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
Editorial Note: This story delves into the actions of a CIA agent whose involvement in orchestrating arms transfers to militants in Africa and the Middle East has led to widespread suffering and
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After nearly two decades on and off the run, Julian Assange has finally been convicted—in a plea deal that is sending him to Australia and freedom. The outcome presents a crushing defeat
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Maybe I re-visited too many World War Two movies and TV series around the 80th anniversary of D-Day last month, but one of the first things that came to mind while I
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On Wednesday, a Colombian court condemned former Colombian Army Gen. Iván Ramírez Quintero to 31 years in prison for the death of Irma Franco, a member of the M-19 militant group who
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On June 18, 1974, the official registry of the Chilean military dictatorship published Decree 521 on the “creation of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA),” the secret police force responsible for some
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In August 2017, CIA front company Noetic International Inc. signed an agreement with RKW Strategic Services LLC, a U.S.-based firm ostensibly focused on waste-to-energy (WTE). However, an investigative report by CIAGate has
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Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines, who oversees 18 separate agencies comprising the wider “intelligence community”—including the CIA, FBI, and NSA—has released a “policy framework for commercially available information.” It is not only
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The following article is based on an interview with Ramanathan Kumar by Nitin Gokhale of StratNewsGlobal on the occasion of the 106th Birth Anniversary of R.N. Kao You can call him a
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Excerpts from the author’s book, published by Georgetown University Press. Translated into English for the first time by Jonathan M. Ross and İdil Karacadağ, this captivating narrative delves into the history of
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In a groundbreaking move, Microsoft Corporation has unveiled a highly classified generative AI service tailored exclusively for the United States intelligence community, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other spy agencies.
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It has been at least 70 years since the USA began its covert war against Eritrea. One could argue that it started when one of the infamous Dulles brothers, both founding fathers
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In a recent press release by the National Security Archive, fresh insights into Fidel Castro’s clandestine voyage to the Soviet Union in April-May 1963 have come to light. The release uncovers a
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Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, head of the Israel Defense Forces’s Military Intelligence Directorate, has tendered his resignation. This decision comes in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas onslaught, a devastating attack
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor In the game of espionage, loyalty is a luxury few can afford. – John le Carré The importance of intelligence in safeguarding national security cannot be overstated.
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New Zealand’s public should be deeply concerned over revelations its security state facilitated a suspected U.S. intelligence operation capable of supporting military actions for nearly a decade without the New Zealand government’s
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