“The Skinny on Cuban Intelligence” – with Counterintelligence expert Ean Forsythe

Ean Forsythe joins Andrew to discuss the history of Cuban intelligence. Ean is the Counterintelligence and Security Center Chair at the National Intelligence University. 

• The history and evolution of Cuban intelligence
• Case studies, including Ana Montes, Kendall Meyers, and the Cuban Five
• Counterintelligence strategies and challenges
• The role of Cuban intelligence during the Cold War

• Ideology and the power of ideas
• Offensive vs. defensive play 

• Code Name Blue Wren: Cuban Spy Ana Montes with Jim Popkin (2023)
• The Counterintelligence Chief with FBI Assistant Director Alan Kohler (2023)
• Dealing with Russia – A Conversation with Counterintelligence Legend Jim Olson (2022)

• Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy—and the Sister She Betrayed, J. Popkin (Hanover, 2023)
• To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, J. M. Olson (Georgetown University Press, 2021)
• United States-Cuban Relations: A Critical History, E. M. Dominguez (Lexington, 2008)

• Report on the Convictions and Disproportionate Sentences Imposed on the Cuban Five (2014)
• USA: The Case of the Cuban Five (2010)
• Inspector General Review of Ana Montes Investigation (2005)
• US vs. Marta Rita Velazquez (2004)
• Ana Montes Statement During Trial (2001)
• FBI Arrests DIA Employee (2001)
• Selection and Training of Cuban Intelligence Agents Abroad (1964)
• Cuban Intelligence Information Report (1964)

• Watch Erin bake Ana Montes’ famous cheesecake recipe and dive deeper into Ana’s story in SPY's Declassified Desserts video!