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How a Renegade ‘Middle Eastern Mafia’ Invented Modern Russian Espionage
THE DARK ARTS
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
A cabal of KGB operatives stationed in Arab countries and Israel took over Russian foreign intelligence at the end of the Cold War. Their impact is still felt.
Andrei Soldatov
Published
Jun. 13 2021
4:42AM EDT
Andrei Soldatov
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