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Recent Examples of counterintelligence
Cohen said counterintelligence operations throughout history have targeted disgruntled federal employees who are left in despair and with no way to pay off their expenses and debts.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Maintained by the Department of Energy’s counterintelligence unit, the Sensitive Country List includes nuclear states such as India and Russia as well as countries deemed to be sponsors of terrorism, such as North Korea or Iran.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The army’s investigation and a parallel one by the Shin Bet counterintelligence agency lay out those bodies’ mistakes.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Dennehy is a Marine veteran who joined the bureau in 2002 in the aftermath of 9/11 and worked on counterintelligence cases in New York.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Maintained by the Department of Energy’s counterintelligence unit, the Sensitive Country List includes nuclear states such as India and Russia as well as countries deemed to be sponsors of terrorism, such as North Korea or Iran.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The army’s investigation and a parallel one by the Shin Bet counterintelligence agency lay out those bodies’ mistakes.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Dennehy is a Marine veteran who joined the bureau in 2002 in the aftermath of 9/11 and worked on counterintelligence cases in New York.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterintelligence
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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
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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
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In October 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a declassified report on the intelligence community's views on the origin conundrum, which also leaned toward a natural spillover, but represented divided views.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Local media report that several individuals formerly employed by senior DPP officials are under investigation in connection with Chinese intelligence efforts.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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