CIA creates new mission centers focused on China and technology
In announcing the changes, the CIA director referred to "increasingly adversarial Chinese government" as the "most important geopolitical threat we face in the 21st century."
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Olivia Gazis covers intelligence and international security matters for CBS News, where she has conducted news-making interviews with top American and foreign officials. Twice Emmy-nominated, she has traveled worldwide with the secretary of state and contributes reporting on intelligence, foreign policy and other security topics across CBS News broadcast, radio, online and streaming platforms. She was previously an Investigative Fellow with Hearst Newspapers, where her reporting team earned a Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism. Gazis received a bachelor's degree cum laude from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs and a master's degree with honors from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. She is a Fulbright Scholar. Gazis lives with her husband and their three children in Washington, D.C.
In announcing the changes, the CIA director referred to "increasingly adversarial Chinese government" as the "most important geopolitical threat we face in the 21st century."
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