Douglas London, author of “The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence,” Hachette Books, September 28, 2021, is a 34-year veteran of CIA’s Clandestine Service who retired in 2019. Mr. London served extensively across the Middle East, South Asia, the former Soviet republics, and Africa, including three assignments as a Chief of Station and as a CIA Base Chief in a conflict zone. Mr. London is an adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and is a non-resident fellow at the Middle East Institute.