The aim of a foreign intelligence service is to find and convince individuals to help them achieve intelligence objectives. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
Reflexive control is a ‘uniquely Russian’ technique of psychological manipulation through disinformation. The idea is to feed your adversary a set of assumptions that will produce a predictable response: That response, in turn, furthers a goal that advances your interests. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
As a former F.B.I. special agent who conducted counterintelligence investigations, I can attest that foreign intelligence services do not operate on the basis of explicit agreements or even actions that, standing alone, constitute criminal activity. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
Foreign intelligence services rely on manipulating vulnerabilities over time – like greed, or fear of exposure of a secret – to puppeteer those under their influence into acting in their interests without saying a word. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
Counterintelligence is, in effect, chasing ghosts, which is why the tools used to investigate foreign intelligence activity are secret, like human sources or electronic surveillance. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
Though my parents were professionals and expected me to go to college, they were immigrants from India with no idea about how the admissions process worked in the United States or the importance of standardized tests. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
I was a pretty unsavvy applicant, and I am grateful that the dean of admissions at Princeton chose to take a chance on a girl from an average public high school in southern Virginia. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
College acceptances, particularly of high-profile teens and celebrities, make the news cycle each year. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
Students come away with a clear message about how admissions works: If you have money, connections or ‘insider’ knowledge, you have a leg up. It’s hardly surprising that many students of modest or lower means decide it’s not even worth playing. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
Rather than trying to find evidence of a crime, the FBI’s counterintelligence goal is to identify, monitor and neutralize foreign intelligence activity in the United States. Asha Rangappa Read Quote
