cloak-and-dagger

noun

Definition of cloak-and-daggernext
as in counterintelligence

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  1. counterintelligence
  2. espionage
  3. counterespionage
  4. intelligence
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  • Memos authored by House Republicans and Democrats, which have been declassified, showed that information about Papadopoulos’ contacts with Russian intermediaries triggered the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 of potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Related article China says a foreign consultant was found to be spying for Britain’s MI6 China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), which oversees intelligence and counterintelligence both within China and overseas, has also previously accused Taiwan of conducting spying activities.
    Eric Cheung, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of counterintelligence
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  • View 12 Images View gallery - 12 images In June 1974, the offices of the Summa Corporation in LA were broken into, sparking the revelation of one of the oddest and boldest stories in the history of espionage.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a man who leads a team into other people’s dreams for the purposes of corporate espionage at first.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of espionage
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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
  • 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
Definition of counterespionage
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  • Trump's selection of Gabbard has drawn scrutiny over her lack of a background in intelligence, along with her views on Russia, recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and other U.S. adversaries.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Contributor Artificial intelligence has quickly moved from a buzzword in tech circles to a vital part of everyday life.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of intelligence
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