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
Britain’s intelligence chiefs have cautioned ministers that it is unrealistic to expect all security risks to be eliminated from China’s planned mega-embassy in central London, even as the government approved the controversial
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History, when read without illusion, reveals a grim and recurring pattern: wherever the American deep state intrudes, devastation follows. Regime change is marketed as “democracy promotion,” intervention is wrapped in the language
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The contemporary dynamics of digital architecture have altered the prospects of insurgency, which is no longer recognised solely by guns and territory. Digital architecture, defined by algorithms and grievance narratives, provides a
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Lord Hermer, the attorney-general and legal chief under Labour leader Keir Starmer, has defended the legal autonomy of the US Central Intelligence Agency, asserting that the agency “acts within their own law”
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Iran has unveiled a state-controlled whitelist of “Essential Sites Accessible via the National Internet,” signaling a new era of cyber fortification aimed at insulating the country from perceived foreign manipulation. The list,
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An Iranian-backed hacking operation that breached the phones and messaging accounts of senior Israeli political figures has exposed what security experts describe as an intelligence gold mine, raising alarm over the vulnerability
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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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Former CIA director William Burns, one of America’s most experienced diplomats, has delivered a pointed critique of recent US foreign policy, warning that emulating authoritarian tactics is “not a winning formula” and
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Editor’s Note: The excerpt that follows is adapted from Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor, by the author, published
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Rights organisations led by Free Tibet, alongside several allied groups, have intensified their campaign against China’s proposed mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court in London, warning that the project poses serious national security
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The U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has delivered a significant blow to Cuba’s intelligence services, long regarded as among the most effective in the developing world, according to reporting by
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Editor’s Note: The following essay has been adapted from Britain’s Secret Propaganda War by Paul Lashmar and James Oliver, published in 1999. The book is the first comprehensive account of the Foreign
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered the influential role of presidential chief of staff to Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the country’s military intelligence, signalling a potential shift toward a more security-focused
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Consumer technology is entering a new phase in which devices once used solely for entertainment are beginning to monitor the most intimate human signals: brain activity itself. A growing number of earbuds
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Boris Johnson’s habit of being “unavailable” forced a major update to the rules governing British intelligence operations, according to a newly released report. The Times UK reports that during Johnson’s premiership from
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