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Intelligence Matters

Intelligence Matters

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Former acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community as they reflect on their life, career and the critical roles they play in shaping national security policies. As a central figure in the most significant U.S. counter-terror efforts of the pas ...more
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The Spy Next Door - From Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen
Robert Hanssen appeared to live an ordinary life in ... more
Oct 5 2023 40m
Robert Hansen's Upbringing and Friendship
Chapter 1 14 mins
Agent of Betrayal
Chapter 2 9 mins
Bob
Chapter 3 17 mins
Robert Hansen and the Cold War
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Introducing - Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen
Robert Hanssen was a conundrum - an FBI agent and se... more
Sep 28 2023 2m
Robert Hansen
Chapter 1 2 mins
Agent of Betrayal
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Wondery Presents: Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting
When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the a... more
Aug 21 2023 5m
Chapter 1 5 mins
True Crime Podcast
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CIA Clinical Psychologist Ursula Wilder on Profiling World Leaders
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Mar 29 2023 44m
Psychology and Politics in OSS/CIA
Chapter 1 17 mins
Psychology of World Leaders
Chapter 2 14 mins
Exploring Healthy and Unhealthy World Leaders
Chapter 3 12 mins
The Different Faces of Leadership
Chapter 4 1 min
Fostering Critical Conversations on National Security
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Former Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross on Regional Instability
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Mar 22 2023 38m
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Chapter 1 9 mins
US Policy Toward Iran
Chapter 2 11 mins
Israeli Judicial/Iranian Nuclear Effects
Chapter 3 4 mins
Changing the Iranian Calculus
Chapter 4 13 mins
Middle East Alignments, Conflict
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The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: A Look at Intelligence, 20 Years Later
In this special episode of Intelligence Matters, hos... more
Mar 15 2023 48m
Iraq and Terrorism
Chapter 1 16 mins
CIA's Role in the Iraq War
Chapter 2 8 mins
Analyzing Iraq's Links to Terrorism
Chapter 3 8 mins
The Risk of Invading Iraq
Chapter 4 16 mins
CIA's Role in Stabilizing Iraq
Chapter 5 44 sec
Discover Intelligence Matters
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Kristin Wood on the Intelligence Value of Open Source Data
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Mar 8 2023 42m
Open Source History in Intelligence
Chapter 1 11 mins
Open Source Intelligence
Chapter 2 6 mins
Open Source Intelligence
Chapter 3 9 mins
Uncovering Hidden Insights With Data Analysis
Chapter 4 16 mins
Open Source and Intelligence
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Assessing Top Global Security Threats with Expert Frederick Kagan
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Mar 1 2023 36m
Love and Betrayal
Chapter 1 16 mins
National Security Issues
Chapter 2 4 mins
National Security Challenges
Chapter 3 7 mins
Putin and Xi's Leadership
Chapter 4 8 mins
The Islamic Republic's Waning Power
Chapter 5 1 min
The Sacrifices of Brilliant Young Analysts
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Marking One Year of War in Ukraine: State Department Counselor Derek Chollet
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Feb 22 2023 38m
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Chinese Spy Balloon Fallout: Military Expert John Culver
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Feb 15 2023 38m
The Risk of Military Action
Chapter 1 9 mins
Military, Taiwan, Chinese Balloons
Chapter 2 10 mins
China-Taiwan
Chapter 3 6 mins
Balancing Military Threats in the Pacific
Chapter 4 3 mins
Preparing for War With China
Chapter 5 10 mins
The Challenges of War With China
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Inside Global Diplomacy: RT. Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Feb 8 2023 40m
Reconstructing Narratives
Chapter 1 5 mins
Cathy Ashton
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Relentlessness of Leadership
Chapter 3 12 mins
Understanding the Other Side
Chapter 4 14 mins
Crisis in Kosovo, Ukraine
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China Expert Dennis Wilder on U.S. Policy Towards Beijing
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Feb 1 2023 39m
Exploring the World Through the CIA
Chapter 1 16 mins
Life and Career in China Studies
Chapter 2 10 mins
China Challenges the US
Chapter 3 11 mins
Politics and Trade in East Asia
Chapter 4 34 sec
Dennis Wilder on Intelligence
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Understanding Electronic Surveillance with NSA's Former Top Lawyer
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michae... more
Jan 25 2023 34m
Incidental Collection of Americans' Information
Chapter 1
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Chapter 2 12 mins
The Section 702 Program
Chapter 3 12 mins
Section 702 of FISA
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Former CIA Officer Rolf Mowatt-Larssen's Strategic Analysis of the Russia-Ukraine War
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell sp... more
Jan 18 2023 40m
The War in Eastern Europe
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Michael Morell on the Year Ahead: Strategic Challenges in 2023
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell of... more
Jan 11 2023 39m
Putin's Political Position
Chapter 1 9 mins
Biden Administration's Approach to Ukraine
Chapter 2 4 mins
Probability of Putin Using Nuclear Weapons
Chapter 3 14 mins
The US and China in a Cold War
Chapter 4 12 mins
Public Opinion in China Matters
Chapter 5 1 min
Intelligence Matters
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Inside China's Surveillance State: Liza Lin and Josh Chin
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell sp... more
Jan 4 2023 33m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Surveillance State
Chapter 2 5 mins
China's Surveillance System
Chapter 3 7 mins
Surveillance Systems in China
Chapter 4 9 mins
Silicon Valley Connection to China's Surveillance State
Chapter 5 9 mins
The Chinese Surveillance State
Chapter 6 51 sec
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BEST OF: Hal Brands on potential of future conflict with China
In this Best of episode of Intelligence Matters, hos... more
Dec 28 2022 37m
China as a Peak Power
Chapter 1 11 mins
China as a Peaking Power
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Dangers of a Peaking China
Chapter 3 10 mins
China's Opportunity to Conquer Taiwan
Chapter 4 12 mins
The Chinese Perspective on Taiwan
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Best Of: Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development Elbridge Colby
In this "Best Of" episode of Intelligence Matters, h... more
Dec 21 2022 36m
Deterrence Against China
Chapter 1 11 mins
America's Readiness for War With China
Chapter 2 5 mins
The US Response to China's Rise
Chapter 3 12 mins
Military Power in Asia
Chapter 4 6 mins
The Necessity of Industrial Policy
Chapter 5 5 mins
The China Factor in America's Decline
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Former CIA Chief Operations Officer on his Career at the CIA
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell sp... more
Dec 14 2022 42m
Preparing for the Deputy Director of the CIA
Chapter 1 11 mins
Andy Mkritus on His Career at the CIA
Chapter 2 3 mins
What It Was Like to Be a CIA Director's Executive Assistant
Chapter 3 5 mins
Alter Ego and Networking in a Senior Position
Chapter 4 5 mins
The Difficult First Day
Chapter 5 9 mins
Managing Ambiguity in Analysis
Chapter 6 9 mins
CIA's Response to the Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Chapter 7 55 sec
Intelligence Matters
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Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin with Former White House Russia Expert Andrew Weiss
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell sp... more
Dec 7 2022 38m
Consequences of a Hot Head
Chapter 1 7 mins
The Accidental Rise of Vladimir Putin
Chapter 2 11 mins
Emotional and Impulsive
Chapter 3 14 mins
Three Things That Putin Is Animated By
Chapter 4 8 mins
The Three Hemispheres of Vladimir Putin
Chapter 5 59 sec
Daily Show Podcast Beyond Scenes
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The CIA in the Movies: A Review with the Co-Founders of Spycraft Entertainment
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell sp... more
Nov 30 2022 42m
The Excitement of Being a Spy
Chapter 1 10 mins
CIA Intelligence and Espionage
Chapter 2 13 mins
Hollywood's Take on Espionage
Chapter 3 12 mins
The Importance of Trust
Chapter 4 11 mins
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Intelligence
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Working at CIA: In Conversation with CIA Director of Operations and Director of Analysis
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell, i... more
Nov 23 2022 38m
CIA Analyst Job
Chapter 1 14 mins
A Discussion With the CIA
Chapter 2 5 mins
The CIA
Chapter 3 6 mins
Succeed at the CIA
Chapter 4 8 mins
The Director of Operations for the CIA on Understanding Russia
Chapter 5 8 mins
Technology in the CIA
Chapter 6 47 sec
Intelligence Matters
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Introducing Missing Justice
Christy Woodenthigh’s family rushed to her home on t... more
Nov 22 2022 2m
Chapter 1 2 mins
The Families Need Justice
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The Evolution of U.S.-China Relations: National Security Analyst Graham Allison
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell sp... more
Nov 16 2022 39m
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Grandmaster's Insights
Chapter 2 13 mins
China's Rise to Power
Chapter 3 9 mins
Rising Tensions Between the US and China
Chapter 4 10 mins
Dangers of Taiwan as a Potential Trigger for War
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The Threat of North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Markus Garlauskas
This week on Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell sp... more
Nov 9 2022 34m
Skepticism of North Korea's Nuclear Arms Testing
Chapter 1 4 mins
Korea in East Asian Security
Chapter 2 4 mins
North Korea's Strategic Weapons Programs
Chapter 3 6 mins
North Korea's Nuclear Use Doctrine
Chapter 4 11 mins
The North Korean Nuclear Mindset
Chapter 5 11 mins
Lessons North Korea Could Learn From Russia-Ukraine War
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