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  • 17 Jun 2008

    How did Cold War-era spies get "the goods"?

    Just ask Kristie Macrakis. The Washington Times ran a recent story on a books about spying in the era of the Iron Curtain — both sides, in fact. On the East German side, they discuss Seduced by Secrets. * * * Joe Goulden “Meanwhile, a third of the world away, the East German spy agency, […]

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  • 2 Jun 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Ian Fleming and America’s Love Affair with Technology

    As the spy world celebrates the birthday the noted author, Ian Fleming of the James Bond series, spy-tech historian Kristie Macrakis reflects on Felming’s role in bringing the world of spies and their gadgets to the masses. With enthusiasm and trepidation I taught a new seminar on the Technology of Bond, James Bond several years […]

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  • 24 Mar 2008
    Kristie Macrakis

    Spy-Tech Mondays

    It’s that time again. Kristie Macrakis, author of Seduced by Secrets, unveils some more Stasi spy gadgetry. The Stasi had a way about them. They loved their toys. As Macrakis argues, this obsession was part of their own undoing — rather than performing their duties as an intelligence agency, they focused on hoarding secrets and […]

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