Perhaps also of interest: a mentioned of the IRD and comparison of how policy direction was enforced at the CIA vs SIS, by Arthur Schlesinger www.archives.gov/files/resear...
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Atlantic Council, Foreign Policy, Politico Europe. Author of The Defender's Dilemma (2022), Goodbye Globalization (2024) and Undersea War (2026). Geopolitics & globalisation/greyzone aggression/total defence/societal resilience. Own views
