Russian Intelligence Agencies: Tactics and Challenges

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Exploring recent actions by Russian intelligence agencies amidst evolving tactics, including digital manipulation, to sow discord and counter Western influence. Discussion on the struggles faced by Russian agencies, expulsions of intelligence officers, and their efforts to widen divides within NATO and erode Western influence, bringing to light the ongoing political warfare perceived by the Putin regime.

A slew of spycraft mishaps might suggest Russia’s once-great intelligence services have hopelessly decayed. Do not be fooled: the spooks are back, and better. We ask why a “supercycle” commodities boom might not come to pass, even though the conditions are ripe for one (10:04). And the questions raised as football attracts Saudi investment to England’s north-east (15:50).

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