- Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001–2016
- Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power
- The Bin Ladens
- The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
- Ahmed Rashid
- David Corn
- Michael Isikoff
- Gary Schroen
- Joe R. Feagin
- James R. McDonough
- Dick Camp
- James B. Stockdale
- Randall E. Stross
- H. Keith Melton
- R.V. Burgin
- Frances Hesselbein
- Kenneth M. Pollack
- Suzanne Simons
- Jerel A. Rosati
- Martin Ewans
- John C. Griffiths
- Wesley L. Fox
- Donald E. Lively
- Larry P. Goodson