All articles tagged with #intelligence
The Trump administration refused to share the classified intelligence behind a Tulsi Gabbard whistleblower complaint, citing executive privilege, while Gabbard’s office said unredacted materials can’t be provided and Democrats press for the underlying foreign-conversation documents involving Jared Kushner.
A former taxi driver, Aleksei Kolosovsky, is portrayed as a central facilitator in Russia’s clandestine sabotage campaign in Europe, coordinating plots with Russian intelligence and criminal networks across Poland, Lithuania, Britain and Germany—including a Warsaw-area arson destroying more than 1,000 businesses and a planned incendiary attack on cargo planes—highlighting a broader “shadow war” waged by the Kremlin against European allies.
Kenya’s National Intelligence Service says rogue recruitment agencies lured more than 1,000 Kenyans—often ex-military or police—into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, with promises of high salaries, bonuses and eventual citizenship. The probe alleges collusion with Kenyan immigration, police and anti-narcotics staff and with Russian/Kenyan embassies to secure visas, as recruits are now travelling via Uganda, DRC and South Africa after airport interceptions. As of February, 39 hospitalised, 30 repatriated, 28 missing, 89 on frontline, 1 detained and 1 having completed a contract; Kenya’s foreign minister plans to visit Russia to press the issue, while Russia denies involvement.
Two large US datasets show standard mental health surveys may mismeasure distress in highly intelligent people because the questions do not function the same across IQ levels (a lack of measurement invariance). An initial nonlinear pattern suggested mental health improves with intelligence up to a point before declining, but advanced analyses indicate the test items lose diagnostic power at high IQ, casting doubt on conclusions about the mental health of the gifted and underscoring the need for assessments designed for highly intelligent individuals.
Estonia's foreign intelligence chief says Russia plans a major buildup along NATO's eastern border—potentially doubling or tripling prewar forces—depending on the Ukraine talks' outcome, with Moscow keeping substantial units in occupied Ukraine and on its side of the border. There are currently not enough resources for a full attack, but Moscow fears European rearmament and remains convinced it can outmaneuver the United States. US-backed talks are described as constructive but have yielded no breakthrough, and the conflict could persist for years.
A whistle-blower report describes an NSA intercept of a call between two foreign nationals discussing someone close to President Trump; Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, restricted access to the report and briefed the White House, while the inspector general cleared her of wrongdoing and Congress weighs how much of the underlying intelligence should be shared, amid ongoing questions about its credibility and significance (the content was not definitively identified and could involve Iran).
European officials say a Russian spy spacecraft intercepted Europe’s key satellites, highlighting concerns over the security of space assets and potential intelligence activity in space.
The U.S. government quietly bought a portable, backpack-sized device with Russian-origin components in late 2024, funded by the Pentagon through DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations, and is testing whether it can reproduce Havana Syndrome–like effects; the device is under review as Congress has been briefed, while ODNI continues a broader investigation into past inquiries, with no public findings yet.
Nordic diplomats with NATO intelligence say there is no evidence of Russian or Chinese ships near Greenland, undermining Trump’s justification for U.S. control and prompting sharp criticism from Nordic leaders; Greenland's parliament reaffirmed its desire to govern itself.
The article explains that struggles with common tasks often indicate higher intelligence, as such individuals tend to seek depth, novelty, and meaning, which can lead to difficulties with routines, small talk, and mundane details, but these traits are strengths when understood and managed properly.
Aldrich Ames, a former CIA officer who spied for Russia and compromised numerous intelligence operations, has died at age 84 while serving a life sentence. His espionage activities led to the death or imprisonment of many agents, and he was motivated by financial gain. Despite red flags, his betrayal went unnoticed for years until his arrest in 1994.
Computer scientist Yann LeCun emphasizes that true intelligence fundamentally involves learning, highlighting the importance of learning processes in understanding and developing artificial intelligence.
President Trump was briefed by the CIA that there is no evidence Ukraine launched an attack on Putin’s residence, despite Russia's accusations; intelligence suggests Kyiv was targeting a different military site, and Russia's claims are viewed skeptically by Ukraine and others. The situation remains tense amid ongoing conflicts and diplomatic efforts.
The FBI director Kash Patel allegedly promised to support MI5's request to retain an F.B.I. agent in London for surveillance purposes but later did not follow through, raising concerns among international intelligence allies about his reliability and approach.
The U.S. government claims to target boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific, but has provided little public detail on how it determines which vessels to attack or the intelligence behind these operations, raising questions about transparency and decision-making processes.