In the UK, the “Parental Nationality Requirement” has been removed from applicants to SIS, MI5 and GCHQ. Previously, applicants needed at least one parent to be either a British citizen or an immigrant from a list of approved countries. Applicants now need only to be British citizens. The requirement has …
29 July: SIS, the UK’s foreign intelligence service, has a new Chief. He is Richard Moore, a senior Foreign Office official and former British ambassador to Turkey. He will take up his post in October. Moore beat Tom Hurd, the other front runner, in the final round of selection. Moore’s …
The appointment of David Frost as the UK’s new National Security Adviser (NSA) is ruffling quite a few feathers in the UK’s intelligence community. Frost has no experience in the world of intelligence and alongside his work as NSA, he will continue his work as the head of the team …
Andrew Parker, outgoing Director-General of the UK’s MI5, has been giving interviews to carefully selected media contacts as he prepares to leave his post this month. Asked what he thought was the greatest change he has seen during his time at the service, he replied that it was the recruitment …
Anton Copperlee (? – 19/5/15) One of the great mysteries of espionage is that you do not know what awaits you in the land of the enemy. Not all heroes of espionage were a success. Like troops leaping out of a trench, sometimes a spy is doomed before they even …