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THE SOVIET UNION INFLICTED incalculable damage to West German spy agencies —and by extension to their American patrons— by recruiting dozens of former Nazis who populated the ranks of West German intelligence after World War II. These are the preliminary conclusions of a study into the topic by Danny Orbach, a lecturer in history at […] from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/10/30/01-2894/ via CCTV Infomation

The former United States Director of National Intelligence, who served in the administration of President Donald Trump as the highest-ranking intelligence official until 2019, has warned that American democracy may not survive the upcoming presidential election. In a stark editorial published on Thursday in The New York Times, Dan Coats warns that whether “the American democratic experiment, one of the boldest political innovations in human history”, will survive after November, remains an open question. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/09/18/01-2872/ via CCTV Infomation

The worldwide competition to invent a vaccine that can curtail the spread of COVID-19 has prompted a mission shift in major intelligence agencies around the world, which is “reminiscent of the space race”, according to The New York Times. In an article published on Saturday, the paper cited “interviews with current and former intelligence officials and others tracking the espionage efforts”, who suggest that the mission shift observed in spy agencies worldwide has been among the fastest in history. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/09/07/01-2865/ via CCTV Infomation

Israel’s minister of intelligence has said Bahrain and Oman could follow the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, following last week’s historic announcement. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/08/17/01-2853/ via CCTV Infomation

Senior United Kingdom officials have said the country will seek to “modernize” its laws on counterespionage, after a long-awaited parliamentary report criticized the government for failing to stop Russian spy operations. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/07/23/01-2839/ via CCTV Infomation

Hamas admits one of its number spied for Israel before defecting. Russia used US intelligence to target dissidents in Europe. Analysis: The outstanding issue of the Libyan intelligence services. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/07/19/01-2835/ via CCTV Infomation

A court in Paris has sentenced to prison two former employees of France’s external intelligence agency, who were accused of spying for the government of China. A third person, the wife of one of the accused, was also handed a jail sentence. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/07/13/01-2830/ via CCTV Infomation

There was growing tension in Iraq over the weekend, as the government in Baghdad announced it had arrested over a dozen members of a powerful Shi’a militia backed by Iran. The arrests marked the first time that the Shi’a dominated Iraqi government moved to curtail the growing power of these heavily armed groups, which some say are threatening the cohesion of the country’s fragile state institutions. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/06/29/01-2819/ via CCTV Infomation

Insurgency in Mozambique can spread to neighbors Military Intelligence warns. US intelligence says Russia offered Afghans Bounties to kill US troops. The security risk posed by ISIS women smuggling their way out of camp Hol. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/06/28/01-2818/ via CCTV Infomation

The general discussion about how and when the White House was alerted by its spy agencies about COVID-19, points to the existence of ‘disease intelligence’ programs in the United States Intelligence Community. However, relatively little is known about the history and current state of these programs. Last weekend, ABC News’ investigative correspondent Lee Ferran brought to light an article from 48 years ago in a declassified intelligence publication that sheds light on the roots of the Central Intelligence Agency’s disease intelligence effort. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/06/22/01-2812/ via CCTV Infomation

Turkish court jails US consulate employee for terrorism offenses. India arrests LeT female spy ring. Illegal espionage claims put former Argentine president in spotlight. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/06/20/01-2810/ via CCTV Infomation

State-level espionage on EU a 'very high threat' says report. Man shot after crossing into Israel, apparently to spy, returned to Lebanon. As virus toll preoccupies US, rivals test limits of American power. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/06/07/01-2797/ via CCTV Infomation

British intelligence agencies are advising policymakers that China will become “more assertive” after the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, while some government officials are urging a re-examination of London’s relationship with Beijing. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/04/13/01-2756/ via CCTV Infomation

By assassinating Qasem Soleimani, Donald Trump has made the most fateful decision of his presidency. Tehran has no option but to respond. When it does, the way that Mr. Trump handles the situation will largely determine the future of the Middle East and the fate of his presidency. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2020/01/05/01-2701/ via CCTV Infomation

Authorities in Turkey were concerned that Russia might bomb the presidential palace in Ankara in 2015, to retaliate against the downing of a Russian fighter jet by the Turkish military, according to an intelligence report. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2019/11/11/01-2666/ via CCTV Infomation

Yossi Cohen, the chief of the Mossad —Israel’s main external intelligence agency— said he has authorized “more than a few” assassinations during his tenure and warned that more may be on the way. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2019/10/14/01-2647/ via CCTV Infomation

Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik is baffled by the media speculation about the possibility that Saudi Arabia might go to war with Iran. Saudi Arabia does not “go to war”, she says —it pays others to do so on its behalf. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2019/09/25/01-2636/ via CCTV Infomation

A tweet by United States President Donald Trump may have compromised secrets about America’s reconnaissance satellite capabilities, according to experts who analyzed it over the weekend. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2019/09/02/01-2620/ via CCTV Infomation

One of the ten Russian deep-cover spies who were arrested in the United States in 2010, and swapped with American- and British-handled spies held by Moscow, has spoken to Western media for the first time. Elena Vavilova was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in June of 2010 along with her husband, Andrei Bezrukov. […] from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2019/08/26/01-2615/ via CCTV Infomation

The successor to Angela Merkel in the leadership of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) urged the removal from the party of the country’s former spy chief for expressing far-right views. But she later appeared to retract her comments. from intelNews.org https://intelnews.org/2019/08/19/01-2611/ via CCTV Infomation