Gordon Corera

My book "The Spy in the Archive: How one man tried to kill the KGB" is out today in the US and I'm so pleased to see this review in the New York Times. "What makes Corera’s book original is that he shows the U.S.S.R.’s demise from the vantage point of its security services."

🚨 NEW SERIES OUT NOW 🚨 How did the WMD intelligence failure really begin? Episode 1 of our new WMD series is out now on The Rest Is Classified - listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.

This was a lot of fun to do!

🚨 Episode 2 is LIVE 🚨 Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: Stakeknife How did the British state recruit and run one of its most valuable- and dangerous - agents? 👀 @mccloskeybooks and @gordoncorera go deeper into the shadowy world of informers, recruitment, and the deadly consequences that followed…

LIVE IN 10 MINUTES! @IgnatiusPost @mccloskeybooks @gordoncorera Watch here: youtube.com/live/XNFszw_8R…

Listen here: linktr.ee/triclassified?… Watch here: youtu.be/JcnehmM8Y7Y

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 A US pilot goes down in Iran… then the CIA steps in 🇮🇷 David & Gordon unpack the high-risk rescue and what it means for Iran’s nuclear programme. LINK IN THE REPLIES👇

In the final episode of the Black Hawk Down series, @mccloskeybooks and @gordoncorera unpack the battle’s lasting legacy - from its impact on US foreign policy to the rise of global terrorism, as they explore the many angles behind one defining question: was the mission truly a success? 🤔 Hear the full conversation on The Rest Is Classified - wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧

🚨 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🚨 What was meant to be a 1-hour mission… turned into 15 hours of chaos.🚁 Black Hawk Down: how a humanitarian operation in Somalia spiralled into The Battle Of Mogadishu. Helicopters down, troops surrounded, no way out. @mccloskeybooks & @gordoncorera break it all down👀

Huge thanks to new Visiting Prof @gordoncorera for classes on Iraq 2003 & stripping Huawei from UK telecomms Blending primary documents, his radio documentaries & podcasts, & the choicest of specialist knowledge, these classes were truly state-of-the-art contemporary history

The KGB Clerk Who Kept the Receipts open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/p/…

MI5 once seriously explored using gerbils to sniff out spies by sensing stress hormones in sweat - complete with a rodent-powered lie detector. We unpack this bizarre bit of spycraft in the latest Declassified Club episode for members of @triclassified. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 The final episode in the Liquid Bomb Plot series is out now. 🎙️@gordoncorera @mccloskeybooks Link in the replies 👇

The @triclassified stuff about Kim Philby being vetted for SIS - lunch with him and his father, right sort of chap, don't worry he was a Commie when he was young, over it now - seeming weirdly relevant this week.

Brilliant series on Philby from @triclassified with a bonus episode from me for those of you sensible enough to join the club....Thanks to @gordoncorera and @mccloskeybooks for having me on...

Calling fans of @triclassified @gordoncorera @mccloskeybooks gutted that I can no longer attend this sold out event, 2 x tickets available, row c!! secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/1F00635DA3C…

It’s publication day for THE PERSIAN in the UK…a spy novel set amid the shadow war between Israel and Iran, a dentist in over his head, a story of deception betrayal and also love and forgiveness. It’s available now wherever you get your books. @_SwiftPress @simonmontefiore

Fans of @triclassified @gordoncorera @mccloskeybooks I have two spare tickets for the sold out live show next weekend. Very sad to miss it but would like to find a home for them if any fans want to DM me!

Great to see @TheTimes spotlight three Goalhanger shows helping audiences understand Iran - its history, revolutions, power structures and present-day tensions: @EmpirePodUK, @TheRestHistory and @TRIClassified. ✍️ @PatriciaNicol thetimes.com/magazines/cult…

The Chinese embassy is a red herring. Real spooks have eyes elsewhere The row over the CCP’s new London base misses what MI5 already knows: concerns about spying go much further than tapped cables, writes @gordoncorera bit.ly/4jNThql

Who Knew Pigeons Were Superheroes? To watch or listen to the full episode with the brilliant @FryRsquared from @RestIsScience, join the Declassified Club: restisclassified.com