The CIA Is Resorting to an Open Casting Call for Would-Be Cuban Assets

Marco Rubio publicly urged people in Cuba seeking change to work with the CIA, drawing attention to the Trump administration’s interest in challenging the Cuban government. The appeal came amid President Donald Trump’s remarks about Cuba and his broader talk of regime change, and marks a more visible approach to recruiting intelligence sources.

Public recruitment appeals are not new: the CIA used social media to seek sources in Russia, China, Iran and North Korea under Joe Biden. The article says surveillance capabilities and limited US presence make it harder to recruit through traditional methods; the Trump administration has expanded these public appeals, following earlier efforts by Israel’s Mossad to publicise operations against Iran.