🇷🇺🕵️ Russia Expels Brit Diplomat for Spying | Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up
This week on Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up, Neil Bisson — retired CSIS intelligence officer and Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network — breaks down a series of developments that reveal how espionage, sabotage, foreign interference, and terrorism are increasingly interconnected across today’s global threat environment.
From Chinese intelligence recruitment inside the U.S. Navy, to Russia’s expanding use of disposable agents for sabotage across Europe, to the public expulsion of a British diplomat accused of spying, this episode exposes how state competition is now being fought simultaneously through insiders, proxies, and intelligence confrontation.
But the core focus of this episode is Russia’s expulsion of a British diplomat from Moscow — and what it tells us about the intensifying counterintelligence conflict between Russia and the West.
🎧 Before you hit play, consider these questions:
âť“ How vulnerable are Western militaries to insider recruitment by hostile intelligence services?
❓ What does Russia’s growing use of “disposable agents” tell us about the future of sabotage and hybrid warfare?
âť“ Why do diplomatic expulsions matter far beyond symbolic politics?
âť“ What does an alleged state-linked organized crime network operating in Canada mean for sovereignty and community safety?
❓ How are terrorist designations and military espionage cases reshaping today’s counterterrorism and counterintelligence landscape?
These questions — and many more — are explored through open-source reporting, intelligence tradecraft, and real-world national security experience throughout the episode.
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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 — Intro
01:50 — U.S.: Ex-Navy Sailor Sentenced for Spying for China
11:40 — Europe: Russia’s “Disposable Agents” and Hybrid Sabotage
20:10 — Russia Expels British Diplomat for Spying
27:45 — Canada: RCMP Report Alleges Indian-Linked Criminal Proxies
34:30 — Canada: Foreign Influence Registry Controversy
38:30 — U.S./Middle East: Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designations
41:20 — Israel: IDF Soldier Charged with Spying for Iran
42:00 — Outro
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