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Recent Examples of counterintelligence
Guidance was issued over the weekend reassigning agents who work on counterterrorism, counterintelligence and cyber issues but had been sidetracked by immigration duties.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Brazilian counterintelligence agents uncovered at least nine Russian officers operating under cover identities over the past three years.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Our counterintelligence operations remain focused, vigilant, and relentless.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
But after this conflict, with a heightened sense of insecurity, Iran’s counterintelligence operatives will be on particularly high alert.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Brazilian counterintelligence agents uncovered at least nine Russian officers operating under cover identities over the past three years.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Our counterintelligence operations remain focused, vigilant, and relentless.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
But after this conflict, with a heightened sense of insecurity, Iran’s counterintelligence operatives will be on particularly high alert.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 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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Estoril, Portugal Estoril was a center of espionage during WWII, when both Axis and Allied spies and personnel (including Fleming—then a British naval officer) filled its hotels.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
29 July 2025
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Some states have taken preemptive action to prevent espionage from occurring.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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Trump also hinted on Tuesday that Obama could be prosecuted after the latter’s administration reportedly ignored intelligence community assessments suggesting that Russia wasn’t directly meddling in the 2016 election.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
23 July 2025
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Within 3-6 years: Widespread artificial general intelligence (AGI) emerges, with machines rivaling our brightest minds across intellectual domains.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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