From the Vault

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Was Not a Grand Design But a Grand Entanglement Resulting from Faulty Intelligence, Excessive Secrecy, and a Paralyzed Leadership, According to Conference of Former Decision-Makers

The Zero Dark Thirty File

Alan Gross Case Spotlights U.S. Democracy Programs in Cuba

Oscars: Declassified Tell History Behind Best Foreign Film Nomination, "NO"

U.S. Detected Indian Nuclear Test Preparations in 1995, but Photo Evidence was "Clear As Mud"

U.S. Officials Hoped Chinese Liberalization Program for Tibet in Early 1980s Would Bring Significant Improvements

State Department Intelligence and Research Predicted 1973 Arab-Israeli War

Operation Condor on Trial: Legal Proceedings on Latin America Rendition and Assassination Program Open in Buenos Aires

Freedom of Information Regulations: Still Outdated, Still Undermining Openness

Justice Department Repeats as Rosemary Award Winner For Worst Open Government Performance in 2012