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Recent Examples of counterintelligence
Given a fake postmortem identity by British counterintelligence officers — no effort to find his family is made — he is dressed in a military uniform, sealed in a cooler, then ejected from a submarine near the coast of Spain.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Based on his years running the FBI’s counterintelligence program, Frank Figliuzzi agrees.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The final request is whether there would be any counterintelligence and security risks with incorporating this aircraft, provided by a foreign government, into the Air Force One fleet.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 13 May 2025
Elon Musk’s takeover of federal agencies is a counterintelligence crisis.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Based on his years running the FBI’s counterintelligence program, Frank Figliuzzi agrees.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The final request is whether there would be any counterintelligence and security risks with incorporating this aircraft, provided by a foreign government, into the Air Force One fleet.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 13 May 2025
Elon Musk’s takeover of federal agencies is a counterintelligence crisis.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterintelligence
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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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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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At least six people had been executed up until last week on charges linked to espionage, such as smuggling equipment and aiding operations targeting major Iranian infrastructure, and 700 arrested, according to state media reports.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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The espionage was part of a Chinese government policy to steal trade secrets from aviation companies, prosecutors said, and develop technology at American expense.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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This is precisely why strategies that integrate the capabilities of artificial and human intelligence could help brands truly enhance and refine their creativity.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Suter thrived as a middle-six center in Vancouver, but also has high enough offensive intelligence to complement star players as a top-six winger.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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