espionage history

The Russian spies hiding in plain sight

3 May 2025 9:00 am

A programme of deep-cover espionage, begun in the 1920s, is as important to Russia as ever with the expulsion of so many diplomats in the wake of the war with Ukraine

All successful spies need to be good actors

18 December 2021 9:00 am

On 2 October last year, when he became chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service (MI6, if you prefer), Richard…