Former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) officer, Amar Bhushan, comments on the border clash between India and China in which solders fought hand to hand combat on high mountain terrain. By way of background, the Guardian explains the dispute between the world’s two most populous nations like this. Both countries have sought to establish their...
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South Korea Rejects Bolton’s Account of Trump Summit with Kim Jong Un
John Bolton’s tell-all memoir is dismissive of South Korean President Moon Jae-in for seeking to coax President Trump into a denuclearization agreement with North. The fact that South Korea had an independent position toward its nuclear-armed neighbor annoyed Bolton, who expected South Korean deference. But President Moon, elected a platform of reconciliation with North Korea,...
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The Five Eyes Block the Huawei Challenge
[Inside the Five Eyes: a series: Part 1 |Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 is below]. Once unknown, the Five Eyes is now coming into public view as supra-national surveillance service. The Five Eyes track terrorists and smugglers. They coordinate drone strikes and disaster response. They have the ability to...
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China’s ‘Entrepreneurial’ Approach to Espionage
Whereas U.S. intelligence agencies collect information for counterterrorism and military operations abroad, China’s spy services focus on obtaining intellectual property and implementing social controls. From a review of “Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer” on Cipher Brief. The chapter on economic espionage is the longest, and is enlightening both to the scale of Chinese activities,...
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Three Questions for Investigators of the COVID19 Intelligence Failure
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks President George Bush stoutly resisted the creation of a committee to investigate of how the hijackers were able to penetrate America’s defenses. Only the congressional intelligence committees should investigate, Bush said, and only behind closed doors. Vice President Cheney said those who charged the attacks on New York...