Is MI6 ready for the future?

The Economist

12 Sept 2025  Economist Podcasts

When MI6’s new chief takes over on October 1st, she’ll face a world where technology has irrevocably changed the nature of modern espionage. 

https://youtu.be/t_PLD80Zd0M?si=TRI7lKdRjsMKwYI4

Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, discuss what the future holds for Britain’s foreign intelligence agency.

00:00 - How would you characterise the challenges MI6 faces? 

01:43 - Who is the incoming chief? 

03:18 - How will she address the challenges that she's facing?

05:06 - What are the tasks that MI6 faces?

07:17 - How does technology shape  British intelligence?

Listen to the full episode:http://econ.st/3I1x4qx

The choices facing Britain’s next MI6 chief: http://econ.st/46c7dUO

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