'in 2010, it comes across as more comical'

It's interesting sometimes to look back at recent history. Even then, there are observations we can find useful when we compare it with the current moment. The events surrounding the killing or poisoning of several Russian emigres in the heart of England in recent weeks made me think of the the interesting case of Anna Chapman.

Anna Chapman, born Anya Kushchenkova in Volgograd, Russia in 1982, was one of 10 people expelled from the USA for spying-related activities in 2010. Prior to that she had spent a number of years in Britain, where she had met and married- aged 19- an Englishman, Alex Chapman. During the early to mid-2000s she worked at a number of the biggest banks…