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.
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China's Path and Xi's Political Future: Expert Chris Johnson
Big Tech, Regulation & National Security: Klon Kitchen & Jamil Jaffer
The Sandy Hook Shooting and How Conspiracy Theories Affect National Security: Journalist Elizabeth Williamson
Reporting From Ukraine's Front Line: CBS News Correspondent Holly Williams
State of Play in Ukraine: Former Moscow Chief of Station Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
Counterterrorism Chief Christy Abizaid on Top Terror Threats to the U.S.
Israel's Security Challenges: Former Senior Mossad Officer Zohar Palti
Former GOP Congressman and CIA Officer Will Hurd
John McLaughlin on Russia's World-Changing War
Top State Department Intelligence Official Brett Holmgren
Global Effects of Russia's War in Ukraine: Oil and Energy Expert Mark Finley
WMD Risks in Ukraine: Former Senior CIA Operations Officer Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
Nuclear Confrontations with Moscow: Author Brian Morra
Beijing's View of the Russia-Ukraine War: China Expert Chris Johnson
Profiling Putin and Other World Leaders: Psychiatrist Kenneth Dekleva
Putin's Choices in Ukraine: Former Top Pentagon Official Mike Vickers
Taiwan-China Tensions: Expert Bonnie Glaser
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: A Panel of Experts Discuss
The Future of the Kim Regime: North Korea Expert Sue Mi Terry
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