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John Helmer (journalist)

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in the US and essays on Greek, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern politics and foreign policy. Since 1989 he has published almost exclusively on Russian topics. He was married to Australian journalist and foreign correspondent
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claims that Helmer was unaware that Shvets was a KGB officer, and that Cherkashin himself called Shvets off. Later, after Shvets' concerns attracted controversy, Cherkashin confirmed that Helmer was not an agent.
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Cherkashin, Victor, and Gregory Feifer (2005). Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer—The True Story of the Man who Recruited Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames. Basic Books. pp. 272–273.
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J. Michael Waller, Strategic Influence: Public Diplomacy, Counterpropaganda, and Political Warfare, page 167
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in the United States. He published several books on military and political topics, including essays on the
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Helmer has been based in Moscow since 1989 and, from there, has worked for
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in the 1980s when he left to live in Russia permanently. However,
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Moscow
political science
Harvard University
American presidency
urban policy
Claudia Wright
Yuri Shvets
KGB
Victor Cherkashin
Australian Financial Review
The Australian
Star Ledger
Mikhail Prokhorov
"Support for Ukraine's Pro-war Parties Keeps Plunging."
Kyiv Post
"John Helmer's bio"
J. Michael Waller, Strategic Influence: Public Diplomacy, Counterpropaganda, and Political Warfare, page 167
"Another Ex-KGB Spy Spills the Beans / Yuri B. Shvets claims he recruited a former Carter adviser"


"A Russian Tale"
"Weekend Reading Assignment: A Russian Tale."
NJ.com
Taibbi, Matt
"The Near Assassination of John Helmer?"

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