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1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings: The outstanding questions after 50 years
I was in Dublin on Friday, for the 50th anniversary of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings, one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles. Twenty-six people and…
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Israeli intelligence and the 'no partner' theory
How IDF and Shin Bet chiefs believed a deal was achievable at the 2000 Camp David Summit
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Student protest and counter-subversion: The lessons of Operation CHAOS
CIA Director Richard Helms with President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, two years before Helms launched Operation CHAOS at Johnson’s behest (Yoichi Okamoto…
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India's 'nest of spies' in Australia
R&AW identified as sponsors of ring rounded up by ASIO in 2020
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April 2024

The Cryptodiplomats
The intelligence chiefs who have become key players in international relations across the Middle East
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David Barnea
Mossad director 2021-
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William Burns
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2021-
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Stakeknife: What did MI5 know?
Britain’s The Rest is Politics podcast hosted two former intelligence chiefs recently, Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller of MI5 and Sir John Sawers of…
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Majed Faraj
Head of the Palestinian General Intelligence Service
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March 2024

When did the DCIs back the peace process?
Counter-subversion and intelligence diplomacy in Northern Ireland
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MI6 Algiers station
The British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6) had a presence in Algiers under diplomatic cover from 1962, the year of Algeria’s independence from…
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MI6 Bonn station
As capital of West Germany, Bonn hosted an important MI6 station during the Cold War. Personnel
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