Ratcliffe also said he would continue the “good work” of the current director William Burns, under whose leadership the CIA created two new mission centres in 2021 to formalise the agency’s ...

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 ...

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(Ukrainian presidential press service/AFP/Getty Images) No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, the agency ...

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“It’s absolutely essential that the CIA’s director be apolitical.” Ratcliffe specified political interference would include meddling from the White House’s political interests as well as ...

John Ratcliffe, US president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the CIA, pledged on Wednesday that, should he be approved to lead the spy agency, he would intensify its focus on China ...

And is probably still at it. As newly released classified documents confirm activists’ long-held suspicions, the disclosures should also alert us to current dangers. Ad Policy The Brown Berets ...

In his Senate questionnaire, Ratcliffe wrote that none of his jobs or business relationships would create a conflict of interest if he’s confirmed as CIA director. During his Senate confirmation ...

The CIA nominee attempted to quell such concerns immediately, pointing to his tenure as national intelligence director and vowing that the CIA will maintain its apolitical nature. “If you look ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for CIA director testified before the Senate ... Ratcliffe wrote in a December 2020 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. "Many of China's major public ...