Alltag und Fiktion

Einblicke Bei der CIA war es Amaryllis Fox' Job, dafür zu sorgen, dass Massenvernichtungswaffen nicht in die falschen Hände gerieten. Das meiste, das in Spionage-Filmen gezeigt werde, sei allerdings weit von den Tatsachen entfernt
Alltag und Fiktion

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In the shadows

"For years, she lived in the shadows. To her family and friends, she was an art consultant with global contacts; in reality, she was a CIA agent running covert missions combating terrorism. So is Amaryllis Fox the real-life version of TV’s famous undercover operative, Homeland’s Carrie Mathison? Ben Hoyle finds out." The Times

Terror and consequences

"Amaryllis Fox was about to start her senior year in college when the Sept. 11 attacks hit in 2001. The next day, she drove from Washington to New York to see the smoldering rubble. Just a few years later, she was an undercover CIA officer meeting extremists." npr

Key elements

"Amaryllis Fox knows how to spot something 99.999% of people can't spot: acts of terrorism before they happen. She's whittled it down to a near-science just by observing some key elements in local communities and how they tie in to unrest at large. For instance, if there's a lot of hookah bars and madrases in one area there's likely to be conflict between the old and the younger generations, which further down the line can lead to unrest." Big Think

Fast facts

"Amaryllis Fox, the former covert CIA operative married to Robert F. Kennedy III, has had a fascinating life and she's only 37. Here are the fast facts you need to know about Amaryllis Fox." Irish Central

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Telling it all

"Source meetings at Panera. Dead drops all over DC. How to develop a cover identity. Former spy Amaryllis Fox tells all in this excerpt from her book, 'Life Undercover'." Washingtonian

24.10.2019, 13:06

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Theorie und Praxis

Theorie und Praxis

Leseprobe "Al-Qaida bemüht sich schon seit 1992, an Nuklearwaffen zu kommen. Aber ausgemusterte Atomwaffen sind schwer zu bekommen, teuer und launisch in der Handhabung. Da ist es nur sinnvoll, dass man zu Hause erstmal einen Probelauf versucht."
Im Fokus

Im Fokus

Biographie Amaryllis Fox studierte in Oxford und entwickelte an der Georgetown University einen Algorithmus zur Vorhersage von terroristischen Anschlägen. Seit dem Weggang von der CIA arbeitet sie als Friedensaktivistin
Hinter den Kulissen

Hinter den Kulissen

Netzschau Rezensionen und Stimmen aus dem Netz: "Amaryllis Fox opens up about espionage, government-issued sex and coming of age in her memoir, 'Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA'."

Amaryllis Fox: Life Undercover (Hörprobe)

Video Von der CIA-Agentin zur Friedensbotschafterin : Von 2004 bis 2009 arbeitete Amaryllis Fox undercover als Antiterrorismus-Spezialistin der CIA. In diesem überwältigenden Memoir erzählt sie ihre Geschichte


Former Undercover CIA Officer on War And ...

Video Amaryllis Fox's secret life in the CIA taught her one lesson: Listen to your enemy. As she begins the process of having her CIA cover rolled back, this is the first time she has spoken publicly


A Spy Rebuilds Life After War

Video For almost 10 years, Amaryllis Fox worked as a CIA operative in the Middle East fighting the war on terror. Eventually, she began to feel that the agency’s efforts were effectively pouring kerosene ...


3 Roots of Terrorism

Video How do you spot terrorism before it happens? Look for patterns in what might seem like unlikely places. Like the living wage of a border guard, for instance