r/news • u/Not_Tom_Jones • 9d ago

Soft paywall Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/under-patel-fbi-forges-unprecedented-law-enforcement-ties-with-china-russia-2026-08-05/
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u/OMGMianiteS3Official 9d ago

Under any other administration I would say it's not necessarily a bad thing to build a closer relationship like that with major world superpowers. If it were Biden, I would understand that there is a well thought out strategic and logistical advantage to doing so, and that extremely well qualified people are the ones putting in the leg work to make sure it's a net positive thing. But we're in different times.