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Co-host of “The Rest is Classified” podcast https://linktr.ee/gordoncorera
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Farewell to one of the most important spies of the Cold War. Oleg Gordievsky has died in the UK. A KGB officer who spied for MI6, he supplied vital intelligence that helped manage tensions between the West and the Soviet Union in the 80s. Nothing suspicious to his passing, I understand.

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What's so important about Greenland? This week on "The Rest is Classified" podcast @restisclassified.bsky.social we look at its secret history, a wild story featuring under ice bases, crashed nuclear bombers and an early warning radar station which I visited back in 2008 - linktr.ee/triclassified

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

An act of deadly sabotage carried out by French intelligence.......on Greenpeace. This week on "The Rest is Classified" @restisclassified.bsky.social we look at the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand and who takes the blame when an operation goes wrong. linktr.ee/triclassified

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Some news about my next book…..

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In a special episode of “The Rest is Classified” we take a look at the question of whether or not TikTok is a national security threat and if so how……. linktr.ee/triclassified

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

See former CIA officer David McCloskey in conversation with @gordoncorera.bsky.social, his @restisclassified.bsky.social co-host, at @waterstones.bsky.social Trafalgar Square on Tuesday 28th January for his upcoming novel #TheSeventhFloor. Secure your tickets 🎫 ow.ly/TFAA50Uwu9O

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For those recovering from Christmas festivities, The Rest is Classified presents the wild story of Mansfield Cumming, the first head of MI6. It’s a story of secret inks, disguises and personal tragedy. And some (but not all) of his traditions live on in the British Secret Service today.

submitted 85 days ago • 3 comments

Two weeks in to @restisclassified.bsky.social and our 1st emergency pod is out looking at events in Damascus. Myself and co-host David McCloskey explain what led to the Assad regime falling so fast and what David’s successors as CIA Syria analysts will be looking at now. linktr.ee/triclassified

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

This time on The Rest is Classified we look at the remarkable tale of the first CIA teams into Afghanistan in the days immediately after 9/11 - a story which at times is more like something out of the Wild West. But which also raises question about where the West's intervention would lead…..

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In Paris today the Chief of MI6 gave a talk alongside his French counterpart. “If Putin is allowed to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there. Our security - British, French, European and transatlantic - will be jeopardised,” Sir Richard Moore said.

submitted 112 days ago • 3 comments

🕵️‍♂️ The First CIA Coup: Turmoil In Tehran 🕵️‍♂️ Join Gordon and David as they continue the story of the 1953 Iranian coup. 👖 How did the CIA get 'its first pair of pants'? 🤔 When is it ok to disobey orders? 🇮🇹 And an encounter out of a spy novel in the lobby of a hotel in Rome

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

When you are live on TV you often wear an earpiece for a director to issue instructions. These normally involve telling you how much time you have left before you have to finish. All day today, I've had an imaginary voice in my ear counting me down. 5,4,3,2,1....Now, it's a wrap.

submitted 115 days ago • 2 comments

The secret is out…..I’m launching a new podcast along with co-host David McCloskey. In “The Rest is Classified” we will be exploring stories about secrets and spies. Arriving November 27th youtu.be/yOsWEC9E0YU?...

submitted 122 days ago • 5 comments