Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tim Weiner and distinguished journalist Pierre Haski for a revealing conversation about Weiner’s new book The Mission, a definitive account of the CIA’s evolution since 9/11. Drawing on exclusive interviews with former CIA Directors, operations officers, and the top spymaster, Weiner uncovers how the agency adapted to the challenges of the war on terror, rebuilt its espionage capabilities, and now faces unprecedented global threats in a complex and shifting world.
About the speakers:
Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on American national security and the National Book Award for Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. At the New York Times, he covered the CIA in Washington and conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and many other nations. Legacy of Ashes was acclaimed as one of the year’s best books by The New York Times, The Economist, The Washington Post, Time, and many other publications. His new book, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century, was ranked #3 on the New York Times bestseller list upon its publication. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Kate Doyle, an expert in human rights and freedom of information.
Pierre Haski has worked as a journalist for over five decades, first at Agence France-Presse and later at the French daily Libération. He was a foreign correspondent posted in Johannesburg, Jerusalem and Beijing. In 2007 he cofounded the news website Rue89.com. He has a daily Geopolitics column on France Inter, France’s number one radio. Since 2017, he is President of Reporters sans frontières (RSF), a Paris-based international NGO. He is the author of several books as well as documentaries for Arte, including L’Amérique en guerre (2025).
