From Elizabeth I’s court magician John Dee and his experiments in angelic communication to Nazi Germany’s occult programmes and the Cold War’s pursuit of psychic espionage, this account traces a provocative thread
From Elizabeth I’s court magician John Dee and his experiments in angelic communication to Nazi Germany’s occult programmes and the Cold War’s pursuit of psychic espionage, this account traces a provocative thread
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U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. If confirmed, the trip would mark the first known visit
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A quarter century ago, few predicted that China would become as powerful as quickly as it has and is today. Indeed, the 2000 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Global Trends 2015 report argued that China
More CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned that artificial intelligence-powered cyberoffensive tools are becoming comparable to “digital nuclear weapons,” cautioning that the technology could significantly intensify global competition and reshape the balance of
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A congressional hearing on the CIA’s Cold War-era MKUltra program is set to renew attention on one of the most controversial chapters in American intelligence history, but questions remain over whether the
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In a dramatic rescue mission last week, a U.S. weapons systems officer, publicly known as ‘Dude 44 Bravo,’ survived two days in southern Iran after his F-15 jet was shot down. According
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The recent arrests of six Ukrainian nationals, along with one U.S. national, have sparked debate about the United States’ covert activities along the Indo-Myanmar border. The suspected attempt at clandestine action is
More The Central Intelligence Agency announced on Friday that it had retracted 17 intelligence reports and revised two others written over the past decade, citing concerns that some documents failed to meet the
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History remembers George Washington as a founding father and commanding general, yet the foundations of his leadership were laid not in grand assemblies but in the uncertain world of reconnaissance, observation, and
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A report published by Der Spiegel has alleged that the Central Intelligence Agency was informed in advance about a Ukrainian plot to sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines months before the explosions
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U.S. intelligence agencies have produced bleak assessments of Cuba’s economic and political condition, but those findings do not conclusively support President Donald Trump’s assertion that the communist-led island is on the brink
More John Ratcliffe, the former Texas congressman turned CIA director, has emerged as a central figure in Washington’s intelligence landscape, guiding the agency toward more aggressive covert operations. The recent high-profile raid to
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The Afghan man accused of shooting two members of the US National Guard just steps from the White House previously worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, newly surfaced information suggests. Rahmanullah Lakanwal,
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Editor’s Note: This column is based on excerpts from a speech by Chase Hughes, a behavioral science expert, author, and former U.S. Navy officer. Hughes has spent over two decades studying human
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with senior European Union officials last week in a bid to strengthen transatlantic intelligence cooperation, Politico reported, citing sources familiar with the discussions. Ratcliffe’s meetings included EU
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