Tulsi Gabbard has killed a key report for covering climate change.
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The intelligence community has published the unclassified “Global Trends” report every four years to assess different scenarios for our global future and their likely impact on the United States.
We can state confidently, having all served in senior national security positions in the U.S. government, that these reports provide a rare impetus for policymakers to shift their focus from their daily inboxes to the strategic threats on the horizon.
They also provide a platform for U.S. officials to compare assumptions with foreign counterparts, enhancing international cooperation and deepening shared understanding of our uncertain future.
Author summary: U.S. intelligence hindered by politics.