Is MI6 ready for the future?

From The Economist.

When MI6’s new chief takes over on October 1st, she’ll face a world where technology has irrevocably changed the nature of modern espionage. Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, discuss what the future holds for Britain’s foreign intelligence agency.

00:00 – How would you characterise the challenges MI6 faces?
01:43 – Who is the incoming chief?
03:18 – How will she address the challenges that she’s facing?
05:06 – What are the tasks that MI6 faces?
07:17 – How does technology shape British intelligence?

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The choices facing Britain’s next MI6 chief: http://econ.st/46c7dUO
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