"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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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.