Agents of Influence

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Agents of Influence reveals the secret history of an intelligence agency gone out of control, accountable to no one but itself and intent on subverting Western politics on a near-inconceivable scale. In 1985, 1,300 KGB officers were stationed in the USA. The FBI only had 350 counter-intelligence officers. Since the early days of the Cold War, the KGB seduced parliamentarians and diplomats, infiltrated the highest echelons of the Civil Service, and planted fake news in papers across the world.

More disturbingly, it never stopped. Putin is a KGB man through and through. Journalist Mark Hollingworth reveals how disinformation, kompromat and secret surveillance continue to play key roles in Russia's war with Ukraine. It's frighteningly easy to threaten Western democracy - but we can, and must, defend it.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780861542161
Published: April 2023

Number of pages: 320
Width: 146 mm
Height: 225 mm
Depth: 28 mm

Publisher: Oneworld Publications