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The article is a review of the book "Spies, lies, and algorithms. The history and future of American Intelligence" written by Amy B. Zegart. The book questions the effectiveness of United States national security agencies such as the CIA, JCS, and NSC, and analyzes how their initial design has hindered them since their creation. The author argues that the characteristics of American democracy limit presidential power and make it difficult to create an effective foreign policy system. Additionally, Zegart also analyzes the CIA and FBI's failures to adapt before the September 11, 2001 attacks. The book offers recommendations for intelligence service reform and highlights the organizational weaknesses that prevented the foiling of the September 11 plot. [Extracted from the article]

Scholar and former diplomat Shaun Riordan draws on his professional and academic experience in this short text, making an argument for diplomacy as an important tool for states tackling complex challenges in cyberspace. Riordan opens with an argument that diplomats are facing challenging times due to the complex and fast-paced developments in technology and contends diplomats must be broadly re-trained or perhaps even trained as specialists to cope with the new cyber environment. [Extracted from the article]

A description of the course Masters in Cyber Security, Strategy and Diplomacy offered by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) is presented.