Peter Earnest says arrests this week of suspected agents in Russian spy ring no surprise . Espionage fills vital niche , he says , providing information about plans , human dynamics . Presidents Obama and Medvedev may have recently `` reset '' the U.S.-Russian relationship , but that does not mean U.S. and Russian interests or perspectives are necessarily aligned . Accused spies appear to have gathered little information , he says . Earnest : " The Russians are not going to be able to do anything with the intelligence they gather unless it is shared with their allies and partners around the world."
Peter Earnest says arrests this week of suspected agents in Russian spy ring no surprise . Espionage fills vital niche , he says , providing information about plans , human dynamics . Accused spies appear to have gathered little information , he says . Earnest : " The Russians are not going to be able to do anything with the intelligence they gather unless it is shared with their allies and partners around the world."