The tit-for-tat consulate closures marked yet another round of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Tag: Espionage and Intelligence Services
Accuse, Evict, Repeat: Why Punishing China and Russia for Cyberattacks Fails
So far, there is scant evidence that these punishments have limited the cyberattacks and other bad behavior from America’s two greatest rivals for influence and power around the world.
For Palestinian Police, Much to Lose if Israel Annexes West Bank Land
Palestinian security officers, scorned for working with Israel, say they are on the front lines of building a state. But what if the state-building project fizzles?
U.S. Orders China to Close Houston Consulate, Citing Efforts to Steal Trade Secrets
The Trump administration accused Chinese citizens of stealing scientific research and told the country’s diplomats in Texas to leave. Beijing warned it would retaliate.
U.S. Accuses Hackers of Trying to Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Data for China
Two suspects in China targeted companies working on vaccines as part of a broader cybertheft campaign to enrich themselves and aid the Chinese government, officials said.
Five Takeaways From the Report on Russia’s Interference in Britain
A report released on Tuesday depicts the failure of successive British governments to combat Russian interference despite ample evidence of meddling.
U.K. Ignored Russia’s Interference in Democratic System, Report Finds
Russian efforts to interfere in the British political system were widely ignored by successive governments, according to a long-awaited report by Parliament.
‘No One’ Protected British Democracy From Russia, U.K. Report Concludes
Russia weaponized information to interfere in the British political system and was widely ignored by successive governments, according to a long-awaited report by Parliament.
How Russia Built a Channel to the Taliban, Once an Enemy
The recent assessment that Russia paid bounties to the insurgents to attack U.S. troops stunned many, but officials said the Kremlin’s outreach began almost a decade ago.
Long-Planned and Bigger Than Thought: Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Some officials say that a joint American-Israeli strategy is evolving — some might argue regressing — to a series of short-of-war clandestine strikes.