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For the hundreds of thousands of Russians employed in counterintelligence and law enforcement, catching Western and Ukrainian agents and neutralizing antiwar activists and journalists is now a way to climb the career ladder.—
ALEXANDER GABUEV,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025 -
The order exempted any Agency which is involved in intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative or national security work from the provisions of Chapter 5 United States Code, Title 71, the Labor-Management Relations statute.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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One founding American who did not share his age’s discomfort with espionage was George Washington.—
James Santel,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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Marshall argues that TikTok and ByteDance are engaged in espionage by exploiting personal information, especially data belonging to minors.—
Jennifer Lindahl,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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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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Newsweek is partnering with global data intelligence platform Statista for the fifth annual ranking of the World's Best Smart Hospitals.—
Newsweek Rankings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The advisor sees the president first thing in the morning for the daily intelligence briefing and leaves after the president retires for the evening, but remains on call around the clock.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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“Cloak-and-dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloak-and-dagger. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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