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From Christopher Dickey, the author of "Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South" and "Securing the City," this site provides updates and footnotes on history, espionage, terrorism, fanaticism, policing and counterinsurgency linked to Dickey's columns for The Daily Beast and his other writings; also, occasional dialogues, diatribes, and contributions from friends.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

On the streets of Brussels, talking w/ Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

My Recent Essays on Cuba, Slave Spies in the Confederacy, the Capture of a Terrorist, and The Phantom Palace of Paris

  • ARTICLE

    U.S. President Barack Obama tours Old Havana with his family at the start of a three-day visit to Cuba, in Havana March 20, 2016.

    Will Obama Meet the Invisible Cubans?

    Mar 21, 2016 8:54 AM EDT
    As the U.S.... MORE
  • ARTICLE

    Mary Bowser, Black spy at the Confederate White House

    Black Spies in a Confederate White House

    Mar 20, 2016 12:01 AM EDT
    How a secret intelligence network successfully spied on Confederate leader Jefferson Davis in his... MORE
  • ARTICLE

    A member of Belgian special police forces walks on the scene where shots fired at Belgian police, on March 15, 2016 in Brussels.  The shots were fired as Belgian police carried out an operation linked to the Paris attacks, as Belgian police continue their hunt for Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in the November attacks which killed 130 people, who comes from Brussels.

    ‘Most-Wanted’ Terrorist Caught

    Mar 18, 2016 7:07 PM EDT
    Salah Abdeslam did not escape to Syria, he just went back to his old ’hood in Belgium, where people... MORE
  • ARTICLE

    1871 --- Burning of Paris in 1871 Print --- Image by © Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis

    The Phantom Palace of Paris

    Mar 13, 2016 12:01 AM EST
    The Parisian residence of kings and emperors disappeared almost 150 years ago, but its shadow, and... MORE
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