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Dan Stanton
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A writer, university instructor and recovering spy.
#GlobalNews has confirmed that Canadian officials relied on wiretaps and intercepted communications from British intelligence when Canada accused India's government of being connected to the murder of B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.”
Wiretap evidence sheds light on Nijjar murder | Watch News Videos Online
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globalnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Espionage, Foreign Influence, and the Insider Threat Phenomenon

I'm thrilled to be speaking about the "Psychology of Betrayal" next Wednesday at #TorontoMetropolitanUniversity's International Issues Discussion (IID) Series
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
CIA chief quietly meets EU officials to soothe US intel-sharing fears.

“Trump administration’s volatile foreign policy has shaken Europe’s confidence in Washington’s intelligence cooperation.”
CIA chief quietly meets EU officials to soothe US intel-sharing fears
Trump administration’s volatile foreign policy has shaken Europe’s confidence in Washington’s intelligence cooperation.
www.politico.eu
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“Meet the KGB Spies Who Invented Fake News”

“We reveal how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 #AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon #hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the (American) “truth squad” that quashed it. For a bit.”
Video: Opinion | Meet the KGB Spies Who Invented Fake News
We reveal how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the “truth sq...
na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
“India never provided their own evidence amid concerns about Sikh separatists in Canada: Three former National Security Advisors.”
India never provided their own evidence amid concerns about Sikh separatists in Canada: former NSIAs
A former CSIS director and national security adviser to two prime ministers says India never provided evidence to Canada when it would raise concerns about Sikh separatist activity on Canadian soil.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American

“Information collected during the yearslong #SaltTyphoon attack could allow Beijing’s intelligence services to track targets from the US and dozens of other countries.”

#PRCIS #Cyber #SaltTyphoon
‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Terrorism. Russian Intelligence.
The Service Sizzle Reel (Trailer) 2: What we'd all been waiting for
YouTube video by The Service
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
You cannot make this stuff up.
August 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
PRC, India and Russia.
Quelle surprise!
Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
« ASIO director-general, Mike Burgess, said the attacks had been ordered by Iran’s IRGC, working through a “layer cake of cut-outs” – paid intermediaries acting in Australia. »
Iranian ambassador expelled over ‘credible intelligence’ Iran directed antisemitic attacks on Australian soil
Australia’s spy agency finds Iran behind incidents including arson attack on Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"China’s influence machine is one of the world’s most expansive and effective. Over decades, it has harassed exiles in #France, bribed academics in #Britain and targeted politicians in #Canada. It has even built clandestine police stations in dozens of countries … »
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/n...
How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Something to consider
The Service: Moral Clarity
YouTube video by The Service
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
August 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
« The spy agency issued its warning after it emerged that two Canadian journalists working for a London-based Persian news outlet have faced threats from Iran. One was told they would be abducted, placed in a bag and smuggled out of the country …. » www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
CSIS warns threats from Iran in Canada could increase this year, and it is using criminals to target critics
Two Canadian journalists working for a London-based Persian news outlet have faced threats from Iran
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
« Documents speak of him having a global footprint, including a six-month visa for Switzerland, real estate deals in Dubai, travels through Asia and Europe, and trips to Los Angeles and New York.«
Inside the alleged Indian intelligence plot to kill Sikhs in Canada and the U.S.
The murder plot in which Nikhil Gupta is accused of playing a key role was allegedly underway when Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead.
nationalpost.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
«The problem is not just that Trump himself belittles intelligence. His administration is also creating conditions in which senior officials tailor their assessments to please him.»
Trump Is Breaking American Intelligence
“Speak plainly!” Russian President Vladimir Putin snapped at his foreign intelligence chief, Sergei Naryshkin, at a televised security council meeting on the eve of his shambolic full-scale invasion o...
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The fact Iran could respond within six hours of having their military leadership taken out suggests they have a deep bench.
(And 400 kgs of HEU unaccounted for).
The Iran threat will haunt the Gulf for years
As Israel and Washington celebrate, there is a sense of dread and uncertainty throughout the region
www.ft.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM