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Uncovering the foibles of the KGB and the CIA
Three new books look at the blind spots of the intelligence services
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Katrina Mulligan, OpenAI: âright now, the govât doesn't know what it needs AI to do for it. We have a better insight into what it should be doing than they doâŚthey've said... Can we just spend some time with you figuring out what we should be doing, and it's a different modelâ
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Tarun: ââŚwhat's that going to require more energy and reform on power and permitting issues. China brought on around 400 gigawatts of power last year. We brought on around 56 by 2028 we're going to need another 50 gigawatts just for AI uses.â
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Tarun Chhabra of Anthropic: âit's important to start with [AI] agents, because I think we haven't thought enough about how agents might be used in a warfighting contextâŚit's still under conceptualized, let alone talking about adoption.â
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Aspen panel on AI and national security. Big focus on adoption of AI rather than tech breakthroughs. Katrina Mulligan of OpenAI: âWe could end up in a world in which we [the United States] win the race to AGI, we win on the technologyâŚand people are too scared to use it.â
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In this weekâs @economist.com I review three new books about intelligenceâone on Russian illegals, one on Vasili Mitrokhin, the KGB archivist who defected, and another on the post-9/11 history of CIAâand what they teach us about the culture of each agency. www.economist.com/cultureâŚ.
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âDefence sources have said that details of MI6 spies, SAS and special forces personnel were included in the [leaked] spreadsheet, after they had endorsed Afghans who had applied to be brought to the UKâ www.theguardian.com/politâŚ.
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Spies and SAS personnel among 100-plus Britons included in Afghan data leak
Sources say leak included details of Britons who endorsed Afghan applications to be brought to UK after Taliban takeover
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Secret is out. Olha Stefanishyna will be Ukraineâs next ambassador to the US. Zelensky has now confirmed. Until Washington approves her, she will serve as Zelenskyâs special envoy for US cooperation. She was previously vice PM for Euro integration & key to fulfilling requirements for EU membership.
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Ukraine has a new head of government: Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. Approved by parliament moments ago.
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Armed raids and appointments of loyalists in Ukraine have sparked accusations Zelenskyy is drifting into authoritarianism, using martial law powers to silence perceived enemies and tighten control. Critics include his own party, Ukrainian media, civil society and western officials.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused of authoritarian slide after anti-corruption raids
[FREE TO READ] Politicians, activists and diplomats accuse Ukraineâs leader of favouring loyalists and using wartime powers against critics
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Me, taking a walk in Aspen, wondering what could possibly go wrong.
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"The Kellogg shield" is how some Ukrainians and Western diplomats referred to it in conversations this week. Indeed, since Kellogg's arrival on Monday, Kyiv has been relatively quiet. Air defenses were heard targeting drones passing through the region but they were not targeting the capital.
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Russia significantly scaled back its missile and drone strikes on Ukraine during a recent visit by U.S. presidential envoy Keith Kellogg, suggesting Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is afraid of the United States.
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There will be several changes but few new faces in the ministries. Some roles are set, like Shmyhal moving to defense minister. Others roles are still being decided. On top of the cabinet, there will soon be several new ambassadors named by Zelensky. Be ready for a surprise or two.
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Ukraine's parliament has officially accepted the resignation of Denys Shmyhal and dismissed him. He was the longest serving prime minister in Ukraine's history. Tomorrow the parliament is expected to appoint Yulia Svyrydenko as the new prime minister and approve a new wartime cabinet.
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Trump's stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine has veered repeatedly. Praising Putin & criticizing Zelensky one day, then voicing support for Ukraine & issuing warnings to Russia the next. And then reversing course again. This is why few in Kyiv believe his pivot in their slight favor will last.
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En route to Aspen from Colorado Springs. Rental car company gave me a Dodge Charger, so now choosing to pretend that Iâm a character in GTA V.
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Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Zelenskyy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons, according to people briefed on the discussions.
w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social.
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Donald Trump asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, say people briefed on call
US president encouraged Ukrainian leader to step up deep strikes on Russia
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Donald Trump has threatened Russia with 100 per cent secondary tariffs if the war in Ukraine does not end soon, as he announced an agreement with Nato allies to send more weapons to Kyiv. on.ft.com/4kCokUO via @financialtimes.com
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Donald Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia
US president seeks to step up pressure on Moscow to reach a peace deal with Ukraine
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Ukrainian officials familiar with Zelenskyâs planning tell me PM Shmyhal is leading contender for post of defence minister, currently held by Rustem Umerov.
Umerov, those officials said, is likely to be appointed by the president to serve as the new ambassador to the US.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy nominates new Ukraine PM in major reshuffle
President asks deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko to head his government
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New: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had nominated first deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko to lead his cabinet and âsignificantly renew its workâ, in the most notable shake-up of his government since Russiaâs full-scale invasion. www.ft.com/content/c235...
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy nominates new Ukraine PM in major reshuffle
The president asks deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko to head his government
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Ukraine hit back in its shadow war with Russia this weekend by âeliminatingâ two operatives allegedly responsible for the most prominent targeted killing in Kyiv since Moscowâs full-scale invasion began. My report.
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Ukraine hits back after top agent assassinated in Kyiv
Domestic intelligence agency âeliminatedâ two Russia-linked operatives allegedly responsible for killing
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"A good government is an alliance between nerds and the jocks who used to bully them at school. In this government, the nerd:jock ratio is off. Far from too many briefcase wankers, Labour has too few." www.economist.com/britainâŚ.
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Where are all the briefcase wankers?
The nerd:jock ratio in government is askew
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In his most explicit comments yet about the prospect of sending the sophisticated weaponry to Ukraine, Trump suggested that European allies would pay for the weapons as he renewed his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Donald Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
[FREE TO READ] US president to meet Natoâs secretary-general on Monday as he expresses growing frustration with Russia
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US investors are relaunching a key Ukrainian grain export terminal after wresting control from alleged looters, in a test of Kyivâs ability to attract capital to rebuild its economy in its fourth year of war. w/ @jsphctrl.ft.com
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US investors revive Ukrainian grain terminal in test of wartime financing
New owners plan to relaunch strategic asset as early as the summer after protracted battle involving alleged loan fraud
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Trump's rhetoric on Russia has hardened: he's blasted Putin's "bullshit," promised Patriots for Ukraine & vowed a "major statement" Monday. But will this mark a real pivot in his policy on the war?
Story w/ comrades James Politi @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social:
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Donald Trump's frustration with Vladimir Putin prompts shift of tone on Ukraine
US president softens his rhetoric but it is unclear whether this will result in tangible support in the war against Russia
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"In the late 1920s, Soviet intelligence launched an effort to learn the tradecraft of foreign secret services. Among the key facilitators of this process was Konstantin Zvonariov, a Latvian communist and senior Red Army intelligence officer." www.tandfonline.com/doi/fâŚ.
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âInstructive, valuable and usefulâ: Soviet intelligence learns from German World War I experience in HUMINT
In the late 1920s, Soviet intelligence launched an effort to learn the tradecraft of foreign secret services. Among the key facilitators of this process was Konstantin Zvonariov, a Latvian communis...
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