Despite her brief spell in Mossad, Israel s spy service, Livni is deeply civilian when set against Israel s militarized landscape.

Political struggle, murder, corruption, espionage and diplomatic conflict the downfall of Bo Xilai from the Chinese Communist Party s (CCP) elite ranks has turned out to be a multi faceted story.

In a few days, there will be ceremonies to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the revision of Captain Alfred Dreyfus s conviction on charges of espionage in a trial that tore the country apart.