Dossier
Secret Intelligence Service
Coverage of Secret Intelligence Service in the Nexus archive.
- An Unusually Likeable Human Being, And A Spy
Sir Alex Younger, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) from 2014 to 2020, died at 62 after battling cancer. The article highlights his leadership qualities, including rising through the ranks, advocating for Enlightenment values, and emphasizing technology in modern intelligence. He was praised for his likeability and ability to connect with agents.
- Former MI6 spy chief Alex Younger has died aged 62
Former MI6 spy chief Alex Younger has died at 62. Tributes from Prince William and PM Keir Starmer highlight his leadership in UK foreign espionage from 2014 to 2020. Younger was diagnosed with cancer and publicly nicknamed his tumor 'Putin' after the Russian president.