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Intelligence Lessons from Vietnam

Working for the Saigon Military Mission and the CIA, Rufus Phillips spent ten years in South East Asia during the Vietnam War. Drawing on this experience, Rufus talks about psychological warfare and ...
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“The Intelligence Legacy of the Yom Kippur War” – with Uri Bar-Joseph

Uri Bar-Joseph joins Andrew Hammond to discuss the intelligence failure of the Yom Kippur War. Uri is an author and professor emeritus at Haifa University.
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"The IRA, The Troubles & Intelligence" – with Eleanor Williams and Thomas Leahy

Thomas Leahy and Eleanor Williams join Andrew Hammond to discuss the intelligence war during “the Troubles.” Thomas lives in Cardiff and Eleanor lives in Belfast.
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The National Intelligence Council with Michael Collins

Summary Michael Collins joins Andrew to discuss the National Intelligence Council. Michael is the NIC’s current acting chair. What You’ll Learn Intelligence The role of the National Intelligence ...
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“70th Anniversary of James Bond, Special” - with Alexis Albion on 007 (Part 1 of 2)

This week on SpyCast, curators Andrew and Alexis join forces to put the past 70 years of Bond into historical perspective. To help frame their conversation, our collections team brought out a ...
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"The North Korean Defector" – with Former DPRK Agent Kim, Hyun Woo

This week on SpyCast, Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) is joined by former DPRK Agent Kim, Hyun Woo. This is the first time Dr. Kim has stepped out from the shadows to speak. “When I envision reunification, ...
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“Spying and Start-Ups” – with former Assistant Director of the CIA John Mullen

John Mullen joins Andrew Hammond to discuss his life and career. He was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
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“Becoming a Russian Intelligence Officer” – with Janosh Neumann

Janosh Neumann joins Andrew Hammond to discuss life in the FSB. He was born in the Soviet Union to parents in the “business.” ...
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“British Defence Attaché, U.S.A.” – with Rear Admiral Tim Woods

Rear Admiral Tim Woods joins Andrew Hammond to discuss his role as Britain’s Defence Attaché to the United States. Tim previously served as the British Defence Attaché in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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"Black Ops: The Life of a Legendary CIA Shadow Warrior" - with Ric Prado

Enrique “Ric” Prado joins Andrew to discuss his new memoir “Black Ops.” One of the most renowned CIA officers of his generation tells his story.
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Ukraine & the Alliance with NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence David Cattler

David Cattler joins Andrew Hammond to discuss NATO’s intelligence response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. David currently serves as NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security.
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“The Information Battlespace” – Foreign Denial and Deception with Bill Parquette

Sun Tzu said, “all warfare is based on deception” and so much of the natural world is also based on denial and deception: camouflage, feigning, mimicry, distraction. It is also a feature of our daily ...