The erosion of democracy is a very real problem in many parts of the world, CIA Director William Burns has told US lawmakers, explaining that this trend could be reversed if the people s faith in this form of governance is restored.
WASHINGTON: The erosion of democracy is a very real problem in many parts of the world, CIA Director William Burns has told US lawmakers, explaining that this trend could be reversed if the people s faith in this form of governance is restored. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director addressed members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the worldwide threat assessment of the US on Wednesday.
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China Increasingly A Near-peer Competitor, Posing Multiple Challenges: Top US Intelligence Officer
China is increasingly becoming a near-peer competitor of the US, posing challenges in multiple domains, while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favour the authoritarian Chinese system, a top American intelligence officer has told lawmakers.
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China is increasingly becoming a near-peer competitor of the US, posing challenges in multiple domains, while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favour the authoritarian Chinese system, a top American intelligence officer has told lawmakers. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Wednesday briefed members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the worldwide threat assessment of the US. China increasingly is a near-peer competitor, challenging the United States in multiple areas while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favour the authoritarian Chinese system,
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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Wednesday briefed members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the worldwide threat assessment of the US
China is increasingly becoming a near-peer competitor of the US, posing challenges in multiple domains, while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favour the authoritarian Chinese system, a top American intelligence officer has told lawmakers.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Wednesday briefed members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the worldwide threat assessment of the US. China increasingly is a near-peer competitor, challenging the United States in multiple areas while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favour the authoritarian Chinese system, Haines said.
By Justin Katz
The White House on Thursday announced a range of sanctions against Russia to punish the Kremlin for its involvement in the hacking campaign against SolarWinds and its efforts to influence the presidential election.
The sanctions, the first formal retaliation the United States has announced since discovering nine federal networks were breached by Russian foreign intelligence agents, targets six technology companies that support the country’s spy services. The sanctions also prohibit U.S. financial institutions from doing business with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. The administration is also expelling 10 Russian intelligence officers working in Washington.
US spies still do not know where, when or how Covid was first transmitted in China but are working on theory it came from human contact with infected animals or a laboratory accident , intelligence chief reveals The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially, Avril Haines told a Senate hearing
She noted two theories - that Covid came from animals or a laboratory accident
Many U.S. lawmakers have denounced China - where the virus originated - for failing to be more transparent about the early threat from the coronavirus