DSR Spy Show

Russian Disinformation, Russian Yachts & a Metallica Concert

Separating fact from fiction in an era of disinformation is a challenging job. This week’s guest, former CIA field officer…

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A Conversation with Rep. Abigail Spanberger on the Latest Trump Indictment and Much More

Representative Abigail Spanberger of Virginia’s 7th district joins Marc and David to talk Trump’s latest indictment, and what it means…

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Integrity and Imagination: An Intel Community Pro Turned Novelist Looks Ahead

They say you should write what you know. After over thirty years in the intelligence community, Alma Katsu certainly knows…

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Well Isn’t That Special: America’s Ever More Awkward Relationship with Israel

The US-Israel relationship is in a very difficult place and things may be getting worse.  To discuss where we are…

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Should the United States Have a Domestic Intelligence Agency?

With January 6th and the increasing threat of domestic terrorism, the merits of a domestic intelligence agency akin the the…

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How to be a Master CIA Recruiter

On this week’s episode of the DSR, co-host Marc Polymeropoulos is joined by guest James Lawler, a former CIA operations…

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How to Capitalize on Putin’s Weakness In the Wake of the Prigozhin Mini-Coup

The dust is still settling from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s march on Moscow that gripped the world and rocked the Kremlin. Many questions…

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Do We Still Need Big Brother to Help Us Fight Terrorism?

During the so-called Global War on Terror, the US developed legal mechanisms to help support efforts to fight “the bad…

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Spies: What a Great New History of Espionage Tells Us About the Trump Case and More

Harvard’s Calder Walton has written an important new history espionage called Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West.…

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The Intelligence Community at a Crossroads: The Great Challenges We Face

Around the world and here at home, the US faces a new array of threats. They are far different from…

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Do We Have the CIA and FBI We Need?

There are deep challenges facing the agencies of our government most responsible for our security (from the intelligence community to…

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How Intelligence Pros See the Future of the War in Ukraine

On this, the inaugural episode of DSR’s new weekly Spy Show podcast with Marc Polymeropoulos, Marc and co-host David Rothkopf…

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