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Recent Examples of counterintelligence
The Ministries of Defense in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, and Syria also use them, as do the Polish military counterintelligence agency, the Finnish defense forces, and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
Webster also stepped up the FBI’s anti-terrorism and counterintelligence activities, which helped prepare him for the CIA post.
—Douglass K. Daniel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
By law, grand jury testimony is kept secret, except in matters of national security or counterintelligence, neither of which applies in this case.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 July 2025
LaCroix has taught a variety of subjects including cybercrime, counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, intelligence, counterintelligence and Homeland Security legal and policy Issues.
—Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
Webster also stepped up the FBI’s anti-terrorism and counterintelligence activities, which helped prepare him for the CIA post.
—Douglass K. Daniel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
By law, grand jury testimony is kept secret, except in matters of national security or counterintelligence, neither of which applies in this case.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 July 2025
LaCroix has taught a variety of subjects including cybercrime, counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, intelligence, counterintelligence and Homeland Security legal and policy Issues.
—Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterintelligence
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Other than the counterespionage law amendment, Beijing has in recent years expanded the remit of its national security apparatus through sweeping legislation, giving authorities broader powers to scrutinize foreign nationals and organizations.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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But the ruling raises serious questions about the agency, which focuses on counterespionage, terrorism and sabotage.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
3 July 2025
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Kicking off the development slate are projects Skeleton Coast, a survival thriller to be written and directed by Marshall, and Blackout, an espionage piece to be written and directed by Duffield.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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This not only puts sensitive defense capabilities at risk of espionage but also directly endangers our service members.—
Michael Evanoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Privacy, inseparable from dignity in Islamic ethics, surfaces as a second red line; the Qurʾānic injunction against spying frames debates over data harvesting, data sharing, high-tech surveillance, etc.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Weil is currently adapting for United Artists and Conclave director Edward Berger the film about Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal‘s foreign correspondent who was thrown into a Russian prison for a year on bogus spying charges.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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Would any self-respecting show really risk insulting the viewer’s intelligence so flagrantly?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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