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| | '''Michael Warner''' is an American [[historian]] and expert in the field of [[intelligence history]]. He has served as a historian for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) and the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI), contributing to a deeper understanding of the history of U.S. intelligence services and their operations during the [[Cold War]] and beyond. Warner has written extensively on the origins and development of American intelligence, particularly focusing on issues of secrecy, surveillance, and the evolution of U.S. intelligence agencies. | | '''Michael Warner''' is an American [[historian]] and expert in the field of [[intelligence history]]. He has served as a historian for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) and the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI), contributing to a deeper understanding of the history of U.S. intelligence services and their operations during the [[Cold War]] and beyond. Warner has written extensively on the origins and development of American intelligence, particularly focusing on issues of secrecy, surveillance, and the evolution of U.S. intelligence agencies. |
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| − | Warner co-authored the landmark book *Venona: Soviet Espionage and the American Response, 1939-1957* with [[Robert Louis Benson]], a pivotal work that analyzed the Venona decrypts, which exposed Soviet espionage in the United States. His work has been influential in both academic circles and within the intelligence community. | + | Warner co-authored the landmark book *Venona: Soviet Espionage and the American Response, 1939–1957* with [[Robert Louis Benson]], a pivotal work that analyzed the Venona decrypts, which exposed Soviet espionage in the United States. His work has been influential in both academic circles and within the intelligence community. |
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| | He has also published numerous articles and papers on the role of intelligence in national security policy and has contributed to the preservation and declassification of historical intelligence documents. | | He has also published numerous articles and papers on the role of intelligence in national security policy and has contributed to the preservation and declassification of historical intelligence documents. |
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| | == Key Works == | | == Key Works == |
| − | * *Venona: Soviet Espionage and the American Response, 1939-1957* (with Robert Louis Benson). Washington, D.C.: National Security Agency, 1996. ISBN 9780160482765. | + | * *Venona: Soviet Espionage and the American Response, 1939–1957* (with Robert Louis Benson). Washington, D.C.: National Security Agency, 1996. ISBN 9780160482765. |
| | * *The Rise and Fall of Intelligence: An International Security History*. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2014. ISBN 9781626161018. | | * *The Rise and Fall of Intelligence: An International Security History*. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2014. ISBN 9781626161018. |
| | * *U.S. Intelligence Community Reform Studies since 1947* (Editor). Washington, D.C.: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2005. | | * *U.S. Intelligence Community Reform Studies since 1947* (Editor). Washington, D.C.: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2005. |
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| − | == See Also == | + | == See also == |
| | * [[Venona project]] | | * [[Venona project]] |
| | * [[Cold War]] | | * [[Cold War]] |
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| | * [[Soviet espionage]] | | * [[Soviet espionage]] |
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| − | == External Links == | + | == External links == |
| − | [https://www.cia.gov/ Michael Warner at the CIA] | + | * [https://www.cia.gov/ Michael Warner at the CIA] |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
| − | * Benson, Robert Louis, and Michael Warner. *Venona: Soviet Espionage and the American Response, 1939-1957*. Washington, D.C.: National Security Agency, 1996. ISBN 9780160482765. | + | * Benson, Robert Louis, and Michael Warner. *Venona: Soviet Espionage and the American Response, 1939–1957*. Washington, D.C.: National Security Agency, 1996. ISBN 9780160482765. |
| | * Warner, Michael. *The Rise and Fall of Intelligence: An International Security History*. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2014. ISBN 9781626161018. | | * Warner, Michael. *The Rise and Fall of Intelligence: An International Security History*. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2014. ISBN 9781626161018. |
| | * Warner, Michael, and J. Kenneth McDonald. *U.S. Intelligence Community Reform Studies since 1947*. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2005. | | * Warner, Michael, and J. Kenneth McDonald. *U.S. Intelligence Community Reform Studies since 1947*. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2005. |