Intelligence Services

Terry H. Schwadron April 14, 2023 All week, a mystery had lingered about who stood to gain from the released photos of classified documents that have threatened intelligence about the war in Ukraine and that certainly have proved embarrassing to the United States. We appear to have the answer. After…

You’ve read about the CIA, FSB and MI6, maybe even the French DGSE, but what about China’s own Guojia Anquan Bu (Guoanbu) with 100,000 agents worldwide? — I first read about the Guoanbu way back in 2009 when I was researching my first novel ‘Gate of Tears’. My interest had been piqued by China’s involvement in Yemen, a country bordering ‘Bab el Mandeb’ (Gate of Tears), the strategic strait at the mouth of the Red Sea.

This article covers Donald Trump’s introduction to Eurasian organized crime in New York and Atlantic City. It is the fourth entry in the series “Donald Trump, Corruption, and the Insidious Influence of Organized Crime.” While it is not necessary to read the earlier entries, it is recommended. The first article…

Analysis by Evarist Chahali, intelligence analyst. This paper, a work in progress, examines relations between the Tanzania Intelligence and Security Services (TISS), ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi(CCM), the opposition and the public, and how they impact the spy agency’s readiness of dealing with existing and future terror threats. Press conference…

Analysis by Evarist Chahali, intelligence analyst. Bottom line up front President Samia Suluhu Hassan recently formed a 12-man-committee and secretariat of five members to investigate the performance of security forces in the country. She stated that she has formed the two teams to advise her on the best way to…

is in all walks of our life today. Most of its credit goes to the way the human brain has worked on this technology. It is shaping the future of almost every industry. It has also become an important driver for several emerging technologies. …

AI Algorithms Revolutionizing the Analysis of Data and Informed Decision Making — Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing a significant role in transforming the intelligence services sector. With its capability to analyze and process massive amounts of data in real-time, AI algorithms are enabling intelligence services to make informed decisions faster and more accurately. In this blog post, we will explore the various…

We have all seen the old spy movies, where a spy is reading a newspaper at a railway station or hotel lobby. Moving forward to the here and now, we have facial recognition technology. …

An “experienced analyst” at the National Security Agency ran an illegal surveillance project that involved “unauthorized targeting and collection of private communications of people or organizations in the US.” The agency’s inspector general concluded that the analyst “acted with reckless disregard” for “numerous rules and possibly the law.” This happened…