CIA and MI6 Covert Action in Communist Albania at the Dawn of the Cold War
FRHistS; independent Cold War historian and broadcaster; NYT-recommended
Selection · Edition 2026-06-12
Stephen Long discusses the joint CIA-MI6 operation to overthrow Enver Hoxha's regime in Albania from 1949 — inserting exiled dissidents for paramilitary and propaganda operations, and the catastrophic penetration by Kim Philby that doomed the mission. Over an hour and properly focused on the operational planning and intelligence failures.
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