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− | '''Richard Peter Moore''' is a British intelligence official, currently the Chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) and formerly the Director General | + | '''Richard Peter Moore''' is a British intelligence official, currently the Chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] ([[MI6]]) and formerly the Director General (Political) at the [[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office]],<ref name="gov">https://www.gov.uk/government/people/richard-moore</ref><ref name="gov2">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fco-political-director-in-lebanon-discusses-security</ref><ref name="ww">https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-268831</ref><ref name="twitter">https://twitter.com/UKPolDirRichard?s=20</ref> and previously the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Turkey|British Ambassador to Turkey]].<ref name="gov" /> |
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+ | ==Own words== | ||
+ | "In the contest for power through the 21st century, those who command key technologies will have an advantage," says Richard Moore. | ||
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+ | ==Counterterrorism== | ||
+ | On 21 August 2024, Richard Moore posted on '''[[X]]''':{{QB| | ||
+ | :"[[MI6|#MI6]] remembers all #Victimsof[[Terrorism]] on today’s 'International Day of Remembrance'. We at [[MI6|#MI6]] have a strong [[Counterterrorism|CT]] mission working with fantastic intelligence and police partners at home and overseas to keep people safe. We do so with a strong moral compass and within the law [[Counterterrorism|#UKCT]]."<ref>''[https://x.com/ChiefMI6/status/1826173162813317169 "MI6 remembers all #VictimsofTerrorism on today’s 'International Day of Remembrance'"]''</ref>}} | ||
+ | [https://x.com/TheSeeds137594/ The Seeds responded:]{{QB| | ||
+ | :"Why did you train and facilitate the [[Salman Abedi|Manchester bomber]] and his family to return to [[Libya]]? Why was [[Ramadan al-Abedi|his father]] an asset of the [[security services]] for decades? What was the real reason for the [[2017 Manchester bombing|bombing]]? Why did you allow it to happen?<ref>''[https://x.com/TheSeeds137594/status/1826182953908519029 "Why did you allow the 2017 Manchester bombing to happen?"]''</ref>}} | ||
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+ | ==Radio interview== | ||
+ | On 30 November 2021 Richard Moore, known to spies as 'C' and who oversees the UK’s foreign intelligence apparatus, told [[BBC Radio 4]]’s ''Today Programme'' that while he believed that free societies possessed an advantage over authoritarian ones, “we need to be very robust in fighting our corner” and leverage “the entrepreneurial animal spirits” within science and techonology to keep pace with [[Beijing]]. | ||
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+ | Moore said [[Britain]] had observed [[China]] using loans and debt to “acquire significant ports that have the potential to become naval facilities”, doing by economic means what nations including the [[UK]] and [[US]] had done in the past by force. | ||
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+ | But he added that data and technology now provided a comparable avenue for [[Xi Jinping]]’s government to gain power. | ||
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+ | ===Control over critical data=== | ||
+ | [[Chief of the SIS|'C']] said:[[File:Mansfield_Cumming.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Mansfield Cumming]]'s English Heritage Blue Plaque at 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ]] | ||
+ | {{QB|“If you allow another country to gain access to really critical data about your society, over time that will erode your sovereignty – you no longer have have control over that data. That’s something which I think in the [[UK]] we are very alive to and we’ve taken measures to defend against. It’s not true, I think, in all the conversations I have around the globe, but I’m very keen that people should understand that.”<ref>''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/china-mi6-xi-richard-moore-b1966658.html "MI6 chief warns on ‘assertive’ China"]''</ref>}} | ||
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+ | ===Green ink=== | ||
+ | In the same [[BBC Radio 4]] interview, Richard Moore revealed the significance of the green ink used by those in his role - which came from a tradition started by Sir [[Mansfield Cumming]], the first head of [[MI6]], who was the original [[Chief of the SIS|'C']] . | ||
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+ | Moore said the green ink means those working in the service know any directive has been signed by him.{{QB|"The same is true of my typescript on my computer," the latest [[Chief of the SIS|'C']] added.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59474365 "MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps'"]''</ref>}} | ||
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+ | ==Public speech== | ||
+ | {{YouTubeVideo | ||
+ | |code=GDGV7LScLp0 | ||
+ | |align=left | ||
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+ | |caption=Richard Moore's first public speech as [[Chief of the SIS|'C']] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | Later, on the same day as his ''Today Programme'' interview, Richard Moore made his first public speech at the [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] as [[Chief of the SIS]]. In his speech entitled "[[Human intelligence]] in a digital age", Moore talked about the seismic changes he was seeing in the world, specifically in the [[espionage]] environment. | ||
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+ | [[Chief of the SIS|'C']] discussed [[China]], [[Russia]] and [[Iran]], three of the ‘Big Four’ priorities for the intelligence world. He also explained what the [[UK]] is doing to address the fourth priority – the amorphous, shape shifting character of international [[terrorism]].<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDGV7LScLp0 "Human Intelligence in a Digital Age - Speech by Richard Moore, Chief, Secret Intelligence Service"]''</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Opinions== | ||
+ | {{SMWQ | ||
+ | |text=With the tragedy and destruction unfolding so distressingly in Ukraine, we should remember the values and hard won freedoms that distinguish us from Putin, none more than LGBT+ rights. So let’s resume our series of tweets to mark #LGBTHM2022 | ||
+ | |subjects=Transgender, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||
+ | |authors= | ||
+ | |date=Feb 25, 2022 | ||
+ | |source_details= | ||
+ | |source_URL=http://archive.today/2022.08.25-224432/https://twitter.com/ChiefMI6/status/1497287654441984007?t=IxOrDOMlfHhd3LOjZfp3hQ&s=19 | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> |
Latest revision as of 10:19, 23 August 2024
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Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
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Richard Peter Moore is a British intelligence official, currently the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and formerly the Director General (Political) at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,[1][2][3][4] and previously the British Ambassador to Turkey.[1]
Contents
Own words
"In the contest for power through the 21st century, those who command key technologies will have an advantage," says Richard Moore.
Counterterrorism
On 21 August 2024, Richard Moore posted on X:
- "Why did you train and facilitate the Manchester bomber and his family to return to Libya? Why was his father an asset of the security services for decades? What was the real reason for the bombing? Why did you allow it to happen?[6]
Radio interview
On 30 November 2021 Richard Moore, known to spies as 'C' and who oversees the UK’s foreign intelligence apparatus, told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme that while he believed that free societies possessed an advantage over authoritarian ones, “we need to be very robust in fighting our corner” and leverage “the entrepreneurial animal spirits” within science and techonology to keep pace with Beijing.
Moore said Britain had observed China using loans and debt to “acquire significant ports that have the potential to become naval facilities”, doing by economic means what nations including the UK and US had done in the past by force.
But he added that data and technology now provided a comparable avenue for Xi Jinping’s government to gain power.
Control over critical data
'C' said:
“If you allow another country to gain access to really critical data about your society, over time that will erode your sovereignty – you no longer have have control over that data. That’s something which I think in the UK we are very alive to and we’ve taken measures to defend against. It’s not true, I think, in all the conversations I have around the globe, but I’m very keen that people should understand that.”[7]
Green ink
In the same BBC Radio 4 interview, Richard Moore revealed the significance of the green ink used by those in his role - which came from a tradition started by Sir Mansfield Cumming, the first head of MI6, who was the original 'C' .
Moore said the green ink means those working in the service know any directive has been signed by him.
"The same is true of my typescript on my computer," the latest 'C' added.[8]
Public speech
Richard Moore's first public speech as 'C' |
Later, on the same day as his Today Programme interview, Richard Moore made his first public speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies as Chief of the SIS. In his speech entitled "Human intelligence in a digital age", Moore talked about the seismic changes he was seeing in the world, specifically in the espionage environment.
'C' discussed China, Russia and Iran, three of the ‘Big Four’ priorities for the intelligence world. He also explained what the UK is doing to address the fourth priority – the amorphous, shape shifting character of international terrorism.[9]
Opinions
“With the tragedy and destruction unfolding so distressingly in Ukraine, we should remember the values and hard won freedoms that distinguish us from Putin, none more than LGBT+ rights. So let’s resume our series of tweets to mark #LGBTHM2022”
Richard Moore (Feb 25, 2022) [10]
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Munich Security Conference/2019 | 15 February 2019 | 17 February 2019 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events." |
Munich Security Conference/2020 | 14 February 2020 | 16 February 2020 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." |
Munich Security Conference/2022 | 18 February 2022 | 20 February 2022 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here |
Munich Security Conference/2024 | 16 February 2024 | 18 February 2024 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects |
References
- ↑ a b https://www.gov.uk/government/people/richard-moore
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fco-political-director-in-lebanon-discusses-security
- ↑ https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-268831
- ↑ https://twitter.com/UKPolDirRichard?s=20
- ↑ "MI6 remembers all #VictimsofTerrorism on today’s 'International Day of Remembrance'"
- ↑ "Why did you allow the 2017 Manchester bombing to happen?"
- ↑ "MI6 chief warns on ‘assertive’ China"
- ↑ "MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps'"
- ↑ "Human Intelligence in a Digital Age - Speech by Richard Moore, Chief, Secret Intelligence Service"
- ↑ http://archive.today/2022.08.25-224432/https://twitter.com/ChiefMI6/status/1497287654441984007?t=IxOrDOMlfHhd3LOjZfp3hQ&s=19