____________________________________________ 6 IICC Perspectives blow to the FBI’s independence and the intelligence community’s ability to handle domestic threats. The process of domesticating intelligence has also extended to lower levels. "Project 2025" determined that governance should be streamlined through mass layoffs and reductions, and it is clear that the budget cuts in the intelligence community will primarily target elements perceived as liberal, particularly in the field of intelligence research. Beyond damaging research independence, such a move will also significantly impair the community’s long-term operational capacity. For, even if the administration changes, the intelligence community will struggle to find a sufficiently high-quality replacement for the loss of an arsenal of professionals built over many years. Additionally, Trump, who ignored the community’s briefings during his first term, can be expected to do the same in a second term. The administration’s hostile stance toward NATO countries, the recklessness displayed by the president and his team in handling intelligence secrets and the position of Gabbard, suspected of being a Russian asset, are all likely to undermine intelligence cooperation with foreign countries. In addition, there are even more fundamental concerns. Loch Johnson, one of the leading intelligence scholars in the United States, warned that the administration might use intrusive intelligence capabilities to target domestic opponents, posing a real threat to the very foundations of democracy in the United States. Israel since the beginning of the judicial reform Unlike in the United States, where shaping intelligence outputs is considered acceptable, Israeli decision-makers traditionally refrain from doing so, even when they disagree with assessments. In Israel, it is also not customary for changes in government to lead to replacements at the top of intelligence agencies. Israeli rules of the game reflect both the relative strength and professional ethos of the intelligence community and the recognition by decision-makers of the signal important of free intelligence assessments, untainted by political pressure, for Israel’s security. Judicial reform" (Getty images) " Widespread protest against the "Legal Revolution" ( N12)
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