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This category is for secret service organisations as a whole and related to the Maier Files Series. Posts and Articles on intelligence agencies and their secret operations.

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Inside the Stasi’s Spy-Tech World

Stasi or the East German Ministry for State Security (MfS/Stasi) and its Secrets. Writing about secrets is not easy. They are hidden and jealously guarded. They have to be patiently excavated like artifacts at an archeological dig. The book “Seduced by Secrets” takes a radically different approach to the history of the MfS/Stasi by bringing the story into the realm of intelligence history and distancing itself from politically charged commentary. By...

THE ART OF BETRAYAL, THE SECRET HISTORY OF MI6

A former MI6 officer, one of the few to have risen to become ‘C’ or Chief of the Service, takes pleasure in recounting a story. Framed by a collection of John le Carré’s novels on the bookshelves behind him, he tells it with a boyish smile and a playful twinkle in the eye which suggests a mischievousness not entirely lost to age. The story concerns a young officer making his way...

Unraveling Historical Taboos

Prof. Dr. Michael Vogt, born in 1953, is a distinguished figure in Germany, having studied history, German studies, and political sciences in Munich. Transitioning from academia, he embarked on a multifaceted career as a journalist, filmmaker, and lecturer in media and communication sciences. In 2013, he launched the internet platform “quer-denken.tv,” addressing a wide array of topics. In an interview for Compact magazine, Prof. Vogt delved into his controversial documentary on the mysterious flight of Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy, shedding […]...
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