MIN READFeb 19, 2021 | 15:40 GMT

The lobby of CIA headquarters on Aug. 14, 2008, in Langley, Virginia.

(SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Nongovernmental actors that conduct intelligence collection, analysis and operations increasingly are being shown to operate in parallel and at times in place of traditional intelligence agencies. This creates a more complex informational, analytic and operational environment that offers tradeoffs for policymakers....