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Tara McKelvey, a 2011 Guggenheim fellow, is a correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. She is also a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and the author of Monstering: Inside America’s Policy of Secret Interrogations and Torture in the Terror War (Basic Books).

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Spy vs. Spy
Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM EST
The coolest gadgets, the stealthiest agents, and more country-by-country comparisons from the world... MORE
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Ambassador of Death
Nov 20, 2012 4:45 AM EST
Cameron Munter talks about his battle with the CIA over drones. Tara McKelvey reports. MORE
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Obama’s Challenge in Egypt
May 27, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
Michael Posner is the president’s point man on democracy: no wonder he looks exhausted. MORE
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Qaeda Leak Boosts CIA Myth
May 10, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
The unusual disclosures about the thwarted plot suggest the CIA has reach and may throw terrorists... MORE
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Secret Service Scandal Deepens
Apr 18, 2012 11:54 PM EDT
Three agents have lost their jobs, and two investigations are underway.... MORE
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Defender of the Drones
Apr 8, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
The man who once called President Bush the "torturer in chief" has become a fierce defender of... MORE
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Fears Over ‘Shadow CIA’ Leaks
Feb 28, 2012 4:45 AM EST
Spies are exercising even more caution after WikiLeaks published Stratfor emails, reports Tara... MORE
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Can the U.S. Save Syria?
Feb 10, 2012 11:43 PM EST
American officials are struggling over how to answer Syrians’ calls for aid. MORE
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Secret Bush-Era Link to Pyongyang
Feb 7, 2012 12:00 AM EST
Communicating with North Korea has never been easy, as Aram Roston and Tara McKelvey report. MORE
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Inside the Pentagon Downsizing
Jan 7, 2012 4:45 AM EST
The leaner military the president’s proposing means fewer troops and more Predator drones. MORE
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Secret Taliban Talks in Qatar
Dec 31, 2011 4:45 AM EST
American officials are conducting secret talks with insurgents on Guantánamo prisoners’ possible... MORE
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How Vulnerable Are U.S. Drones?
Dec 17, 2011 1:45 PM EST
The recovery of a drone in Iran may have exposed a serious flaw in the system. By Tara McKelvey MORE
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Awlaki’s Sermons From the Grave
Nov 23, 2011 1:24 PM EST
Anwar al-Awlaki is Al Qaeda’s most charismatic leader in the West, even after his death, says Tara... MORE
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Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness
Oct 28, 2011 10:00 AM EDT
Saudi interior minister is new heir to the throne, reports Tara McKelvey. MORE

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