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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Tech Giant Eric Schmidt Warns China is Catching Up to the U.S. in A.I.
International and Domestic Terrorist Threats: Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Russ Travers
Maintaining U.S. Technological Superiority: Frances Townsend and Jim Stavridis
Former Envoy to Global Coalition Against ISIS on the Future of the Syrian Conflict
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The Need for Transparency from China on COVID-19 Origins: Geopolitical Expert Jamie Metzl
New Research on the Capitol Insurrection: Political Scientist Bob Pape
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on the Future of the House Intelligence Committee
Australian Diplomat Nick Warner on His Career in Intelligence
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The Existential Threat Of Nuclear Weapons: NTI's Lynn Rusten
The Trump-Biden Foreign Policy Transition: FDD's David Adesnik and John Hannah
The Threat of Bioweapons: West Point Biochemist Dr. Kenneth Wickiser
A Firsthand Account of the Capitol Insurrection: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
American Withdrawal in the Middle East: The Atlantic Council's Will Wechsler
DECLASSIFIED: Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos on the Triple Agent
A Closer Look at the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Filmmaker Bryan Fogel
Disinformation as a National Security Issue: Former NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell
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