Sources and Methods: Recruiting Spies and Staying Left of Boom with Former CIA Operations Officer Daniel Hoffman
In the latest installment of The Burn Bag Podcast, A'ndre and Ryan sit down with former CIA Senior Clandestine Services Officer Daniel Hoffman for a wide-ranging discussion drawing upon his experience...
28 Dec 202042min
What in the World? (12/25/20)
In this week's episode, A’ndre and Ryan dig into Russia's SolarWinds hacking with Javed Ali. They discuss what happened, the implications, and potential responses by the United States. The conversatio...
25 Dec 202021min
"Intelligence is Weird": Strategic Innovation in the Community with Former PDDNI Sue Gordon
In this episode of The Burn Bag Podcast, A'ndre and Ryan interview former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon, about her long and distinguished career in the CIA and as a lea...
21 Dec 202050min
What in the World? (12/18/20)
In this week's episode, A'ndre and Ryan talk about Russia's hacking of the U.S. government and the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolboys by Boko Haram. They also provide an update on the poisoning of Russ...
18 Dec 202030min
All Hail the King? Thai Protests and Police Action with Professor Allen Hicken
In this episode, we spoke with Professor Allen Hicken, professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, about the protests in Thailand. Professor Hicken discusses the deep polarization of...
14 Dec 202048min
What in the World? (12/11/20)
In this week's episode, A'ndre and Ryan discuss President-elect Biden's announcement of General (Ret.) Lloyd Austin as SecDef nominee, US arms sales to the UAE, and the mass protests in India. They al...
11 Dec 202031min
Crisis in Ethiopia: The Conflict in Tigray with Professor Terrence Lyons
In this special episode, we spoke with Terrence Lyons, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, about the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. Professor Lyons discusses how the ...
8 Dec 202048min
Oslo to Abraham: The United States and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Brookings Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel
We talk with Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the Israel- Palestine conflict and broader geopolitics within the Middle East. Riedel draws on his experience as part of Pr...
7 Dec 202048min
