02696cam a2200397 i 4500 DLC t| 241208s2025 nyu e b 001 0 eng d 9780008606602 paperback eng 327.1273 23 WEI/M CC Weiner, Tim The mission : the CIA in the 21st century / Tim Weiner. CIA in the 21st century London : William Collins, 2025. Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-440) and index. The spy and the scribe -- The dark horizon -- Denial and deception -- "It was all sadly absurd" -- The Bay of Goats -- The new world -- "We were all making it up as we went along" -- Unprecedented trouble -- What you do when you do not know -- Sufi mystics and walking zombies -- A beautiful operation -- The butcher's bill -- Guerrilla warfare -- The black cloud -- "How far were we prepared to go?" -- The god's-eye view -- No middle ground -- The keys to the castle -- The right side of history -- "Someone is always watching" -- Lethal and legal -- Face-eating baboons -- The useful idiot -- Ring-kissing and kneecapping -- The enemy of intelligence -- "We are on the way to a right-wing coup" -- The glory gate -- Human intelligence -- The morality of espionage -- Autocracy in America. "... Tells 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"-- Provided by publisher. United States. Central Intelligence Agency History Intelligence service United States National security United States World politics 21st century HISTORY / Military / Intelligence & Espionage HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021) HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century HISTORY / United States / 21st Century POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political TRUE CRIME / Espionage ddc BK 350630 350630 0 0 0 0 ENG LIB LIB 2026-03-04 3 327.1273 WEI/M 520432 2026-07-31 2026-07-04 2026-03-04 BK