Whatever lip service might be paid to gender equality, families are also highly talented at sending out covert messages about what a 'real' man or a 'real' woman should honourably do.
The White House adviser who tapped Saudi royals to fund a covert war in Nicaragua and flew on a secret mission to sell arms to Iran in the scandal that shook U.S. Ronald Reagan's presidency has died.
Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT and Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations on-line.
The group's leader Hassan Nasrallah said the new arms would been supplied in response to recent Israeli air strikes against what it believes to be covert arms shipments from Syria to Hezbollah.
White House spokesman Jay Carney denied that the program was a part of a covert operation, but he admitted that the government had taken steps to be discreet about its involvement.
Starting as a children's illustrator, his often covert works focusing on daily life in Russia and mocking the Soviet way of life were at odds with government approved art.
Previous launches by North Korea have led to additional international sanctions, as satellite launches from North Korea are considered as covert tests of the country's ballistic missiles.
Anyway, BlackRock's ambition in Saudi Arabia are clearly not righteous but they aren't exactly covert either. They are just courting a massive potential client and investor.
Establishing a clandestine channel with coup plotters in Venezuela was a big gamble for Washington, given its long history of covert intervention across Latin America.