Chinese Intelligence

Peter Mattis and Matthew Brazil present an unprecedented look into the murky world of Chinese espionage both past and present, enabling a better understanding of how pervasive and important its influence is, both in China and abroad. 

Chinese Social Imperialism: The CCP’s Expanding Footprint in Latin America exposes how the Chinese Communist Party has built an influence network across the Western Hemisphere without armies, flags, or formal occupation. Instead, Beijing advances through ports, debt, digital infrastructure, surveillance technology, critical minerals, and elite capture, converting economic dependency into political leverage and eroding national sovereignty.

Another thrilling adventure featuring John Wells, the deep cover CIA operative from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Faithful Spy and The Deceivers. John Wells barely survived his homecoming when it was thought he’d become too close to the terrorists. Though his wounds have...

How China Loses tells the story of China's struggles to overcome new risks and endure the global backlash against its assertive reach. Combining on-the-ground reportage with incisive analysis, Luke Patey argues that China's predatory economic agenda, headstrong diplomacy, and military expansion undermine its global ambitions to dominate the global economy and world affairs. 

"AI Debates John Searle" is a groundbreaking exploration into the intersection of artificial intelligence and philosophy, featuring a series of simulated debates between one of the most renowned philosophers of the modern era, Dr. John Searle, and a state-of-the-art AI model. Authored by Richard Aragon, this thought-provoking book is part of the acclaimed 'AI Debates' series, where real AI models engage with history’s greatest thinkers on topics that define the future of AI and modern society. In this volume, readers are taken on a journey through some of the most profound questions ...

In a world of renewed great power competition, the challenges facing the United States in managing its relations with China and Russia are daunting. But with "A New Cold War Global Strategy," you can get ahead of the curve in understanding this complex conflict. This comprehensive analysis of the relationships among these three global powers draws on insights from history, economics, law, and philosophy to provide a strategic roadmap for the United States. From the resource dependence and demographic constraints of dictatorship to the isolationism and withdrawal of democracy, the book ...

A war is being waged against us by radical Islamists, and, as current events demonstrate, they are only getting stronger. Al-Qaeda has morphed into a much more dangerous, menacing threat: ISIS. Lt. General Michael T. Flynn is blunt and urgent. This book aims to inform the American people of the...

“A delightful global tour of how humans think and play, led by one of our finest mathematical storytellers.” — Ben Orlin, author of Math Games with Bad Drawings Where should you move first in Connect 4? What is the best property in Monopoly? And how can pi help you win rock paper scissors?...

Denny is a PhD student whose side hustle takes on a life of its own when his machine merges with a twenty-something waiter named Sean. Before long, all the wrong people start to notice: -A secret religious order, The Urialites, prophesy the dawning of the New Age of Nephilim. -A clandestine unit of Chinese commandos believe they’ve stumbled upon an invincible weapon. -Sean isn’t sure he wants any part of the new guest. -As for the machine… well, it has its own ideas.

A sweeping, in-depth history of NSA, whose famous “cult of silence” has left the agency shrouded in mystery for decades The National Security Agency was born out of the legendary codebreaking programs of World War II that cracked the famed Enigma machine and other German and Japanese...

Mastering the Chinese AI aims to provide an in-depth understanding of some of China's most prominent and rapidly evolving artificial intelligence companies: DeepSeek, Qwen AI, Kimi, and MiniMax. We will explore their technological innovations, key applications, strategic approaches, and their place in the broader landscape of global AI development. This guide is structured to offer detailed insights into each company to give listeners a comprehensive overview of their contributions to the "Chinese AI" narrative.

We are living in one of the most transformative periods in human history. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant concept—it is a living, evolving force shaping economies, industries, and societies at an unprecedented pace. While much of the global conversation has focused on developments in the United States and Europe, a parallel revolution has been accelerating with remarkable speed and scale: the rise of China’s AI ecosystem. This book, 2026 Chinese AI Models, is not just a technical overview.

From the Tom Clancy of a new generation, a debut thriller following two CIA outcasts who must race to stop a secret Chinese weapon that threatens to provoke a world war. After her first assignment in Venezuela goes disastrously awry, rookie case officer Kyra Stryker is brought back to Langley to...

These essays, culled from the author's lengthier volume, The Children of Babel, explore some of the inherent aspects of consciousness that might one day be embodied in artificial intelligence."Douglas, Daniel, John: An Infernal Chinese Room" revisits John Searle's famous thought experiment, as well as the reply of Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett (among others), 40 years on and in light of technology that has since emerged; "What Is It Like to Be Batman?" presents a new spin on Thomas Nagel's famous essay concerning the mind-body problem; and "Analogica: This and That and Strange Loops...

From 1941 to 1947, the United States planted a liaison mission in the headquarters of Chinese Communist forces behind the lines. Nicknamed the "Dixie Mission," for its location in "rebel" territory, it was an interagency delegation that included intelligence officers from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Mission to Mao is a social history of the OSS officers in the field that reveals the weakness of United States intelligence diplomacy in the 1940s. 

Imagine a book of strategies so dangerous that a Chinese emperor of the past banned all mention of these strategies from the history books because they describe some of the most cunning and most devious strategies ever devised by man, and that it could possibly morally corrupt all who read them. A book of ancient wisdom, centuries old, only known by a few elite in a hidden society. A book of proverbs that describe not only battlefield strategies, but also tactics used in psychological warfare to undermine an opponent's ability and will to fight.

A “riveting” (The Economist), “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, John Downey, Jr., a CIA officer captured in China during the Korean War and imprisoned for twenty-one years. John (Jack) Downey, Jr., was a new...

A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick! A British cabinet minister is gunned down on a London street by an IRA assassin. In the wake of national outcry, the authorities must find the hitman. But the trail is long cold, the killer gone to ground in Belfast, and they...

Ex-Hong Kong Police Inspector Scrimple has got himself a cushy number. He is running an MI5 safe house along with his girlfriend, the luscious Filipina Esmeralda. All he has to do is make sure the sheets are clean, the coffee is hot and the sandwiches are on time. What could possibly go wrong? Guo Shu Ping is the billionaire owner of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world specialising in generic drugs. He has a weakness for tall, skinny Shanghainese models. When he meets Jing Jing at his son's exclusive Berkshire boarding school he thinks all of his birthdays have come at ...

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the fifth century BCE). The work, attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu (Sunzi), comprises 13 chapters, each devoted to an aspect of warfare and its application to military tactics and strategy. It contains a detailed analysis of the Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to rank and discipline as well as the importance of intelligence and espionage in war.