During the final US presidential debate on October 23, Democratic nominee Joe Biden threatened retaliation against those foreign actors that seek to interfere in the American electoral process and undermine voter confidence in its integrity. “They will pay a price if I’m elected,” the former US Vice President warned, specifically naming Russia, China and Iran....
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Beyond Trump: How South Korea’s Intelligence Service Will Quietly Push Peace Talks
Tensions between the two Koreas escalated again last month after a South Korean fisheries official, possibly attempting to defect, was shot dead by North Korean army troops after he swam across their disputed maritime border known as the Northern Limit Line. A shocked President Moon Jae-in, who has made engagement with North Korea the centerpiece...
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ככל שמתקרב מועד הבחירות לנשיאות ארצות הברית, גוברת הדריכות במוסד ובקהילת המודיעין של ישראל. מקורה לא ברצון להתערב בבחירות לטובת אחד המועמדים, אלא לוודא שגורמי הביון בישראל יקפידו לשמור על דממה מוחלטת, ושלא ידלוף חומר סודי שעלול להשפיע על התוצאות. “כמובן שאנו ממשיכים לעקוב אחר הבחירות בארצות הברית”, אמר לי בכיר לשעבר במוסד “זו חובתנו...
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As Spy Chief Yossi Cohen Tilts to Trump, Mossad Fears Politicization
[To read this article in Hebrew, click מאת יוסי מל ] In the month before the U.S. presidential election, the Mossad and the entire Israeli intelligence community have been on high alert. Not to intervene in the elections in favor of one candidate, but to make sure that total silence is maintained and that no...
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Russian Intelligence Agencies Target the U.S. Vote, Abetted By Trump
[First in a Series: How Top World Intelligence Agencies Assess the US Election] Russian intelligence agencies – encouraged by the absence of any real U.S. pushback – are actively promoting disinformation about the U.S. presidential election, while seeking to hack into election systems, according to former CIA officers with Russian expertise and a wide variety...