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Apr- 2024 -15 April
What Makes Iran’s Attack on Israel Unprecedented — And What Comes Next?
Nearly every news station is describing Iran’s attack on Israel ‘unprecedented’. But why? More importantly, what comes next? Former US…
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9 April
A Crash Course in Investigative Journalism with Michael Weiss
Investigative journalism is difficult enough, but studying Russia and the intelligence community is on another level. Michael Weiss is one…
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2 April
A Peek Inside The Unit with Adam Gamal
Some elements of US intelligence and special operations are so secretive, we don’t even know their names. Adam Gamal lived…
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Mar- 2024 -25 March
The Ghosts of Intelligence Past, Present, and Future with Amy Zegart
Believe it or not, international intelligence is a lot harder to predict than March Madness. From the attack in Moscow…
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18 March
Ukraine, Elections and AI – A Conversation with Patrick Weninger
Marc’s guest this week is Patrick Weninger, a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Case Officer with over 28 years of…
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11 March
The Syria Problem that Just Won’t Go Away
With such a heavy focus on the situations in Gaza and Ukraine, other foreign policy priorities have taken a back…
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4 March
How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Back
New York Times award winning journalist Adam Entous joins Marc Polymeropoulos to discuss Adam’s latest NY Times article chronicling the…
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Feb- 2024 -26 February
‘I Told You So’: Russian Intelligence is Alive and Well in the US
Alexander Smirnov has showed us that Russian ‘active measures’ are even more active than we thought. An FBI informant working…
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20 February
The Profound Impact of Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny’s influence cannot be overstated, and the impact of his death has sent shockwaves across Russia, and around the…
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12 February
Trump Throws Europe to the Wolves
Donald Trump will throw Europe to the wolves, and he’s said so himself. The former president has said that he…
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5 February
The Looming Dramatic Worsening of the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The Israel-Hamas conflict has wreaked havoc on civilians in Gaza, but the worst may be yet to come. As international…
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Jan- 2024 -29 January
From Hollywood with Love: What Makes for a Good Spy Movie?
Spy movies have been a staple of Hollywood for decades, but how many of them actually get it right? Spycraft…
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22 January
The View from the Pentagon: What’s Next In the Mideast, Ukraine, on China and on AI?
Has the US response to attacks on our troops and ships, been adequate? Are the attacks against Houthis too little…
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16 January
What Can Be Done About the Growing US Domestic Terrorism Threat?
One of the greatest security threats the US faces comes from within. As we enter 2024, the threat of right-wing…
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