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A retrospective look at some my reporting and podcasts from the time of his arrest in December of 2018, to his release in Late July 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chris Simmons, retired supervisory Counterintelligence Officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency and author talks about why Russia is sending warships to Cuba and why it’s teaming up with China to fly joint military patrols off the Alaska coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hughes talks about his career and key tools the Agency used to get the upper hand on terrorists in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Retired State Department Diplomatic Security agent and official Fred Burton talks about Iran's long history of attacking Americans and it's capabilities. He discusses details of security lapses at the Trump rally and changes that need to be made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Mihalek, retired Senior Secret Service agent discusses what happened, what's likely happening now at Secret Service and what should happen down the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorsky, paint a picture of the troubling problems facing NATO and how the alliance is meeting the challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza joined us in 2020, after being poisoned twice by Russian intelligence and surviving. That was almost 2 years before he was locked away in a Russia prison. After the killing of Alexei Navalny last year, he's emerged as one of the most significant anti-Kremlin figures in modern times. This podcast (a replay of 2020 interview) is a reminder of just how important he is to those fighting Russian aggression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ambassador Joseph Detrani, former Director of the U.S. National Counter Proliferation Center says this is major blow to U.S. efforts to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons pursuits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

EU Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė discusses the EU/US relationship and why the world needs to pull together to help Ukraine defeat Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

E.U. Ambassador to the US Jovita Neliupšienė loves nature and her job. So we combined the two for a unique interview that takes place in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. She discusses, the EU, the war in Ukraine, trade, disinformation and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Secretary General of Estonia's Foreign Ministry, Jonathan Vseviov, and Emmanuel Mignot, France's Ambassador to Estonia discuss these important issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

George Kent, U.S. Ambassador to Estonia discusses the history of Russian aggression and the current threat facing the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ambassador Joseph Detrani, former director of the U.S. Counter Proliferation and Center talks about concerning developments. They include China building hundreds of nuclear weapons silos, Russia's plans to test tactical nuclear weapons, and talk of using AI to control nuclear weapons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bret Schaefer, senior fellow, Media and Digital Disinformation, for the Alliance for Securing Democracy breaks down the threat, how disinformation is laundered, and the "democratization of disinformation" in an episode loaded with important and fascinating details about the threat today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ATIDNA International Founder and President Elijah Kahlenberg, who is Jewish, and Vice President Jadd Hashem, who is Palestinian talk about their group and its effort to find and promote common ground on Jewish and Palestinian issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Part two of our conversation. This time, ask yourself a key question. Why is he saying these things? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Whelan called us in December of last year with an urgent message for the president. He called again on April 11th with another. He has been detained in Russia for five years and is again appealing to President Biden to accelerate efforts to bring him and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Washington Post national security correspondent Joby Warrick reports Iran now has enough fissile material to make three bomb with in days Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom, worked for the World Central Kitchen. She was one of seven WCK staff killed in an Israeli drone strike on April 1st in Gaza. She is remembered fondly by her friend Brian Weaver, founder of Hoops Sagrado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eeva Eek Pajuste, Policy Advisor, Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says the view of democracy in Russia is "totally different" from the Western view. She explains how the early days after the collapse of the Soviet Union shaped that view. It's also a key reason why Vladimir Putin is still popular inside Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.