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Robert Dover (–2026) of Carlinville, IL | Obituary
Robert Joseph Dover, 88, of Carlinville, IL, died at his daughter's residence on June 22, 2026. He was born February 10, 1938 in Litchfield, IL to Matthew Dover & Mildred Briskovich Dover. He married Sandra Hayes Dover. He was a veteran of the US Army after having served from 1958-1960 in Germany. Robert was a member of the VFW. He was an avid reader. He enjoyed buying cars, photography, hunting, fishing and eating lunch with friends.
Archivos Epstein destapan redes de espionaje e influencia
Por razones obvias, el mundo secreto de las agencias de inteligencia y las personas que giran en torno a él permanece opaco. Tanto es así, que algunas de esas personas podrían incluso desconocer su participación en dicho mundo secreto. Los documentos de Epstein han suscitado especulaciones sobre si el difunto financiero y delincuente sexual podría haber prestado servicios a alguna de las grandes agencias de inteligencia.
Espionage, Epstein affair, spying, intelligence assets
ESPIONAGEA Whiff of Espionage Around the Epstein Files Points to How Intelligence and Influence Interact Published 10 February 2026 The Epstein papers have thrown up speculation about whether the late financier and sex offender might have performed services for one or another of the big intelligence agencies. For obvious reasons, the secretive world of intelligence agencies and the people who revolve in its orbit remain opaque.
A whiff of espionage around the Epstein files points to how intelligence and influence interact Original
For obvious reasons, the secretive world of intelligence agencies and the people who revolve in its orbit remains opaque. So much so, that some of those people may not even be aware of any involvement in the secret world. The Epstein papers have thrown up speculation about whether the late financier and sex offender might have performed services for one or another of the big intelligence agencies.
ICE at the Winter Olympics and the reshaping of intelligence and security in Europe
A diplomatic row is brewing over US plans to involve agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its security arrangements for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. The city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, described ICE as “a militia that kills,” adding that: “They’re not welcome in Milan.” While this specific deployment has created a strong political debate in Italy, it can be seen as an element in a wider recalibration of European security.
Trump at Davos marked start of a new world era
Donald Trump’s concern about the strategic positioning of Greenland is rational. But the way the US president has approached the issue is not – and could still rupture NATO and cause enduring harm to North Atlantic political and economic relations. The question for those attending the World Economic Forum in Davos all week has been how to respond to Trump’s ambition for the US to own Greenland by hook or by crook.
Trump at Davos marks the start of a new era in world affairs Original
Donald Trump’s concern about the strategic positioning of Greenland is rational. But the way the US president has approached the issue is not – and could still rupture Nato and cause enduring harm to North Atlantic political and economic relations. The question for those attending the World Economic Forum in Davos all week has been how to respond to Trump’s ambition for the US to own Greenland by hook or by crook.
First subpoenas issued as Donald Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ theory begins to take shape
The focus of the fightback by Trump’s supporters is in Miami, where a Trump-appointed US attorney, Jason A. Reding Quiñones, has begun to issue subpoenas to a wide range of former officials.
First subpoenas issued as Donald Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ theory begins to take shape
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First indictments issued as Donald Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ theory begins to take shape
In recent weeks, Donald Trump’s supporters have begun to align around the idea that a Democrat-led “grand conspiracy” – potentially involving former president Barack Obama – has been plotting against the US president since 2016. The narrative is that the 2016 Russia investigation, which resulted in the Mueller inquiry was part of this deep-state opposition to Trump, as was the investigation into the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
Comedy but also real spycraft
The fifth season of Slow Horses, Apple TV’s gripping spy drama based on Mick Herron’s novel London Rules, shines a light on opportunist politicians, media manipulation, radicalisation and moral panics. In doing so, Herron taps into the zeitgeist of Britain in 2025. It is, perhaps, because it is so on point that the writers and producers have opted for a lighter tone, including more direct humour about the characters and amusing moments.
How Britain Was Pulled Into a Chinese Spying Scandal
The U.K. government faces accusations that it dropped an espionage case to safeguard diplomatic and trade relations with China. Subscribe for ads-free reading The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the U.K. government after the collapse of recent trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. It is centered not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behavior of the government. How did this come to happen?
How Britain Was Pulled Into a Chinese Spying Scandal
The U.K. government faces accusations that it dropped an espionage case to safeguard diplomatic and trade relations with China. Subscribe for ads-free reading The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the U.K. government after the collapse of recent trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. It is centered not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behavior of the government. How did this come to happen?
Slow Horses season five: there’s comedy but also real spycraft - according to espionage expert
The fifth season of Slow Horses, Apple TV’s gripping spy drama based on Mick Herron’s novel London Rules, shines a light on opportunist politicians, media manipulation, radicalisation and moral panics. In doing so, Herron taps into the zeitgeist of Britain in 2025. It is, perhaps, because it is so on point that the writers and producers have opted for a lighter tone, including more direct humour about the characters and amusing moments.
Slow Horses season five: there’s comedy but also real spycraft – according to espionage expert | Flipboard
Slow Horses season five: there’s comedy but also real spycraft – according to espionage expert The fifth season of Slow Horses, Apple TV’s gripping spy drama based on Mick Herron’s novel London Rules, shines a light on opportunist politicians, …
UK in swirl over odd dismissal of China spy charges
The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centered not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behavior of the government. How did this come to happen? The two men – former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and academic Christopher Berry – remain without stain on their character.
How Britain’s weakened global position may have pulled it into a Chinese spying scandal
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How Britain’s weakened global position may have pulled it into a Chinese spying scandal Original
The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centred not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behaviour of the government. How did this come to happen? The two men – former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and academic Christopher Berry – remain without stain on their character.
Trump in trouble over Epstein files?
The master of conspiracy theories is now himself threatened by a conspiracy theory, The Independent puts in: “For the first time, the base is not buying what Donald Trump is selling. ... While yesterday he finally announced he asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to release 'pertinent' files ... the move may be too little and too late. ... It's not quite Dr Frankenstein losing control of the monster he created, but if you live by the conspiracy theory - as Trump has done - you can die by it too.”
Trump’s changing stance on Epstein files is testing the loyalty of his MAGA base
DURING his 2024 US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said he would declassify and release the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting his sex trafficking trial. The so-called Epstein files are thought to contain contacts, communications and – perhaps most crucially – flight logs.
Crise dans le camp Trump : Et si le dossier Epstein faisait exploser la base MAGA ?
Le rejet brutal par Donald Trump des théories du complot autour de Jeffrey Epstein provoque une onde de choc chez ses partisans les plus fidèles, qu’il n’hésite plus à traiter de « stupides » ou de « crédules ». Un tournant risqué à quelques mois de la présidentielle.
Trump’s changing stance on Epstein files is testing the loyalty of his Maga base
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Trump’s changing stance on Epstein files is testing the loyalty of his Maga base
During his 2024 US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said he would declassify and release the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting his sex trafficking trial. The so-called Epstein files are thought to contain contacts, communications and – perhaps most crucially – flight logs.
Row over damage to Iran’s nuclear programme raises questions about intelligence Original
The ongoing debate over whether Iranian nuclear sites were “obliterated”, as the US president and his team insist, or merely “damaged”, as much of the intelligence suggest, should make us pause and think about the nature and purpose of intelligence. As Donald Rumsfeld famously said “if it was a fact it wouldn’t be called intelligence”. The recorded fate of the Iranian nuclear sites will be decided by the collection and assessment of difficult to reach raw intelligence feeds.
US spy scandals show Western allies not as allied as portrayed
Denmark’s Foreign Affairs Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen sounded surprised and emotional as he addressed a press conference on May 7. He announced he would call in the acting head of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, over highly charged allegations that Washington has instructed its intelligence agencies to step up espionage on Greenland and Copenhagen.
Recent spy scandals reveal how western allies are increasingly unreliable friends Original
Denmark’s foreign affairs minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sounded surprised and emotional as he addressed a press conference on May 7. He announced he would call in the acting head of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, over highly charged allegations that Washington has instructed its intelligence agencies to step up espionage on Greenland and Copenhagen.
The Hamas Intelligence War Against Israel
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ABD-Avrupa ayrışması istihbarat paylaşımını nasıl etkileyecek?
Hull Üniversitesi'nde İşletme, Hukuk ve Politika Fakültesi Dekanı ve Güvenlik ve İstihbarat Profesörü Robert Dover, ABD'nin Avrupa ile istihbari ortaklığını kesme ihtimalini ve Avrupa istihbarat kapasitesini AA Analiz için kaleme aldı. *** ABD'nin Ukrayna ile istihbarat paylaşımını durdurması, Ukrayna'nın özellikle Kursk bölgesindeki kuvvetleri üzerinde ciddi baskı yaratırken, aynı zamanda ABD ile Avrupa arasındaki istihbarat iş birliğinde önemli bir kırılmaya işaret ediyor.
OPINION - Coming in from the cold: Collective European intelligence in the Trump era
The potential withdrawal of US intelligence cooperation and sharing in Ukraine and Europe, highlights the continent’s dependence upon the US, and also the gaps and relatively small size of Europe’s intelligence apparatus The author is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics and Security and Intelligence Professor at the University of Hull.
Trump Officials’ Signal Chat Leak Exposes US Security Breach and Diplomatic Fallout
The Signal messages reveal a contempt for European allies among Trump’s most senior people. Plans for an attack against an enemy target are classified in the United States. But the private views of high-ranking officials about allies, communicated within government, must also count as intelligence to be protected. The recent communication of this category of information over the Signal messaging app has been dismissed by the US president, Donald Trump as a mere “glitch”. It is definitely that.
Signal chat group affair: unprecedented security breach will seriously damage US international relations - expert view Original
Plans for an attack against an enemy target are classified in America. But the private views of high-ranking officials about allies, communicated within government, must also count as intelligence to be protected. The recent communication of this category of information over the Signal messaging app has been dismissed by the US president, Donald Trump as a mere “glitch”. It is definitely that.
Europe may struggle to replace the military intelligence that Ukraine needs - but it has key strengths Original
US intelligence has been an essential part of Ukraine’s defence for over a decade. Since the invasion of Crimea in 2014 the US has been supplying Kyiv with a continuous stream of electronic, satellite and human intelligence. This has been decisive in the war with Russia in providing warnings and in making Ukrainian attacks on the Russian military more effective.
The west is already at war with Russia. And large-scale conflict may not be far off
Russia is already at war with the west. It has been so since its occupation of Crimea in 2014, when Russia sought to secure its access to Sevastopol as a base for its Black Sea Fleet and as a potential lever of influence over Kyiv’s political direction. Even in 2014 – at the annual Valdai security conference – Vladimir Putin was referencing an escalation towards conflict with the west. He later described the west as having “crossed a line”.
Ukraine war: following Donald Trump’s re-election, four likely scenarios are becoming clear
WHEN he claimed victory in the early hours of November 6, Donald Trump said he was a man of his word. A hallmark of his second term as US president would be “promises made and promises kept”. Whether or not this would include his promise to resolve the conflict in Ukraine “within 24 hours” of taking office in January, he didn’t specify. On the face of it, that timeline is unrealistic.
Ukraine war: following Trump’s re-election, four likely scenarios becoming clear Original
By Robert Dover When he claimed victory in the early hours of November 6, Donald Trump said he was a man of his word. A hallmark of his second term as US president would be “promises made and promises kept”. Whether or not this would include his promise to resolve the conflict in Ukraine “within 24 hours” of taking office in January, he didn’t specify. On the face of it, that timeline is unrealistic.
Ukraine's future under a Trump presidency: four possible scenarios
Donald Trump has famously said he would end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours”. And since his election there has been much speculation as to how he will approach the conflict. There is already talk about a plan that will hand Russia the territory it now occupies and create an 800-mile “buffer zone” policed by European and UK troops. Ukraine would also have to shelve any plans to join Nato for at least 20 years. It’s a plan that will certainly appeal to the “America first” lobby.
Ukraine war: following Donald Trump’s re-election, four likely scenarios are becoming clear
When he claimed victory in the early hours of November 6, Donald Trump said he was a man of his word. A hallmark of his second term as US president would be “promises made and promises kept”. Whether or not this would include his promise to resolve the conflict in Ukraine “within 24 hours” of taking office in January, he didn’t specify. On the face of it, that timeline is unrealistic.
Slow Horses: high drama and comedy abound in this gripping spy thriller about reject spooks
The slow horses are a group of MI5 rejects who have been condemned to Slough House (their name a pun on the building they work in) after messing up, but not enough to get fired. Here, this group of misfits grind though dull administrative tasks under the occasional verbal abuse of their boss Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). The quick-witted spy thriller is back for its fourth season following this crew of pencil pushers as they manage to get involved in stopping plots that endanger Britain.
A Trump presidency is not impossible to prepare for - governments should plan for known security risks now Original
The European Commission is setting up a team to prepare for a potential Trump presidency, and globally, national governments should be doing the same. “The [US] election is far from over, so it’s about working out what the implications could be, either way,” one of the people involved in the commission plan told the FT.
The Higher Education Business Model is Broken: Bridging the Gap to a New Model
This blog was kindly authored by Professor Robert Dover, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics, University of Hull. Here he writes in a personal capacity. Higher education is the hidden issue in the current UK general election campaign.
Moscow Attack: Why Russia May Have Ignored Any Terrorist Warnings From the CIA
Given that intelligence is all about gathering and keeping secrets, it might sound odd to learn that intelligence agencies routinely share secrets. Within a country, policing and intelligence agencies share intelligence about individuals, threats and risks.
Moscow attacks: why the Kremlin may have ignored any terrorist warnings from the CIA
By Robert M. Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull The attack on the Crocus City concert hall in the Moscow suburbs, which left 137 people dead, has again raised questions about the effectiveness of intelligence in identifying and preventing massive acts of terrorism. Intelligence about such events is rarely precise. Often it is made up of fragments of information or hearsay, spread across policing and intelligence agencies and across international boundaries.
Moscow attacks: why the Kremlin may have ignored any terrorist warnings from the CIA Original
The attack on the Crocus City concert hall in the Moscow suburbs, which left 137 people dead, has again raised questions about the effectiveness of intelligence in identifying and preventing massive acts of terrorism. Intelligence about such events is rarely precise. Often it is made up of fragments of information or hearsay, spread across policing and intelligence agencies and across international boundaries.
Gaza is now the frontline of a global information war
The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have become key battlegrounds in an information war that goes far wider than their tightly drawn physical borders. Carefully crafted social media posts and other online propaganda are fighting to make people around the world take sides, harden their positions and even move broader public opinion. Propaganda has always been a weapon of war, but the digital revolution increases its reach, immediacy and effectiveness and makes it a more potent tool.
Gaza is now the frontline of a global information war
By Robert M. Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have become key battlegrounds in an information war that goes far wider than their tightly drawn physical borders. Carefully crafted social media posts and other online propaganda are fighting to make people around the world take sides, harden their positions and even move broader public opinion.
Gaza is now the frontline of a global information war
The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have become key battlegrounds in an information war that goes far wider than their tightly drawn physical borders. Carefully crafted social media posts and other online propaganda are fighting to make people around the world take sides, harden their positions and even move broader public opinion. Propaganda has always been a weapon of war, but the digital revolution increases its reach, immediacy and effectiveness and makes it a more potent tool.
Why Israel's intelligence chiefs failed to listen to October 7 warnings - and the lessons to be learned
By Robert M. Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull Shortly after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, when an estimated 2,000 Hamas fighters breached the Israel-Gaza border in 29 different places, the Israeli security establishment allowed a narrative to form that it had very little or no intelligence about the invasion. In the immediate… Read complete article © The Conversation -
Why Israel's intelligence chiefs failed to listen to October 7 warnings – and the lessons to be learned
Shortly after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, when an estimated 2,000 Hamas fighters breached the Israel-Gaza border in 29 different places, the Israeli security establishment allowed a narrative to form that it had very little or no intelligence about the invasion. In the immediate aftermath of the invasion , where 1,200 people were killed, this seemed surprising, particularly because of the reputation of Israel’s intelligence services.
Why Israel's intelligence chiefs failed to listen to October 7 warnings - and the lessons to be learned
Shortly after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, when an estimated 2,000 Hamas fighters breached the Israel-Gaza border in 29 different places, the Israeli security establishment allowed a narrative to form that it had very little or no intelligence about the invasion. In the immediate aftermath of the invasion , where 1,200 people were killed, this seemed surprising, particularly because of the reputation of Israel’s intelligence services.
Why Israel's intelligence chiefs failed to listen to October 7 warnings - and the lessons to be learned
Shortly after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, when an estimated 2,000 Hamas fighters breached the Israel-Gaza border in 29 different places, the Israeli security establishment allowed a narrative to form that it had very little or no intelligence about the invasion. In the immediate aftermath of the invasion , where 1,200 people were killed, this seemed surprising, particularly because of the reputation of Israel’s intelligence services.
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