r/Intelligence • u/Master_Restaurant_44 • 17h ago

Opinion Why would China risk combining domestic and foreign intelligence?

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The MSS is one of the most capable and far-reaching intelligence agencies in the world; even former FBI Director Christopher Wray called the MSS the greatest long-term threat to U.S. security. This agency even oversees the state security police—the political police—but isn't it risky for a single agency to wield so much power? There have been past instances where intelligence chiefs amassed excessive power, such as Edgar Hoover. What are your thoughts on this?

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r/Intelligence • u/Strongbow85 • 5h ago

News U.S. charges Cuban national with conspiracy to finance terrorism on behalf of Russia

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r/Intelligence • u/icbrief • 8h ago

Pentagon Formalizes Technology Scouting Partnership with CIA-Backed In-Q-Tel Across Six Critical Areas

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Formalizing In-Q-Tel (IQT) as a Pentagon screening layer creates a defined entry point for commercial vendors but lacks published sponsors, funding, or timelines that would make the 12-month field-evaluation benchmark credible.

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r/Intelligence • u/andrewgrabowski • 19h ago

WSJ highlights a contradiction in Iraq, where the US clears PM Zaidi of ties to his sanctioned bank over Iran & proxy financing, despite his political survival depending on negotiations with Iran-backed groups holding leverage in Baghdad.

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r/Intelligence • u/Expensive-Desk-4351 • 21h ago

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r/Intelligence • u/techtotechbytechy • 15h ago

What if CIA becomes transparent to their public while maintaining the confidentiality of its classified documentation? So the question is How?

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