Espionage and Counterintelligence During the Cold War
Location
Snydor Performance Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Presentation Type
Oral presentation
Entry Number
2375
Start Date
4-16-2025 3:30 PM
End Date
4-16-2025 3:45 PM
School
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Abstract
This project will explore notable cases of espionage against the United States during the 1980s-1990s and how counterintelligence served as a tool for identification. It is going to include case studies on Aldrich Ames, who spied for the Russians from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Robert Hanssen, who committed espionage against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Russia’s behalf; Ana Montes, who worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as a Cuban spy; and John Anthony Walker, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union as a Navy Warrant Officer. The hypothesis that will be tested is why people choose to spy through the lens of monetary gain and workplace disgruntlement.
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Brian Crim Dr. David Richards Dr. Nichole Sanders
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
Intelligence Studies Department
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Espionage and Counterintelligence During the Cold War
Snydor Performance Hall
This project will explore notable cases of espionage against the United States during the 1980s-1990s and how counterintelligence served as a tool for identification. It is going to include case studies on Aldrich Ames, who spied for the Russians from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Robert Hanssen, who committed espionage against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Russia’s behalf; Ana Montes, who worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as a Cuban spy; and John Anthony Walker, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union as a Navy Warrant Officer. The hypothesis that will be tested is why people choose to spy through the lens of monetary gain and workplace disgruntlement.