“…12 In Britain, the country's departure from the EU has shredded many transnational, institutional ties, yet research shows that UK intelligence relations with the EU remain fluid and durable, a matter which raises the question of how far international intelligence relations constitute an autonomous, transnational realm. 13 The gap in scholarly attention to international intelligence relations begs important questions: do intelligence agencies develop autonomous power that they exercise internationally? What makes an intelligence agency powerful within the international intelligence realm?…”