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Intelligence

Coverage of espionage, UAP phenomena, information warfare, covert operations, and intelligence community dynamics.

The Sovereignty Loophole: Why NATO Cannot Stop Russia's Shadow Fleet

The Sovereignty Loophole: Why NATO Cannot Stop Russia's Shadow Fleet

Over 600 Russian-linked vessels conduct espionage operations in European waters while NATO watches helplessly. The problem is not military capability but legal architecture—a gap between eighteenth-century maritime law and twenty-first-century hybrid warfare that the world's most powerful...

When Templates Trump Threats: Australia's Security Blind Spot

When Templates Trump Threats: Australia's Security Blind Spot

The Bondi Beach attack exposed a structural flaw in Australia's counter-terrorism architecture. When threat reality contradicts institutional templates, the system optimizes for legibility over security—with consequences that extend far beyond a single incident.

Licensed to Kill: Australia's Firearms Paradox After Bondi

Licensed to Kill: Australia's Firearms Paradox After Bondi

The December 2025 Bondi Beach attack killed sixteen people with legally obtained weapons. One attacker had been known to ASIO for six years. The system worked exactly as designed—which is precisely the problem Australia must now confront.

The Spy Who Couldn't Disappear: HUMINT in the Digital Age

The Spy Who Couldn't Disappear: HUMINT in the Digital Age

Human intelligence tradecraft has survived every technological revolution from the telegraph to the satellite. The smartphone may be different. In a world where everyone leaves a digital trail from birth, the ancient art of espionage faces its most fundamental transformation.

The Lights in the Sky Are Not What You Think

The Lights in the Sky Are Not What You Think

For seventy-seven years, governments have investigated unidentified aerial phenomena with billions of dollars and thousands of personnel. The findings point not toward alien visitors but toward something more unsettling: the systematic limits of human perception, institutional knowledge, and our...