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“Maverick strategist” Sean McFate, a former private mercenary, talks about the Ukraine deployment of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group, while ex-senior CIA ops officer Gregory Sims says US security officials should “expect the unexpected” not to be caught flat-footed by a cornered Vladimir Putin, including big “surprises" like 9/11 and Pearl Harbor.

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Sean McFate:

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https://www.seanmcfate.com/

Gregory Sims

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https://www.thecipherbrief.com/experts/gregory-sims

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Former CIA officer Douglas London talks about covert possibilities against the Russians with Jeff Stein. Former Cyber Command and NSA Chief Mike Rogers talks about the cyber side of the war with Jeanne Meserve. 

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Douglas London:

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Admiral Michael S. Rogers, USN, Ret.

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Russian intelligence expert Filip Kovacevic profiles Putin’s spy bosses with Jeff Stein, and Foreign Policy magazine correspondent Amy Mackinnon details Russian plans for Ukraine roundups and assassinations  

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Filip Kovacevic

https://twitter.com/ChekistMonitor

Amy Mackinnon

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Jeanne Meserve talks with Angela Stent, author of Putin’s World, and Jeff Stein catches up with former US Army Lt. Col. Ron Capps, who’s capturing the pain of war in his beautiful songs and stories.

Angela Stent

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Putin's World

https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/angela-stent/putins-world/9781455533015/

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Jeanne Meserve talks with The Soufan Group’s Colin Clarke about the unsolved mystery of the Jan. 6 pipe bombs case, and Jeff Stein plumbs a spy’s 'sociopathic soul' with acclaimed CIA case officer Jim Lawler.

Colin Clarke on Twitter

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@ColinPClarke

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John Sipher, who once ran CIA operations against the Russians, talks about US options for dealing with an invasion of Ukraine, while Brian Murphy, a former top DHS intelligence official, deconstructs the Kremlin's disinformation campaign against us. With cohosts Jeff Stein and Jeanne Meserve.  

John Sipher 

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https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil

Brian Murphy

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The FBI’s explanations for its Jan. 6 failures don't add up, reporter Jason Paladino tells Jeff Stein. And Jeanne Meserve dives deep into the creepy Metaverse with terrorism researchers at the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center.

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Jason Paladino

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https://twitter.com/gridnews

The National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education Center

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Austin C. Doctor

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@UNOmaha

Sam Hunter

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Joel Elson

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Retired Green Beret Col. David Maxwell discusses paramilitary options against Russian invaders in Ukraine, while former US-Iran nuclear deal negotiator Ernest Moniz offers perspective on new talks with hardliners. With Jeff Stein and Jeanne Meserve.

David Maxwell*

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http://maxoki161.blogspot.com/

*A previous version of this episode placed David Maxwell with Georgetown. This corrected version notes that he is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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Former top FBI counterspy Frank Figliuzzi tells Jeff Stein how foreign agents woo state and local US police, and Jeanne Meserve learns how satellite sleuths track China’s Uighur genocide from RAND Corp expert Scott Harold.

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This week: Jeanne Meserve talks with the Atlantic Council’s Jared Holt about the evolving face of right-wing extremism. Joe Weisberg, creator of the hit spy drama “The Americans,” defends his argument on ending the Cold War with Russia with Jeff Stein.

Jared Holt

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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/jared-holt/

Joe Weisberg

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/17/russia-united-states-cold-war/

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