FMIC leads the intelligence community on threats to democracy and U.S. national interests from foreign malign influence, which is defined as subversive, undeclared, coercive, or criminal activities by foreign governments, non-state actors, or their proxies to affect another nation’s popular or political attitudes, perceptions, or behaviors to advance their interests by driving integration and providing timely, rigorous, apolitical and insightful intelligence and support to inform national security decisions and protect our nation.
To accomplish this mission, FMIC:
- Manages the IC’s collection and analysis resources, with an eye to identifying and addressing gaps;
- Builds partnerships, with government, civil society, and the private sector;
- Advances strategic analysis, drawing on expertise from all elements of the IC to provide warning on foreign adversaries’ capabilities, intentions, and operations.