Declassified files confirm intelligence agencies have staged coups and influenced global politics. Throughout history, intelligence agencies such as the CIA (U.S.), KGB (Soviet Union), MI6 (UK), and others have engaged in covert operations to shape global events. These operations have included staging coups, funding opposition groups, conducting espionage, and spreading propaganda to influence political outcomes in other nations.
For example, declassified U.S. government documents confirm that the CIA played a role in the 1953 coup in Iran, overthrowing Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and the 1973 coup in Chile, which led to the ousting of President Salvador Allende. Similarly, during the Cold War, both the U.S. and the Soviet Union supported or undermined foreign governments to expand their influence.
While governments justify these actions as necessary for national security or geopolitical stability, critics argue that such interventions often have long-term consequences, including regional conflicts, instability, and public distrust.
Intelligence agencies continue to operate in secret, and while not all covert activities are documented, historical evidence confirms their significant role in shaping world events.
