In risky hunt for secrets, U.S and China expand global spy operations
WASHINGTON – As China’s spy balloon drifted across the continental United States in February, U.S. intelligence agencies learned that Chinese President Xi Jinping had...
Putin Is in a Spy Mess of His Own Making
Less than two years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat alone at a desk in a palatial room lecturing his top national security goons...
Germany intelligence agency faces unique demand from new recruits
‘Bond, James Bond, working from home’ would be an assault on the senses. It will be hard to imagine the suave British spy lazing...
Could Beijing’s anti-spy campaign dampen its reopening efforts?
A recent raid by Chinese authorities on a Chinese consultancy firm relating to national security sends a signal to the entire industry to be...
Denmark warns of Russian spies posing as ‘journalists or business people’
Denmark’s security and intelligence service has warned that last year’s expulsions of Russian intelligence officers working under diplomatic cover could result in a new...
Russian spies more effective than army, say experts
Russia’s security and intelligence services have achieved greater success in Ukraine than its army, says a leading UK defence think tank. Russian spy agencies...
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...
Seven Kinds of Intelligence Spies Want, and How They Get It
ANALYSIS: The news of a so-called “Chinese spy balloon” being shot down over the US has reignited interest in how nation-states spy on one...
‘A spy paradise’: Austria confirmed as a location for global espionage
After years of speculation that Austria is a hub for spies, a new report confirms what many already believed – that the Alpine Republic...
Europe awakens to the threat of sabotage by Russian agents
Suspicion has fallen on Russia over a series of confirmed or apparent acts of sabotage and espionage that took place late last year in...