The Florida Hot Spot for Chinese and Russian Spies

Plus: How Prince William and Kate Middleton Plan to Rule

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Chinese and Russian spies "are all over Florida, trying to steal whatever they can get their hands on," says a veteran FBI counterintelligence agent. For a chilling Vanity Fair exposé, contributing editor Adam Ciralsky spent a year with security and intel experts on Florida's so-called Space Coast, where foreign spooks are trying to plunder America's high-tech, military and aerospace secrets. His investigation describes previously undisclosed incursions by Chinese nationals—and the turf wars that have pitted the spies against local officials and a maddening federal bureaucracy. Ciralsky's name for this palm-dotted stretch of Florida? Spylandia. Others call it Cape Fear. DAVID FRIEND, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Why this ad? Spylandia BY ADAM CIRALSKY The so-called Florida Space Coast, with its rocket launches and military tech, is now an unassuming setting for espionage. READ MORE Get more as a Vanity Fair subscriber Exclusive offer: Subscribe to get one month of Vanity Fair free START YOUR FREE TRIAL More Great Reads POLITICS "You'll Answer in Hell": The Families of Some ICE Agents Are Speaking Out BY OLIVIA KRUPP Amid growing reports of brutal immigration-enforcement tactics, the relatives of three ICE agents tell Vanity Fair how their relationships have fractured. In some cases, they're cutting ties. READ MORE FILM Hollywood Faces an Oil Shock BY MAXWELL ADLER Experts explain how rising fuel costs will affect Hollywood—and eventually, the films we see. READ MORE From the Archive The Prince and I BY MATT BERMAN For a shy young art director, being hired to design John F. Kennedy Jr.'s new magazine was both daunting and exhilarating. In an adaptation from his memoir of his years at George, from its inception until Kennedy's death, in 1999, Matt Berman recalls the growing friendship between them, the role played by a savvy Carolyn Bessette, and three challenging cover shoots, with Cindy Crawford, Demi Moore, and Barbra Streisand. READ MORE Why this ad? In Case You Missed It How Prince William and Kate Middleton Plan to Rule In a conversation with Vanity Fair, royal journalist Russell Myers discusses how William and Catherine will approach their eventual roles as king and queen, and Catherine's position as the quiet power behind the throne. MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2026. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.