Another Lost Decade for Latin America?
It is a paradox of international relations that U.S. neighbors in the Western Hemisphere have two primary complaints about U.S. relations with the region. The first is that the U.S. does not pay enoug...
19 Jul 202147min
Battling on All Fronts
Former CIA counterintelligence chief James Olson tells Jeff Stein the CIA and FBI need to “resuscitate” double agent ops to penetrate enemy spy services, and Jeanne Meserve talks with former senior U....
15 Jul 202155min
"Dying is Easy, Democracy is Hard"
It is said that an old actor on his deathbed once said, "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard." Whether that actually happened or not, the foreign policy equivalent may be "Invading a country is easy. Turnin...
13 Jul 202147min
What Grade Does the Country Get on Holding the Trumpists Accountable for the January 6th Coup Attempt?
Congressman Eric Swalwell has been one of the leading voices in the US Congress demanding that the former president and those around him be held accountable for their violations of the Constitution an...
9 Jul 202130min
Nightmare Scenario: A Stark Behind the Scenes Look at How Trump Mishandled the Pandemic
Estimates now say 900,000 Americans died as a consequence of the COVID pandemic. But estimates suggest 40-90 percent of those deaths could have been avoided if the Trump Administration acted more swif...
9 Jul 202143min
Enemies Within and Without
Former senior CIA officer Doug London talks with Jeff Stein about the present and future intelligence picture in chaotic Afghanistan. And Jeanne Meserve has a fascinating talk with former top DHS inte...
8 Jul 202146min
Are We on the Road to Political Apartheid in the US
The most recent Supreme Court decisions remind us that on our current path voter suppression and more power be given to the richest members of our society are only going to get worse. The current majo...
1 Jul 202153min
Spies that Bind
Nicholas Eftimiades, a top expert on Chinese espionage, tells Jeff Stein he doubts reports that Beijing’s top counterspy defected to the US—but that Beijing has “many” moles in U.S/ intelligence. And ...
1 Jul 202155min
