Doug London
Douglas London (@douglaslondon5) retired from the CIA in 2019 after 34 years as a Senior Operations Officer, Chief of Station and CIA’s Counterterrorism Chief for South and Southwest Asia.
Douglas London (@douglaslondon5) retired from the CIA in 2019 after 34 years as a Senior Operations Officer, Chief of Station and CIA’s Counterterrorism Chief for South and Southwest Asia. He served primarily in the Middle East, South Asia, the former Soviet Republics and Africa, with senior management positions for the Near East, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, Iran and Cyber operations. Mr. London is a Non-resident fellow at the Middle East Institute, and is author of the book “The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence,” concerning the CIA’s post 9/11 transformation. Mr. London has been a contributor to the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Politico, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The Hill, CNN, Just Security, The Atlantic Council and the Middle East Institute.