Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 2.9kDawn breaks in the crowded prison cell. Not everyone is asleep — conditions are so cramped in the 70-square-yard space that 15 of the 60 inmates have to stand to give others their turn to lie down.The lack of privacy is absolute. Toilet breaks are rationed — two minutes at a time — and in full gaze of the others. Glass walls, cameras and microphones mean that every word and deed is recorded.Informants placed in each cell even note down what people say in their sleep and pass it on to guards.As with every other day, the morning begins with compulsory...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 2.9kDawn breaks in the crowded prison cell. Not everyone is asleep — conditions are so cramped in the 70-square-yard space that 15 of the 60 inmates have to stand to give others their turn to lie down.The lack of privacy is absolute. Toilet breaks are rationed — two minutes at a time — and in full gaze of the others. Glass walls, cameras and microphones mean that every word and deed is recorded.Informants placed in each cell even note down what people say in their sleep and pass it on to guards.As with every other day, the morning begins with compulsory...WW…

The world of espionage is facing tremendous technological, political, legal, social, and commercial changes. The winners will be those who break the old rules of the spy game and work out new ones. They will need to be nimble and collaborative and—paradoxically—to shed much of the secrecy that has cloaked their trade since its inception.The balance of power in the spy world is shifting; closed societies now have the edge over open ones. It has become harder for Western countries to spy on places such as China, Iran, and Russia and easier for those countries’ intelligence services to spy on...…The world of espionage is facing tremendous technological, political, legal, social, and commercial changes. The winners will be those who break the old rules of the spy game and work out new ones. They will need to be nimble and collaborative and—paradoxically—to shed much of the secrecy that has cloaked their trade since its inception.The balance of power in the spy world is shifting; closed societies now have the edge over open ones. It has become harder for Western countries to spy on places such as China, Iran, and Russia and easier for those countries’ intelligence services to spy on...WW…