In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with former senior CIA operations officer Marc Polymeropoulos, who retired from the agency in June after nearly three decades of service in a number of overseas posts. Polymeropoulos discusses the training he received at CIA, the art of recruiting and running assets, and the value of human spies. He discusses some of his assignments while overseas and addresses questions about politics and morale at the agency. Morell and Polymeropoulos also discuss the intelligence implications of the Trump administration’s decision to pull U.S. forces out of Syria.
Former Head of FBI Counterintelligence Bill Priestap on Top Spy Threats
Bonus Pod: Michael Morell's Takeaways from the al-Baghdadi Raid
Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Syria, Leadership and Top National Security Threats
Deep Dive with Experts Kurt Campbell and Jake Sullivan on U.S.-China Relations
Bonus Pod: 9/11 Memorial Museum Panel on CIA's Response to the September 11 Attacks
Ret. Adm. Bill McRaven on Leadership, Living History and A Life of Service
Bonus Pod: Michael Morell on the Whistleblower Complaint and Ukraine Call
Top U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges: Discussion with Richard Haass
Bonus Pod: Intelligence Matters Live Taping with Host Michael Morell
Senior CBP Officer Todd Owen on Agency's Main Missions and State of U.S. Border Security
Remembering 9/11: Author Garrett Graff on New Oral History Book
Former CIA Officer Kristin Wood on the Production, Delivery and Value of Analysis
Pentagon's Former Top Intel Official on U.S. Afghanistan Strategy
CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto on 'Shadow Wars' Involving Russia, China
What’s Next for Venezuela? A Conversation with Latin America Expert Juan Cruz
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: What It Does, Why It Matters
Preet Bharara, Former U.S. Attorney, Offers Takeaways from Mueller Testimony
Former Top Envoy Dennis Ross on Prospects for Middle East Peace
PDDNI Sue Gordon on the Intelligence Community's Imminent Information Challenges
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