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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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But his espionage comedy The Phoenician Scheme, playing in competition here at the Cannes Film Festival, shows glimmers of something that might be called anger, or at least frustration, over the greed and immorality of people who have too much—and yet only want more.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 May 2025
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The espionage comedy flaunts an excellent Benecio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, a serpentine 1950s industrialist, who, after surviving another assassination attempt on his life, begins to consider his legacy.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
18 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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According to a new assessment from no fewer than 11 countries’ intelligence agencies, the hacker group has been targeting a broad array of technology and logistics firms involved in providing aid to Ukraine.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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The group is a terrorist organization made up of operatives, spies and intelligence officials from agencies around the world who want to create a new world order.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
24 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 1 Jun. 2025.
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