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Russian Spies Arrested in England | Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap Up

Welcome to the Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap Up—the podcast where intelligence meets real-world events.

This week, Neil Bisson, Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network and a retired CSIS Intelligence Officer, takes you inside the latest developments in espionage, terrorism, and foreign interference that are shaping global security.

🇨🇦 Canada is moving to dissolve Samidoun, a Vancouver-based group already listed as a terrorist entity—raising questions about how extremist organizations exploit legal loopholes.

🇬🇧 Britain drops high-profile charges against two men accused of spying for China, while MI5 faces dual scandals: unlawful surveillance of a BBC journalist and a new investigation into false evidence given in court in the Agent X case.

🇨🇳 In New York, a Chinese dissident who founded a democracy group pleads guilty to spying for Beijing, exposing how the CCP continues to target activists abroad.

🇷🇺 In Essex, England, three people are arrested under the UK’s new National Security Act for allegedly working with Russian intelligence—an operation that may extend beyond espionage into sabotage.

🌍 In Lithuania, fifteen suspects are charged with terrorism over a parcel bomb plot linked to Russian military intelligence, confirming warnings about Moscow’s sabotage tradecraft.

🇺🇸 In the United States, President Donald Trump says he’ll push to designate Antifa as a “major terrorist organization,” igniting fierce debate over domestic extremism and constitutional limits.

Each story reveals how espionage, sabotage, and extremism are not distant threats but active challenges with real-world consequences for Canada, its allies, and democratic societies worldwide.

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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Intro
01:47 – Canada moves to dissolve Samidoun terrorist entity
07:25 – UK drops espionage charges against two men accused of spying for China
11:50 – MI5 admits to unlawful surveillance of BBC journalist
16:35 – Chinese dissident in New York pleads guilty to spying for Beijing
20:40 – MI5 investigated for false evidence in Agent X case
24:55 – Russian spies arrested in Essex under UK National Security Act
28:10 – Lithuania charges 15 suspects over Russia parcel bomb plot
31:15 – Trump calls for Antifa to be designated a terrorist organization
32:11 – Outro

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