Barr and ‘Five Eyes’ pledge unity on ’emerging threats’ — but questions on Huawei and ISIS remain

Published August 1, 2019 1:52pm ET



The so-called “Five Eyes” nations agreed on a lot coming out of their security summit in London this week, but didn’t end up with concrete plans for two major challenges: the security threat posed by Chinese tech firm Huawei, and the stalemate over how to deal with thousands of foreign-born Islamic State fighters held in Syria.

The five English-speaking member nations that comprise the intelligence-sharing alliance agreed on “emerging threats” including child exploitation, web encryption, extremist recruitment online, and terrorism. They agreed the exploitation of children online must be addressed more effectively, that violent extremists must not be allowed to exploit the internet, that tech firm encryption designed to keep law enforcement out could threaten public safety, and that they must remain vigilant against ISIS.

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