"Thou shalt not sleep around while on delegation" should be the "11th commandment" for EU diplomats travelling abroad, as spies continue to use "honey-traps" in modern times.
The 'commandment' was endorsed by a former counter-intelligence officer from an EU member state, who used to work in Brussels.
The term 'honey-trap' was popularised by Cold War-era novelists, writing about Soviet agents who seduced Western men.
But sex was still being used to steal secrets in today's...
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