Excellent thread from @ciaranmartinoxf ⏬

Agree - 5Eyes is used as a lazy way of referring to πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

It is a purely bilateral intelligence alliance that excludes politics - hence why it's strong.

There have been pol disagreements in the past but intell sharing survives.
Example:

"United States Policy toward the New Zealand Government with respect to the Port Access Issue".

NZ-US defence impacted by decision by πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ to stop nuclear armed warships entering NZ waters ⏬

But Five Eyes sharing continues
Some egs of πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ spats here ⏬

But US-UK SIGINT liaison continues.

In short, liaison continues because 5Eyes is not a political alliance but a highly compartmentalised SIGINT one that is often immune to political, economic tensions.

theguardian.com/world/2010/jun…
And, of course, there's Suez. Massive political implications for πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ but SIGINT continues. Why?

Because they blame the politicians - in this case, Eden - and get back to targeting mutual threats, namely the Soviet target.

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