Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...
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The Secretary of Hard Problems
While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, ...
And is probably still at it. As newly released classified documents confirm activists’ long-held suspicions, the disclosures ...
In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the resurgence of ISIS, and what's next for the intel community.
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory. That's ...
He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
Since Donald Trump's November victory, American and Israeli media have zeroed in on Iran, its nuclear program, and how the ...