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Schumer's bill, the Operational Security (OPSEC) Act of 2025, would establish a new office to train administration officials in security protocols and to identify counterintelligence operations.—
Stephen Neukam,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025 -
And in an era of rampant counterintelligence programs conducted on anti-war and hippie movements, where did the FBI fit into all this?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Amateur stars Rami Malek and Laurence Fishburne, along with director James Hawes, are ready to get back in the field and turn their espionage thriller into a franchise.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Recent news reports suggesting the bureau's new leadership may be redirecting investigative resources from traditional priorities to immigration enforcement raises further concerns about whether the U.S. can keep pace with China's sprawling espionage operations.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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China’s recent expansion of its counterespionage law to cover a much wider array of information, coupled with raids on some advisory firms and a pickup in exit bans on foreigners, has made the business environment more uncertain.—
Jami Miscik,
Foreign Affairs,
24 May 2023
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After the 9/11 attacks and the rise of Islamist terrorism, ASIO ran down its counterespionage capabilities in favor of counterterrorism.—
Clive Hamilton,
Foreign Affairs,
26 July 2018
Noun
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Ukrainian special forces and the main intelligence directorate in Kyiv were watching with at least one drone.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The rise of swarm intelligence in manufacturing Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Cloak-and-dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloak-and-dagger. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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