South Korea’s alliance with the United States is facing one of its most difficult periods in years, with disputes over intelligence sharing, investment commitments and military cooperation increasingly affecting the security relationship
China’s embassy in London has sharply criticized the UK’s handling of allegations that a Chinese businessman, Tengbo Yang, linked to Prince Andrew, is a Communist Party spy. In a statement issued on
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Pope Francis has disclosed that British intelligence foiled a planned suicide bombing during his 2021 visit to Iraq, saving his life. The Pope was targeted by bombers while visiting Mosul, a city
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According to the latest press release by the National Security Archives (NSA), newly declassified U.S. government documents shed light on the contentious relationship between the United States and Israel over the latter’s
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A dramatic saga of corporate espionage involving drones, alleged assaults, and trespassing has drawn attention to the unregulated world of private investigations. According to a report in The Sunday Times, the harassment
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The rapid collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has sent shockwaves through intelligence agencies, catching even seasoned spies off guard. Once thought to be resilient, the Assad family’s hold on power
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What is clearly a joint US-Israeli plan to remake the Mideast map is now well underway. Changes will be seismic. The Biden administration, by now almost totally controlled by pro-Israel neocons, is making its final
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Western intelligence agencies are grappling with recruitment challenges as younger generations focus on pressing global issues like climate change and human rights, rather than traditional espionage roles. Former MI6 agent Harry Ferguson
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The following investigative report is being published as a collaboration between us and CIAgate, a voluntary group of investigative journalists dedicated to the pursuit of justice. – Editors Over recent decades, a
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A British court has heard details of a Russian espionage operation involving a ‘honeytrap’ scheme to target journalists and dissidents, with two Bulgarian men pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. The ring, led
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On October 14th, a much-delayed inquiry into the mysterious death of Dawn Sturgess, a British citizen who died in July 2018 after reputedly coming into contact with Novichok nerve agent left in Wiltshire by a pair
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Three daughters of Malcolm X, a prominent figure in the Black empowerment and civil rights movements, have accused U.S. law enforcement agencies of playing a key role in the assassination of their
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President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of John Ratcliffe as the new CIA Director, marking Ratcliffe’s second high-level intelligence role within the Trump administration. Known for his firm stance on national
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The following article is based on excerpts taken from an essay originally published in CovertAction. Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnam’s premier from 1954 to 1963, was a Cold War version of Volodymyr
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Many have heard of Soviet intelligence officer Richard Sorge, who transmitted information to Moscow indicating that Japan was not planning to fight the USSR. Thanks to this, dozens of divisions from the
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The following article based on the speech delivered by the author at the Committee on the intensifying threats to Australia’s security and prosperity. Concurrent conflicts and other challenges continue to place unprecedented
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