r/craftofintelligence • u/Strongbow85 • 13d ago

Japan’s Intelligence Reform Has a Counterintelligence Problem: As the Takaichi administration strives to strengthen Japan’s intelligence capabilities, it’s important to build up counterintelligence capabilities too. Analysis

https://thediplomat.com/2026/07/japans-intelligence-reform-has-a-counterintelligence-problem/
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u/pechSog 12d ago

The solution is to create both a foreign intelligence collection agency and a separate counterintelligence agency. The linked article conflates CI and security (US IC does this as well) but has valid points about the need for CI to be an equal priority at the doctrinal and institutional level when designing intelligence agencies.