The secret history of the Five Eyes : the untold story of the international spy network

The secret history of the Five Eyes The untold story of the international spy network

Richard Kerbaj

Book - 2025

The Five Eyes--a spy network between the intelligence agencies of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand--has been steeped in secrecy since its official formation in 1956. Yet the Five Eyes' very existence is not legally binding--it functions as a marriage of convenience riddled with distrust, competing intelligence agendas, and a massive imbalance of power that favors the US. Richard Kerbaj draws on interviews with intelligence officials, world leaders, and recently declassified archives to reveal the authoritative but unauthorized stories of the alliance. In bypassing the usual censorship channels, he tells this extraordinary account of the Five Eyes' unlikely cast of characters who played a crucial role in its history, ...and exposes the network's hidden role in influencing global events that continue to shape our daily lives.

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Subjects
Five Eyes (Alliance)
Intelligence service > International cooperation > History > 20th century.
Intelligence service > International cooperation > History > 21st century.
Cold War.
World politics > 1989-
Service des renseignements > Coopération internationale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Service des renseignements > Coopération internationale > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Guerre froide.
Politique mondiale > 1989-
Published
New York : Union Square & Co 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Richard Kerbaj (author)
Item Description
"First published in the UK in 2022 by Bonnier Books."--Title page verso.
Physical Description
xii, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781454952510
9781454961864
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Origins
  • Chapter 1. A Crucial Tip-Off
  • Chapter 2. Built in London's Image
  • Chapter 3. The War Spreads to the Pacific
  • Part 2. The Cold War
  • Chapter 4. The Iron Curtain Falls
  • Chapter 5. Humint Meets Sigint
  • Chapter 6. Ukusa Becomes the Five Eyes
  • Chapter 7. Crises: One Man in Budapest
  • Chapter 8. Dissent
  • Chapter 9. Baiting the Soviets
  • Part 3. The War on Terror
  • Chapter 10. A Post 9/11 World
  • Chapter 11. More Equal than Others
  • Chapter 12. A Delayed Admission
  • Chapter 13. The Snowden Affair
  • Part 4. Unconventional Battlefields
  • Chapter 14. Australian Intervention
  • Chapter 15. Disruption: The Special Relationship
  • Conclusion The Future of the Five Eyes
  • Postscript Plan B: Australia Goes Nuclear
  • Notes and Sources
  • Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Some of the Characters Featured
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • About the Author

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