The role of the Wagner Group in the Sudan crisis is not yet clear, but its mercenaries are reported to be involved in a number of African countries.
- Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Brunel University of London
A report by committee of MPs says the UK took its eye off the ball on Russian interference in British politics – but provides little concrete evidence.
The leak of US dipomatic cables by Wikileaks revealed some equally frank assessments of British politicians.
If the Conservative MP was really a spook, he wouldn’t be the first to make the leap into parliament.
The president says major revelations are coming. GCHQ says he’s talking nonsense.
Supporters and opponents to the withdrawal deal both say national security is under threat – but the truth is that neither side can guarantee anything at this stage.
The Skripal case shows how Russian intelligence services have the confidence to carry out shoddy operations, seemingly unconcerned about whether or not they will be discovered.
US intelligence assessments have concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to some degree. Trump prefers the Russian version of events.
Letters of apology are welcome but where is the official inquiry into claims of ill-treatment and rendition by Britain’s spies?
Russia isn’t the only suspect when it comes to the practice known as ‘wetwork’.
The fact Jeremy Corbyn spoke to a Communist spy posing as a diplomat in the 1980s does not make him a Communist agent. Many politicians and diplomats were tricked into similar meetings.
A new national security communications unit has echoes of the past, when the government tried to weaponise information, with mixed results.
Some journalists have claimed that ‘thousands’ of documents which have gone missing at the National Archives are proof of ‘history theft’. It’s probably just old-fashioned incompetence.
Claims that the Manchester Arena bombing could have been stopped are too simplistic.
Security guarantees are impossible, but too many dangerous individuals are falling through the cracks.
It’s difficult for security services to anticipate such a low-tech attack.
Malgré un budget en constante augmentation, la surveillance des individus radicalisés est un véritable casse-tête pour les services de renseignement et de sécurité au Royaume-Uni.
Low-tech threats have been the biggest concern of late, but the Manchester bombing reminds us of a host of security concerns.
The security services have had eyes on many Labour MPs over the years.
Trump’s sacking of his FBI director won’t stop intelligence leaks – or the official investigation into alleged Russian interference in the US election.
Russia’s relationship with the West is on a knife edge after the US bombing of Syria. But the ghosts of Cold War past have lessons for today’s political leaders.
History is littered with the debris of the all too often abusive relationship between the intelligence community and those in power.
Russia has decades of experience setting “honeytraps” for spies, diplomats, and whoever else it wants to embarrass or blackmail.
He is revered for founding the welfare state, but the post-war leader also left a lasting legacy in British intelligence.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of gay people had their careers and lives blighted by official discrimination.
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