Intelligence
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Have we reached 'peak cognition'?
The Explainer Evidence mounts that our ability to reason, concentrate and problem-solve is in decline
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Russia's spies: skulduggery in Great Yarmouth
In the Spotlight 'Amateurish' spy ring in Norfolk seaside town exposes the decline of Russian intelligence
By The Week UK Published
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Beijing's espionage strategy 'can be summarised in three words: collect, collect, collect'
The Explainer Cyber capabilities and old-fashioned human intelligence operate in 'fundamentally different way from those in the West—in nature, scope, and scale'
By The Week UK Published
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Pokémon Go took the world by storm when it was released in 2016
Under the Radar 'Zero evidence' augmented reality app was ever used for spying by Western intelligence, despite state bans and claims that persist to this day
By The Week UK Published
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Pentagon Discord leaker gets 15 years in prison
Speed Read Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, leaked classified military documents
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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It's not really about Biden's brain — unless it is
Talking Points Depending on who you ask, the renewed focus on the president's mental acuity is an election-year distraction, a legitimate point of concern, and sometimes both
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Ex-US diplomat confessed spying for Cuba to undercover agent, FBI says
Speed Read DOJ says former US ambassador Manuel Rocha perpetrated 'one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the United States government by a foreign agent'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Israel reportedly had actual Hamas attack plan a year before Oct. 7 assault
Speed Read Israeli officials considered the intercepted battle plan too ambitious and out of step with their view that Hamas didn't want a war with Israel, documents show
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'Worst day in Israeli history': why didn't anyone see it coming?
Today's Big Question Serious intelligence failings compared to 9/11, Pearl Harbor and 1973 Yom Kippur War
By The Week Staff Published
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The Pentagon docs: America’s worst intelligence leak in a decade
feature Classified files reveal Ukrainian military vulnerabilities, penetration of Russian intelligence and information on US allies
By The Week Staff Published
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Covid lab leak: is conspiracy theory becoming concrete truth?
Talking Point US Energy Department becomes second government agency to conclude virus most likely came from Chinese laboratory
By The Week Staff Published
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How Edward Snowden ended up in Russia
In the Spotlight Whistleblower granted Russian citizenship after almost a decade in exile from the US
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine usher in a new era of spying?
feature Moscow’s global intelligence network has been devastated by the ongoing conflict, experts claim
By The Week Staff Last updated
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‘Personal war’: does Vladimir Putin know what is happening in Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Russian president being ‘misled’ about botched invasion by fearful advisers, White House says
By The Week Staff Published
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