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Douglas London

Douglas London is author of “The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence.” He served 34 years with the CIA in the Middle East, South and Central Asia and Africa, including three assignments as a Chief of Station. He is a frequent contributor to SpyTalk

    September 9, 2026
    Artificial Intelligence

    OpenAI’s Mathematical Breakthrough Triggers a Battle Over Credit and Ethics

    OpenAI has claimed to have solved one of the most celebrated problems in the history of mathematics: the “existence and smoothness” problem of the Navier–Stokes equations, one of seven Millennium Problems identified

    Artificial Intelligence

    Anthropic Researcher Resigns, Warning AI Race Could ‘Gamble With Our Lives’

    A young researcher at Anthropic, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from the company, warning that the race to develop increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems is exposing humanity to dangers that their own creators privately acknowledge. Coxon announced his resignation in the

    September 9, 2026

    Germany’s Far-Right Surge Tests, But Does Not Upend, Democracy

    Geopolitics

    The German Embassy in Colombo has sought to clarify Germany’s political situation following news of a surge for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)

    Exclusive: India Said to Sideline Sri Lanka at BRICS Summit

    Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

    by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor India has decided to sideline Sri Lanka from a substantive role at this year’s BRICS summit in New Delhi,

    CIA Chief Burns: Weighing the Costs of Intelligence Diplomacy

    July 14, 2024
    United States

    CIA Director William Burns’ high profile international diplomatic role for the Biden White House is part of a distinct change from past U.S. administrations in how to utilize intelligence and employ one

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    The Spy’s Handbook Offers a Key to Middle East Peace

    December 21, 2023
    Defence

    Some two years had passed since the man with whom I now shared a tearful embrace had reluctantly accepted my proposal that he turn coat and secretly collaborate with me and the

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    Bridge over Troubled Gulf Waters – An American Viewpoint

    March 15, 2023
    Defence/Diplomacy/Iran

    The restoration of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia has garnered curious allusions of doom and gloom, if not outright shock and awe, over Israel’s back channel security dialogue with the

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