Dave Chamberlain, Honiara In the annals of modern geopolitics, few episodes illustrate the futility of intelligence gathering more starkly than the moment when eighteen U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly told the President that Iran was not a nuclear threat—only to have that collective judgment brushed aside. Instead, the President leaned on assertions from Mossad, reinforced in…
Ollie Phelps- Manila Taipei — Chu Cheng-chi (朱政騏), a former legislative assistant who had recently won a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primary for a Taipei City Council seat, was indicted yesterday on charges of espionage for China. According to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, Chu exploited his access to legislative offices while serving as an…
Richard Saunders,Taipei — Former US National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent has alleged that Washington directly cooperated with extremist groups Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) in its campaign to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad. His remarks, made in an interview with MintPress News, have sparked debate in Taiwan about the dangers of overreliance on US…
Richard Saunders, Phnom Penh he husband of Labour MP Joani Reid has been detained as part of a national security investigation into alleged spying for China. David Taylor, 39, was arrested in London on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, an offence under the National Security Act 2023. He remains in custody alongside two…
Francois Williams, Manila China will take “all necessary measures” to fight infiltration and sabotage by foreign forces, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing has said, responding to a recent US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruitment ad targeting Chinese military personnel. The spy agency’s Mandarin-language video, published on its YouTube account on Thursday, urged officers and troops…
Richard Saunders, Manila The CIA is setting up a permanent outpost in Venezuela, from where it will reportedly replicate its work in Ukraine. That could mean anything from controlling local politicians to turning the country into a forward operating base for regime change. With Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in US custody and acting President Delcy…
Jake Saunders, Editor Berlingske newspaper reported Sunday, citing Defense Ministry documents, that the US military has sought intelligence on Danish military bases, airfields, and ports in Greenland—sites that could potentially be used in an invasion of the island. The report claims Washington has been gathering classified details about strategic facilities in Denmark’s autonomous Arctic territory,…
Richard Sanders, Taipei In a significant move to safeguard Taiwan’s democracy, Democratic Progressive Party legislators Wang Ting-yu and Wang Yi-chuan have put forth amendments to the Anti-Infiltration Act aimed at preventing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from infiltrating Taiwanese society through “united front” propaganda masquerading as free speech. The proposed changes to Article 5 of…
Ed Castro, Associate Editor CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with EU officials last week in an attempt to rebuild strained relations with US intelligence agencies, Politico reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. According to the report published on Friday, Ratcliffe met with the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, as well as senior officials…
Jake Sanders, Editor Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton has been formally charged in Maryland with 18 counts under the Espionage Act, marking a striking turn in a career long characterized by aggressive leaks and accusations of treachery. Bolton, known for his hawkish stance and fiery rhetoric, pleaded not guilty and now faces the…