State Secrets

The Secret U.S. Counter-Narcotics Mission


Listen Later

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited a warship off the coast of Puerto Rico this week, telling Marines and sailors that they are on the "front lines" of a critical counter-narcotics mission. Exactly what that mission is – remains murky but the statement itself was a clue to the administration's intent. The U.S. has been beefing up military assets in the region and last week, a U.S. military attack on a boat in international waters raised concerns that rippled through Venezuela and the U.S. Congress. In this edition of The State Secrets Podcast, The Cipher Brief is talking with Renee Novakoff, former Deputy Director of Intelligence for Sensitive Activities and Special Programs at the Office of the Secretary of Defense about what we know and what we still don't - about the Pentagon's mission off the coast of Venezuela

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

State SecretsBy The Cipher Brief

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

93 ratings


More shows like State Secrets

View all
Foreign Policy Live by Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy Live

607 Listeners

SpyCast by SpyCast

SpyCast

1,518 Listeners

Asia Geopolitics by The Diplomat

Asia Geopolitics

325 Listeners

ChinaPower by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

ChinaPower

208 Listeners

Modern War Institute by Modern War Institute at West Point

Modern War Institute

775 Listeners

The President’s Inbox by Council on Foreign Relations

The President’s Inbox

711 Listeners

Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs by Secrets & Spies

Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs

268 Listeners

The Cipher Brief Open Source Report by The Cipher Brief

The Cipher Brief Open Source Report

105 Listeners

Defense One Radio by Defense One staff

Defense One Radio

142 Listeners

Net Assessment by War on the Rocks

Net Assessment

414 Listeners

Irregular Warfare Podcast by Irregular Warfare Initiative

Irregular Warfare Podcast

408 Listeners

Pekingology by Center for Strategic and International Studies

Pekingology

142 Listeners

SpyTalk by SpyTalk, Jeff Stein

SpyTalk

208 Listeners

Global Security Briefing by The Royal United Services Institute

Global Security Briefing

24 Listeners

The Foreign Affairs Interview by Foreign Affairs Magazine

The Foreign Affairs Interview

444 Listeners

NatSec Matters by Beacon Global Strategies LLC

NatSec Matters

271 Listeners