The Psychology of Betrayal: What Makes Spies Tick?

Daniel Stanton served for thirty-two years with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), acquiring extensive experience in human source recruitment and management, both domestically and abroad. After the Service, he worked on contract to the Canadian Security Establishment (CSE) for two years. Mr. Stanton is the director of national security and an instructor at UOttawa’s Professional Development Institute. He has co authored an article on foreign intelligence for Foreign Policy Magazine and written op-eds on national security in The Hill Times, Toronto Star, and the Ottawa Citizen. He is a frequent commentator in the media on intelligence subjects. Mr. Stanton testified at two House of Commons committees and a Senate hearing on foreign interference. He presented the Pillar Society with Standing at both phases of the Commission (Hogue) of Inquiry into Foreign Interference. He is writing a memoir, Seesoid: A Spy’s Perspective on Combatting Foreign Interference, University of Toronto Press, (Aevo).