The New York Times20d
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life. By Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger Julian Barnes ...
The CIA joins the anti-China bandwagon on COVID origins, despite lack of any evidence
On Saturday, new CIA Director John Ratcliffe made public the CIA’s reassessment that shifts from an inconclusive position to ...
The Secretary of Hard Problems
While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, ...
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
WASHINGTON — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, ...
The New York Times20d
C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director for the past four years ... Making better use of A.I., Mr. Burns said, is crucial to ...
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The Diplomatic Spy
China-related work now consumes about 20 percent of the agency’s budget, a threefold increase from the start of his tenure, Burns said. [William J. Burns: The United States needs a new foreign policy] ...
Did Covid-19 originate in a Wuhan lab? Now CIA says yes but does it matter?
In a fresh analysis, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believes that the Covid-19 virus ‘more likely’ leaked from ...
CIA now favors lab-leak theory, as critics of covid response take power
New CIA Director John Ratcliffe ordered the covid origins analysis declassified, which a spokesperson described as a ...
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CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab
The new assessment came after John Ratcliffe was confirmed on Thursday as the CIA director under the second White House ...