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What is the 'Five Eyes' alliance? How has it shaped the globe? And, is Donald Trump about to change anything? Richard Kerbaj joins David and Gordon as they answer all these questions and more. 0:00 The Secret World of Five Eyes 2:49 AD 3:56 What Is Five Eyes? 6:32 The Nazi Spy Ring That Started It All 14:04 How WWII Forged the Alliance 17:35 The Soviet Defector Who Exposed the Cold War 23:00 Australia’s Soviet Spy Scandal 28:40 Five Eyes Is Officially Born 34:01 The Suez Crisis Nearly Breaks the Alliance 38:48 How Five Eyes Divided Up the World 41:17 Pine Gap and America’s Secret Australian Base 47:22 Kim Philby and the Hunt for Soviet Moles 51:13 Britain Expels 105 Soviet Spies 53:43 When Kissinger Cut Britain Off 57:04 Why New Zealand Was Frozen Out 1:02:03 Five Eyes After the Cold War 1:05:34 How 9/11 Transformed the Alliance 1:10:35 The Rendition and Torture of Maher Arar 1:18:25 Iraq and the WMD Intelligence Failure 1:19:59 Edward Snowden Blows the Alliance Open 1:24:40 What Snowden Revealed About Global Surveillance 1:32:42 How Huawei Divided the Five Eyes 1:42:09 China Becomes the New Threat 1:49:00 Trump Versus Five Eyes 1:52:45 Can Five Eyes Survive Trump 2.0? 2:01:01 Inside a Five Eyes Meeting 2:06:10 Should the Alliance Expand? 2:08:55 AUKUS and the China Challenge 2:11:22 Has Silicon Valley Made Five Eyes Obsolete? 2:18:45 Will Five Eyes Survive? ----------------- ➡️ Join the Declassified Club to go deeper into the world of espionage with exclusive Q&As, interviews with top intelligence insiders, regular livestreams, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, and weekly deep dives into original spy stories. Members also get curated reading lists, special book discounts, prize draws, and access to our private chat community. Just go to https://therestisclassified.com 🔓 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🗞️ Sign-up for our free newsletter where producer Becki takes you behind the scenes of the show: https://mailchi.mp/goalhanger.com/tric-free-newsletter-sign-up ------------------ Get a 10% discount on business PCs, printers and accessories using the code TRIC10. Visit https://HP.com/CLASSIFIED for more information. T&C's apply. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restisclassifiedsub_confirmation=1 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/triclassified -------------------------------------- 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567680193497 Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/restisclassified/?hl=en TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@restisclassified Twitter: / https://x.com/triclassified -------------------------------------- 📩 Email: classified@goalhanger.com -------------------------------------- Video Editor: Joe Pettit Social Producer: Emma Jackson Producer: Becki Hills Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor