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The final filmed interview with Sir Alex Younger, the late MI6 chief | The Economist

Sir Alex Younger, the longest-serving head of MI6, died in June 2026, aged 62. He spent 30 years at MI6, Britain’s foreign intelligence service, with six of those as its boss. Few people better unders

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In a biopic should be played by Charles Dance
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😢 oh my... Didnt know he passed away. I liked him so much
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Excellent discussion and reflections.

Very sorry to lose someone great and exemplary as Alex Younger. My condolences.
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I hope this earth shall see his kind again. Thank you for a rare glimpse of a remarkable human being.
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Respect for Sir Alex Younger, intelligence and clarity, best of the best political analysis, RIP. And my respect to journalist Shashank Joshi-very professional, well prepared interview, a rare thing nowadays
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Why do we not have a man like this in PARLIAMENT? Prime Minister? Attorney General? Foreign policy?
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He's The Don. What a great bloke.
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As an American, I had to come here to find out what might happen to my country as a result of this Iran war madness. There's no transparency from our government.
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@Ameau121 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 8
Fascinating guest, but the anchor took up nearly 40% of the video. Setting up questions for 1-2 minutes cuts into valuable time with the expert -shorter prompts would make these interviews so much better!😊
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Excellent content. Such a refreshing and engaging conversation.
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Who cares how competent services you have, if their leaders are ignorant mor.ons...
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🥺🥹 R.I.P.
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Hope a free and democratic Iran. However, I think any violence worsens the situation. Democracy and freedom comes gradually. It needs patient and smart leaders.
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Total gent.
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@lndimov From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 15
Noble and wise Man. I followed all his appearances in Internet over years and I was always able to learn something new. I miss You, Sir Alex!
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So intelligent and so well spoken. Amazing man. ❤
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I listened to an interview with Alex Younger a few years ago. His clarity and thoughtfulness were refreshing, and ever since then I’ve searched from time to time to see if there were any new interviews with him. He struck me as an honorable person. May he rest in peace.
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It's a real loss to lose somebody like Sir Alex at only 62 years old.
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With the benefit of hindsight it’s clear that the expert analysts, such as this gentleman, knew almost exactly how this would play out and were ignored. Of course it’s a shame to lose such a deep thinker and pragmatist, but it is fortunate to be able to remember him in the appreciation of his insight
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@SickBoy82 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 38
My deepest condolences to the family and deep respect for Sir Alex. We would be a better world with more reasonable people all around the world 🌎🌍