Latest from Shane Harris
After troops leave Afghanistan, U.S. will face challenges maintaining counterterrorism capability
Ensuring al-Qaeda and other terrorists can’t regroup will be hampered by diminished intelligence and the distant basing of U.S. forces.
- Apr 17, 2021
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Getting Putin’s attention
The United States imposes sweeping new sanctions against Russia. And, how former Trump allies are faring in the private job market.
- Apr 15, 2021
Top intelligence officials testify on China, pandemic and other global threats
The officials faced questions about President Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and whether al-Qaeda could regroup there.
- Apr 14, 2021
China maneuvering to expand global influence, undercut U.S., intelligence report finds
U.S. spy agencies also found that Iran is “not currently undertaking” key nuclear activities even though Tehran has vowed to dial up uranium enrichment, a potential step toward weaponizing.
- Apr 13, 2021
Intelligence forecast sees a post-coronavirus world upended by climate change and splintering societies
The ‘Global Trends’ report by the National Intelligence Council imagines a divided world facing multiple crises.
- Apr 8, 2021
WHO report leaves unsettled ‘lab-leak’ theory on origins of covid pandemic
The director of the World Health Organization may have breathed new life into the theory, often dismissed as a political distraction, that the coronavirus came from a lab in China.
- Mar 30, 2021
Senate confirms William Burns as next director of the CIA
Burns, a career diplomat, will take over the spy agency at a time of high tension with China and Russia.
- Mar 18, 2021
Internal DHS documents warned of potential for violence by groups at Jan. 6 rally
Security reports and emails didn’t predict the attack on the Capitol, but they raise questions about whether law enforcement agencies were aware of the scope of planned protests.
- Mar 3, 2021
William Burns gets warm reception at Senate confirmation hearing to become next CIA director
The veteran diplomat said he would make China and investigating a suspected microwave attack on CIA officers a major focus of his work.
- Feb 24, 2021
Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings
The president said his predecessor’s ‘erratic behavior’ — and the risk that he might reveal key information — means he should have no further access to sensitive intelligence.
- Feb 6, 2021