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
by Our Correspondent in Colombo The appointment of a new Director of Military Intelligence yesterday has sparked allegations of growing political influence within Sri Lanka’s military establishment, with sources claiming the selection
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Editor’s Note: The following essay is based on the original article published in the Colombo-based newspaper Aruna. The article was originally written in Sinhala by journalist Nirosha Wasala and was based on
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Allegations of intensified espionage activity involving Israel have triggered internal concern within US intelligence and defense agencies, according to multiple media reports citing government documents, as tensions surrounding the Iran conflict continue
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A Colombo court has ordered Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to urgently respond to allegations surrounding the detention conditions of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Today is his birthday! According to circulating reports and political statements, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended a further 90-day detention period under the Prevention of Terrorism
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A mounting series of arrests, expulsions, and intelligence alerts across Europe has intensified concerns that China is running a broad and coordinated espionage campaign targeting the European Union and its neighboring states.
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For years, climate change was publicly framed as an environmental and scientific crisis. Behind closed doors, however, some of the United States’ most powerful security agencies were increasingly treating it as a
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Britain operated a vast covert propaganda apparatus during the Cold War that manipulated international media, forged political material, and secretly influenced journalists across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, according to
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Nilantha Jayawardena was born and raised in Colombo. Coming from a stable and well-supported family background, he enjoyed a comfortable upbringing from an early age. His parents ensured that he received a
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Tulsi Gabbard resigned on Friday as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, becoming the fourth Cabinet-level official to leave the administration during Trump’s second term. In a resignation letter posted on
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U.S. President Donald Trump and his delegation reportedly discarded all gifts and souvenirs received during a high-level visit to China, including access badges, commemorative items, and temporary communication devices, before boarding the
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Internal studio documents from Elstree Studios have revealed one of the most striking misjudgments in film history: the rejection of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels as unsuitable for cinema because they were
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For nearly a decade, Dmitry Senin has lived as a ghost, slipping through borders, changing identities and hiding from the same security apparatus he once proudly served. The former Russian Federal Security
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A political and diplomatic storm has erupted between the United States and Mexico after reports claimed the Central Intelligence Agency facilitated the assassination of a mid-level Sinaloa Cartel operative in Mexico through
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A political shockwave has hit Southern California after the mayor of Arcadia resigned and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government while holding public office.
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