How America lost its secrets: Edward Snowden, the man and the theft

Snowden's trail : Hong Kong, 2014

Snowden's arc. Tinker ; Secret agent ; Contractor ; Thief ; Crossing the Rubicon ; Hacktivist ; String puller ; Raider of the inner sanctum ; Escape artist ; Whistle-blower ; Enter Assange ; Fugitive

The intelligence crisis. The great divide ; The crime scene investigation ; Did Snowden act alone? ; The question of when ; The keys to the kingdom are missing ; The unheeded warning

The game of nations. The rise of the NSA ; The NSA's back door ; The Russians are coming ; The Chinese puzzle ; A single point of failure

Moscow calling. Off to Moscow ; Through the looking glass ; The handler

Conclusions : walking the cat back. Snowden's choices ; The espionage source ; The "war on terror" after Snowden

The Snowden effect.