Helen Warrell

Old Bailey hears surveillance of targets included specially designed glasses on planes and online honey traps

Two revealing books explore the unsung work and elusive lives of secretaries and intelligence agents on both sides of the Atlantic

The UK’s ‘Prevent’ initiative was set up to identify young people prone to radicalisation. Are we now in danger of criminalising vulnerability?

The UK armed forces “cannot defend the British homelands properly” and are unprepared for “conflict of any scale”, according to the senior defence official who was charged with gauging Britain’s military strength. Rob Johnson — who recently stood down as director of the Ministry of Defence’s office of net assessment and challenge — said the UK military was operating with a “bare minimum” that only just allowed it to mount peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations, civilian evacuation from…

For the first time ever, SIS officers reveal why women often make the best spies for our times

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UK spy chief says it is time to develop global standards fit for the digital world

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication