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Dr. David P. Oakley

Dr. Oakley served as a U.S. Army strategist and field artillery officer, a Staff Operations Officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, and as a contractor at the National Counterterrorism Center. He has taught at National Defense University and Joint Special Operations University and now serves on the editorial boards of Intelligence and National Security and Inter Populum. He is the author of Subordinating Intelligence: The DoD/CIA Post-Cold War Relationship (University Press of Kentucky, 2019/2022). He holds a Ph.D. in Security Studies from Kansas State University, along with graduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma and the U.S. Army’s professional military education schools.

Book Review

The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The Untold Story of the International Spy Network by Richard Kerbaj Reviewed by Dr. David P. Oakley

ISBN 978-1789465037, Union Square & Co., 2025, 448 pages, $29.99 (hardcover) Reviewed by: Dr. David P. Oakley, University of South Florida—Global and National Security...

Dr. David P. OakleyMarch 29, 2025

Book Review

The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence by Douglas London Reviewed by David P. Oakley

Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence

Dr. David P. OakleyOctober 15, 2023