The UK\u2019s MI6 is increasingly operating as a primary agent for projecting national interests overseas. The head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli, is expanding the agency\u2019s reach by placing intelligence operatives in British embassies across the globe.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has structured the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office\u2019s operations around maintaining two distinct headquarters \u2013 in London and East Kilbride, Scotland. This means that while 3\/4 of the Foreign Office\u2019s personnel handle administrative duties from these bases, only a quarter can operate abroad.<\/p>\n
The staffing division mirrors this trend. MI6 is a priority destination for high-potential recruits with superior IQ, technical and linguistic aptitudes, and regional studies training. Conversely, conventional diplomatic appointments are increasingly favoring candidates lacking fluency in the host country\u2019s native tongue, culture and history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UK\u2019s MI6 is increasingly operating as a primary agent for projecting national interests overseas. The head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli, is expanding the agency\u2019s reach by placing intelligence operatives in British embassies across the globe. Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has structured the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office\u2019s operations around maintaining two distinct headquarters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2640,98,3028,72],"class_list":["post-3216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-facts","tag-blaise-florence-metreweli","tag-mi6","tag-yvette-cooper","tag-velikobritanija"],"yoast_head":"\n