Britain’s foreign policy secrets

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Britain’s foreign policy secrets

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Aug 2, 2018

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Historian Rory Cormac discusses his new book Disrupt and Deny, which investigates Britain’s use of spies and special forces for covert operations in the postwar period. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Aug 2, 2018

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Britain’s foreign policy secrets

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