Globalisation of HE has raised stakes for spy agencies

The globalisation of higher education – the influx of students and professors from China and other countries; the outflow of American undergraduates to overseas universities; the proliferation of international partnerships – has raised the academic stakes for foreign and domestic intelligence services alike, writes Daniel Golden for the Boston Globe.

Often in hidden ways, they are penetrating college campuses more deeply than ever, with troubling implications for national security and democratic values.

In labs, classrooms and auditoriums, espionage services from countries such as China, Russia and Cuba seek insights into United States policy and access to sensitive, government-funded research. And amid the patriotic fervour and terrorism fears driven by the 9/11 attacks, the Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and other security agencies have returned in force to campuses, forging a tenuous alliance of spies and scholars.
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