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 Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on New Technologies and Military Readiness
Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius on Journalism, the Middle East and Spy Fiction
Africa Expert Judd Devermont on the Continent's Security Challenges and Cooperation Opportunities
Tech Expert Ben Buchanan on the Links Between Artificial Intelligence and National Security
Former PDDNI Sue Gordon on Intelligence Challenges and Career Milestones
Journalist Robert Worth on Profiling Mohammed bin Zayed
Former Senior Pentagon Official-Turned-Congressional Candidate on Running for Office
Former National Security Advisors on Challenges for the Next Commander In Chief
Top Election Security Executive Shelby Pierson on Past, Present and Future Threats
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley on DIA's Core Mission
Samantha Power on Public Service, Human Rights and Global Stability
Former Head of Digital Innovation at CIA on the Challenges of Technological Change
Iran Expert Barbara Slavin on Tehran's Potential Path Forward
Ambassador Susan Rice on Her Career, U.S. Foreign Policy and America's Role in the World
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith on Pentagon Oversight
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Adm. Stavridis on the Value of Alliances
Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bennet on Foreign Policy and National Security Priorities
North Korea Update: Expert Sue Mi Terry
Former Head of FBI National Security Division on International and Domestic Terrorism
China Expert Chris Johnson on President Xi, Propaganda and A Potential Trade Deal
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