. More than thirty overseas stations and bases had been shuttered, and scores that remained had been severely cut back. Many countries where surveillance was once deemed crucial went uncovered. Essential intelligence wasn't being collected. At the dawn of the information age, the CIA's officers and analysts worked with outmoded technology, struggling to distinguish the clear signals of significant facts from the cacophony of background noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came September 11th, 2001. After the attacks, the CIA transformed itself into a lethal paramilitary force, running secret prisons and brutal interrogations, mounting deadly drone attacks, and all but abandoning its core missions of espionage and counterespionage. The consequences were grave: the deaths of scores of its recruited foreign agents, the theft of its personnel files by Chinese spies, the penetration of its computer networks by Russian intelligence and American hackers, and the tragedies of Afghanistan and Iraq. A new generation of spies now must fight the hardest targets--Moscow, Beijing, Tehran--while confronting a president who has attacked the CIA as a subversive force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner, \u003cem\u003eThe Mission \u003c\/em\u003etells the gripping, high-stakes story of the CIA through the first quarter of the twenty-first century, revealing how the agency fought to rebuild the espionage powers it lost during the war on terror--and finally succeeded in penetrating the Kremlin. The struggle has life-and-death consequences for America and its allies. The CIA must reclaim its original mission: know thy enemies. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece of reporting, \u003cem\u003eThe Mission\u003c\/em\u003e includes exclusive on-the-record interviews with six former CIA directors, the top spymaster, thirteen station chiefs, and scores of top operations officers who served undercover for decades and have never spoken to a journalist before. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 9.11 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47368277688498,"sku":"9780063270183","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3HUd-kDoLt9780063270183.webp?v=1777576518","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-mission-the-cia-in-the-21st-century-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}