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Recent Examples of counterintelligence
Memos authored by House Republicans and Democrats, which have been declassified, showed that information about Papadopoulos’ contacts with Russian intermediaries triggered the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 of potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The security service, Russia’s main counterintelligence agency, said President Vladimir Putin had pardoned Karelina before Thursday’s swap, the AP reported.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Several Democratic senators are questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over President Trump’s acceptance of a jet from Qatar, stressing in a letter the national security risks and counterintelligence concerns inherent in such a transaction.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 15 May 2025
Critics of the plan worry that the move threatens to turn Air Force One, the president’s plane and a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection of ethical, legal, security and counterintelligence concerns.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The security service, Russia’s main counterintelligence agency, said President Vladimir Putin had pardoned Karelina before Thursday’s swap, the AP reported.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Several Democratic senators are questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over President Trump’s acceptance of a jet from Qatar, stressing in a letter the national security risks and counterintelligence concerns inherent in such a transaction.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 15 May 2025
Critics of the plan worry that the move threatens to turn Air Force One, the president’s plane and a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection of ethical, legal, security and counterintelligence concerns.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 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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Meanwhile, Iran executed three more prisoners on espionage charges, bringing the total to six since June 16, raising concerns among human rights groups.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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But McIntire’s case was elevated to the Department of Justice’s national security division, an arm typically focused on terrorism and espionage.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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This is embodied intelligence – the idea that some elements of cognition can be outsourced to the body.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Bartiromo brought up a Truth Social post from Trump saying Democrats had leaked intelligence around the Iran strike, to which the president interjected that they should be prosecuted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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