CIA shifts focus from terrorism to 'hard targets' such as Russia and Iran
by Russ Read
| April 22, 2019 05:54 PM
CIA Director Gina Haspel is reorienting the nation's top intelligence agency, shifting its emphasis from counterterrorism to combating nation-state rivals such as Russia and Iran.
Increasing investment into "hard targets" is the top priority under her watch, Haspel told Auburn University's national security forum last week.
"Our Russia and Iran investment has been strengthened after years of falling behind our justifiably heavy emphasis on counterterrorism in the wake of 9/11," Haspel said in her speech. "Groups like ISIS and al Qaeda remain squarely in our sights, but we’re honing our focus and resources on nation-state rivals."
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