This talk of Australia this week was China, after revelations that a businessman said Chinese agents sought to implant him in Parliament and other espionage allegations raised questions about foreign interference.
Tag: Espionage and Intelligence Services
Suddenly, the Chinese Threat to Australia Seems Very Real
After a businessman said Chinese agents sought to implant him in Parliament, that revelation and other espionage cases have finally signaled the end of a “let’s get rich together” era.
Fourth Spy Unearthed in U.S. Atomic Bomb Project
His Soviet code name was Godsend, and he came to Los Alamos from a family of secret agents.
Would-Be Chinese Defector Details Covert Campaigns in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The claims by an asylum seeker in Australia couldn’t be independently verified, but Western officials are treating them seriously.
Iraq Officials, Responding to Times Report, Deny Aiding Iran
Several current and former Iraqi officials, named in leaked spy cables, said they had not provided Tehran with sensitive information.
Russia Frees Norwegian Convicted of Spying in Unusual 3-Way Swap
A retired Norwegian border inspector, two Lithuanians and two convicted Russian spies were exchanged.
Marcelle Ninio, Spy for Israel Imprisoned in Egypt, Dies at 89
She was the only woman in an espionage ring of about a dozen Egyptians that engineered bombings. Their mission did not go well.
Vast Dragnet Targets Theft of Biomedical Secrets for China
Nearly 200 investigations are underway at major academic centers. Critics fear that researchers of Chinese descent are being unfairly targeted.
American Held in Russia on Spying Charge Must Stay in Prison
Paul H. Whelan, a Marine veteran arrested last December, said in court that a prison guard had assaulted him. He said he had been framed and that Russia held him hostage to be exchanged.
In Hungary, a Freewheeling Trump Ambassador Undermines U.S. Diplomats
He brokered a White House meeting for Hungary’s prime minister. He spends $320,000 on parties and takes positions at odds with American policy. He says he knows what President Trump wants.