Ninjas: How Japanese Spies Evolved into Pop Culture Heroes
The silent, black-clad ninja who spies, sabotages and assassinates—without leaving a trace—remains a popular Japanese character in modern books and films. It has loosely...
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
Modern Peru has seen its fair share of chaos and conflict. Since 2016, the South American country has had seven presidents — four of...
‘Hostage diplomacy’: a growing headache for the West
Paris (AFP) – Sylvie Arnaud’s first feeling when she learnt her son Louis had been detained in Iran in September last year was sheer...
What’s life like for a spy once unmasked?
What fate awaits a spy whose cover has been blown? Some spies are just too important to be left by their handlers to rot...
Ideology, Money or Freedom? Why Fighters from the Global South Join Russia’s Army in Ukraine
The family of Tanzanian-born Nemes Raymond Taremo first heard rumors that their beloved relative had been killed on the frontlines in faraway Ukraine in...
The World’s Two-faced Leaders
Authoritarian rulers have often used body doubles – what are they trying to hide? The pressures of wartime leadership are taking a toll on...
Unexpected Ways Spies Have Been Caught
Avoiding detection is a quintessential element of being a spy. Indeed, the purpose of working covertly is to be able to share intelligence about...
From the Newsroom: How to trust the news media
Did you see that story this week that says a new poll shows half of Americans believe national news organizations purposely mislead or misinform...