Writing in a Financial Times op-ed, the two spy chiefs said "we have no more trusted or esteemed allies" than each other --- adding that the partnership would be vital as they "face an unprecedented array of threats", chiefly from Russia, China and in the Middle East.
- They will discuss, among other things, "continuing robust for Ukraine" and the desire to achieve a truce in Gaza, the White House said on Friday.
- This meeting takes place at a time when the two nations' stance on Israel is diverging.
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CIA and MI6 chiefs warn of threats to ‘world order’
The US and UK spy bosses have named China and Russia as the main challengers to the status quo
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In the piece, Bill Burns and Richard Moore pledged that Washington and London would work in lockstep to retain the status quo in a world where technology has considerably accelerated geo-political trends.
- Following the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, and the sharp downturn in ties with the West, senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have repeatedly proclaimed the end of US hegemony and a global shift to multipolarity.
“Today, we co-operate in a contested international system where our two countries face an unprecedented array of threats,” the top spies wrote.
The piece singles out an “assertive Russia” in the context of the Ukraine conflict, which both the CIA and MI6 “saw… coming.”
The spy agencies’ chiefs noted that the hostilities have demonstrated the increased role of technology in modern warfare, in particular unmanned systems and satellite reconnaissance.
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- In addition, Burns and Moore accused Moscow of waging a “reckless campaign of sabotage across Europe” as well as spreading “lies and disinformation designed to drive wedges between us.”
- However, according to the op-ed, in the eyes of the CIA and MI6 “the principal intelligence and geopolitical challenge of the 21st century” is the “rise of China.”
- Both agencies have already reorganized their processes to “reflect that priority.”
Speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in early June, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated:
“We are talking about polycentrism, a departure from previous norms, and we see the desperate resistance of the collective West... They see the norm differently, as their own dominance, as a world order based on one rule, that they must dominate as before, and everyone must do only what the dominant power allows them to do.”
The diplomat insisted that Western narratives are, however, not shared by the global majority, which has embraced the concept of multipolarity.
“We should not forget that the collective West are a minority,” Zakharova stressed at the time.
“We should not forget that the collective West are a minority,” Zakharova stressed at the time.
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