About
AT A GLANCE:
Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service
RESEARCH AREAS:
• Foreign Service
• Spycraft
• American Intelligence
• Clandestine Operations
• National Security
BIOGRAPHY:
Douglas London, author of “The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence,” Hachette
Books, September 28, 2021, is a 34-year veteran of CIA’s Clandestine Service who retired
in 2019. Mr. London served extensively across the Middle East, South Asia, the former
Soviet republics, and Africa, including three assignments as a Chief of Station and
as a CIA Base Chief in a conflict zone. Mr. London is an adjunct associate professor
at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and is a non-resident fellow
at the Middle East Institute. He writes and speaks on intelligence and national security
issues for various media platforms including CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street
Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and The Hill.
BOOK AUTHORED:
The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence
(Hachette Books, September 2021)
CONNECT / FOLLOW:
LinkedIn: @douglas-london
Twitter: @douglaslondon5