Special operations forces offer an attractive package to policymakers: they are relatively cheap, with a small footprint, the ...

"The parameters of the authorities are laid out in the finding," explained Mick Mulroy, a former CIA paramilitary officer and deputy under secretary of defence. "But there really isn't any limitations ...

President Trump has the power to approve a broad range of clandestine operations his administration deems to be in the interest of national security [Getty Images] US President Donald Trump has ...

US President Donald Trump has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, provoking outrage from the South American nation's leader. The US has conducted at least five strikes on ...

The CIA in the 21st Century Tim Weiner, William Collins, £10.99THIS is the second book by Pulitzer-winning Tim Weiner on the ...

US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela - a highly unusual admission of what is normally a highly sensitive and tightly ...