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How China’s Ninth Bureau Counters Mossad Operations in Mideast
The Ninth Bureau (Bureau 9) of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) is a high-level intelligence agency focused on counter-espionage. Its role has...
To Counter Sabotage and Disinformation, Germany Seeks New Spy Powers
Germany's government aims to give its spy agencies more powers to fight rising hybrid threats. This move is sensitive due to Germany's strict post-war...
China rejects U.S. pressure on Bolivia over Iran-linked groups, as Latin American influence shifts
China's position on US pressure on Bolivia regarding Iran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and US pressure on the Bolivian president to designate...
Israel Bans Chinese Vehicles from Military Bases, Citing Espionage Fears
In late 2025, the Israeli Ministry of Defense “IDF” and the Chief of the General Staff “Eyal Zamir” ordered the withdrawal of hundreds of...
Top Cuban Official Falls in Espionage Scandal, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal has sentenced former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life in prison after a closed-door trial found him guilty of espionage...
Spying in South Asia: Britain, The United States and India’s Secret Cold War – Book Review
Paul McGarr's book Spying in South Asia: Britain, The United States, and India's Secret Cold War focuses on the development of the febrile intelligence...
China’s Expanded Anti-Espionage Law Threatens Business Consultants and Advisers
Ever since abruptly abandoning its “zero-COVID” pandemic containment strategy last year, China has been at pains to tell the world that it's back open...
Air Balloon and U.S.-China Relations
The story of the Chinese Automatic Drifting Balloon (ADB) violating the U.S. airspace in late January–early February 2023 will be a symbolic marker for...
High-Altitude Espionage (Spy Balloon) and India’s National Security
Throughout the nineteenth century, balloons were a vital tool for obtaining intelligence. Since then, their value has drastically decreased. In order to spy on...