On Espionage and Intelligence Gathering
28 November 2025

On Espionage and Intelligence Gathering

CFR On the Record

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Intelligence experts discuss the new frontiers of intelligence gathering, examining how emerging technologies are transforming espionage and reshaping the future of U.S. national security.


 


Background Reading:



    This article outlines how growing politicization within the intelligence community threatens the integrity of intelligence assessments and endangers U.S. national security.

 


Host: Barton Gellman, Senior Advisor to the President, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School


 


Guests: Robert Cardillo, Former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency


 


Anthony Vinci, Author, The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: The Future of Espionage and the Battle to Save America; Former Chief Technology Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency


 


Rebecca U. Weiner, Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, New York City Police Department; CFR Member


 


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