A look back at The Intercept’s must-read national security stories from 2019.
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Who the Justice Department decides to prosecute as a domestic terrorist has little to do with the harm they’ve inflicted or the threat they pose to human life.
By Trevor Aaronson, Margot Williams, Alleen Brown, Alice Speri
Illustration: Sarah Gonzales for The Intercept
Rashid Al-Malik reported to UAE intelligence on the Trump administration’s Middle East policy as part of a broader influence effort.
By Alex Emmons, Matthew Cole
Photo illustration: Soohee Cho/The Intercept
The writer Heshmat Alavi pushes regime change in Iran. But an MEK defector says the controversial, exiled opposition group created the persona.
By Murtaza Hussain
Photo illustration: Soohee Cho/The Intercept; Photos: Getty Images
Erik Prince now offers a complete mercenary supply chain: anything from military hardware to social media manipulation in partnership with Project Veritas.
By Matthew Cole
Illustration: Soohee Cho/The Intercept
Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia could turn to Russia or China for arms, but the French intelligence report emphasizes its dependence on the West.
By Alex Emmons
Photo: Visar Kryeziu/AP
Many observers now seem to think this suddenly hot story came out of nowhere this year, but that is not true.
By James Risen
Photo: Stephen Voss/Redux
“I wasn’t running,” Sater told The Intercept. “I don’t need to worry about the morality of ‘should a candidate be involved in business?’”
By Johnny Dwyer
Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
Giuliani’s entire post-government life has been a case study in ethical adventurism, if not actual criminal conduct.
By Johnny Dwyer
Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
The rumor that Joe Biden abused his power to protect his son’s business interests in Ukraine is “absolute nonsense,” leading anti-corruption activist says.
By Robert Mackey
Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/AP
British authorities will have to decide whether to send the WikiLeaks founder to stand trial in the United States for publishing true information.
By Robert Mackey