Spycraft
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Spycraft as Statecraft March 02, 2020
Kevin Mallory was no James Bond. The hapless former CIA agent attempted to deflect suspicion that he had been selling the Chinese secret information by voluntarily turning over a Chinese-provided cell phone to FBI investigators. Mr. Mallory assumed a...
1950s Spy Chief Used Debutante Daughter to Recruit Agents March 01, 2019
Charlotte Bingham's father John was a member of MI5 and the inspiration for George Smiley; he carried a swordstick and went about ‘doing covert security work in defence of the nation'.We are told that he possessed a deceptively mild manner, and that ...
'The Spy and the Traitor' by Ben Macintyre January 11, 2019
Fiametta Rocco, Five Books: 'It’s the story of Oleg Gordievsky, who was probably the most important British spy in Soviet Russia since the Second World War. He was the only spy we ever had that we managed to get out of Russia and bring back to Britai...
Spinning Tales about the Intelligence Cycle December 18, 2018
Writing about espionage and intelligence can be a tricky business. By their very nature they are secretive and involve deception. Obtaining confidential information often requires lying, illegal or unethical behavior, and the use of people of dubious...
