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Back to SearchTHE NEW COLD WAR
Episode 57
Robert Cardillo, former head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, discusses the role of spy satellites in Ukraine and how images can be sp…
4 years, 2 months ago
Russian Killers, American Plotters
Episode 56
Jeanne Meserve talks with retired Army Gen. Kevin Ryan about the Russian military’s chaos in Ukraine, while journalist Janet Reitman dissects the FBI…
4 years, 2 months ago
Covert Actions: Russia and China
Episode 55
Intelligence historian Tim Weiner talks with Jeff Stein about CIA ops against Russia from the Cold War onward, and Chinese espionage expert Nick Efti…
4 years, 2 months ago
SPIES AND NEO-NAZIS
Episode 54
Veteran former CIA operations officer Lucy Kirk talks with Jeff Stein about changes in the spy game since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and leading e…
4 years, 3 months ago
Jamming up the Russians
Episode 53
Former Navy electronic warfare expert Bryan Clark talks about techniques the US can use to spoof Russian troops, and Adam M. Smith, who focused on sa…
4 years, 3 months ago
Nuclear Risks and Putin's Quest for Glory
Episode 52
Former CIA officer and former head of Department of Energy intelligence Rolf Mowatt-Larssen assesses the risks in Vladimir Putin's takeover of Ukrain…
4 years, 3 months ago
Russia’s Dirty Tricks
Episode 51
“Maverick strategist” Sean McFate, a former private mercenary, talks about the Ukraine deployment of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group, while ex-sen…
4 years, 3 months ago
Options for Fighting Russians in Ukraine
Episode 50
Former CIA officer Douglas London talks about covert possibilities against the Russians with Jeff Stein. Former Cyber Command and NSA Chief Mike Roge…
4 years, 4 months ago
Russian Spy Chiefs, Ukraine Hit Squads
Episode 49
Russian intelligence expert Filip Kovacevic profiles Putin’s spy bosses with Jeff Stein, and Foreign Policy magazine correspondent Amy Mackinnon deta…
4 years, 4 months ago
Inside Putin’s Brain—and the Soul of an Intel Warrior
Episode 48
Jeanne Meserve talks with Angela Stent, author of Putin’s World, and Jeff Stein catches up with former US Army Lt. Col. Ron Capps, who’s capturing th…
4 years, 4 months ago