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“Community Secret of Economic Success”

Author: Mario Bekes

“While visiting a tourist spot in Australia, I found its absence of fast-food outlets to be a blessing in disguise, fostering support for local growers and farmers, promoting organic and non-GMO products, proliferating coffee shops, and ultimately resulting in a contented community.” In today’s fast-paced world of products, information, goods,... View Article


Lethal Spy Charming

Author: Mario Bekes

My career as an intelligence agent has taught me many various approaches in intelligence and counterintelligence operations, but one thing no one could ever teach us was how some cities’ charm can be lethal. I recently visited Dubai, and I must say that it is one of the most beautiful... View Article






Who is watching the watchers?

Author: Mario Bekes

Story about FBI counterintelligence head Robert Hanssen’s cover name was “Ramon Garcia.” FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agent turned legendary double agent for Soviet and then Russian intelligence is Robert Philip Hanssen. He seemed to be one of the most dangerous spies to ever break into the “FBI,” and his... View Article


The Weimar Republic Revisited: Its Impact and Insights for Today

Author: Mario Bekes

Democracy is not something that should be taken for granted. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, at 3:50 p.m., thereby ending World War I. The agreement, which was signed outside of Paris at the Palace of Versailles, included 440 stipulations that economically and morally decimated Germany,... View Article



Who is the most dangerous agent (spy) to the United States?

Author: Mario Bekes

Ana Montes, who are you? Ana Belen Montes, a former US military intelligence specialist convicted of espionage for Cuba more than 20 years ago, was released on January 6 from a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas. The FBI caught Montes just ten days after the terrorist attacks in the... View Article