The Donald Trump administration has politicized intelligence on Iran and ignored various agencies in the lead-up to the war in Iran.
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During the first Trump administration, intelligence workers at many levels made political judgments about the information they assembled.
You may only know Amazon as an online retailer – but it’s also become the world’s single biggest player in providing cloud computing services.
The Five Eyes alliance is critical to hunting and detecting foreign cyber actors, but tends to work in secret.
The audio version of a long form article on the history of the CIA and its relationship with Russia.
An uncomfortable reality is that looting is perceived by the looters to be socially acceptable and is often encouraged and endorsed within social and community networks.
The centrepiece of the Richardson review’s recommendations is an electronic surveillance act, which in theory, at least, is a good idea.
In the wake of last year’s Christchurch mosque attacks, New Zealand’s intelligence agencies must become more transparent in their reporting on the risk of right-wing terrorism.
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.
It would be no surprise if Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claims of the state spying on him turn out to be true. After all, state spy agencies have been abused before in ANC factional battles.
Past presidents have made strange requests of the FBI, some of which were documented by J. Edgar Hoover.
Trump’s sacking of his FBI director won’t stop intelligence leaks – or the official investigation into alleged Russian interference in the US election.
History is littered with the debris of the all too often abusive relationship between the intelligence community and those in power.
The South African president has survived an attempt to remove him, and argued that it was a conspiracy.
Malcolm Turnbull has announced an expert panel to undertake a broad review of Australia’s intelligence agencies over the next few months.
The federal government’s review of intelligence agencies is important not just for our understanding of their function, but also for a more open public debate about spying and security.
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