Meelis Oidsalu, former Undersecretary for Defence Planning in Estonia and current Editor-in-Chief at The Baltic Sentinel suggests Donald Trump is not the "anti-NATO" figure many think he is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the last decade the U.S. election system has been targeted relentlessly, by hostile nation-states. Russia, the principal culprit is at it again, with a new scheme so potent that even the US Congress was caught off guard. In this episode, Dr. Martin Innes, from Cardiff University in the UK talks about how Doppleganger works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the last decade the U.S. election system has been targeted relentlessly, by hostile nation-states. And, as election day 2024 approaches, Russia, the principal culprit is at it again, with a new scheme so potent that even the US Congress was caught off guard. Va. Democratic Congressman Gerry Connolly and fellow members were bombarded by thousands of angry callers in a coordinated, targeted operation after the Congress passed the Ukraine Aid Package in April. That was just the beginning....

Hans Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project discusses how Israeli forces found Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the circumstances of his death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jad Nasrallah, an architect, who lives in Beirut, shares his story, heartbreaking videos and pictures that reveal sleepless nights, worry for his family, and personal and city-wide devastation that may signal a long conflict ahead. Also Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs talks about innovative ways the State Department's using to get Americans out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three interviews in this show paint a picture of a chaotic week in Middle East. Ben Francke, who lives near Tel Aviv reflects on Iran's missile strike. Vedant Patel, the State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson talks about US efforts to stop the conflict from spreading. And Fred Burton, former Deputy chief of the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service says he's shocked at how deeply Israeli intelligence penetrated Hezbollah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

A rare sit-down interview with the director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Dr. Christopher Scolese. We also talk with Australia's Ambassador Kevin Rudd about the 3rd anniversary of AUKUS and the 2024 Quad meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former CIA Senior Operations Officers Robert Baer and Douglas London join us to explain what most likely is happening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vicki Aken, Ukraine Country Director for Mercy Corps, says Ukrainians are suffering from lack of sleep, land mines, electricity and constant strains on their mental health as they face a devastating, and overwhelming use of weapons by Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

General Onno Eichelscheim, Chief of Defence for the Netherlands discusses Ukraine's incursion into Kursk. Also, Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Strategic Industries speaks forcefully about why Ukraine needs permission to use long-range western weapons to strike Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clint Watts, GM of Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center discusses Iran's meddling and Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Strategic Industries, describes Ukraine's military mission in Russian territory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyk explains why Ukraine did it and why Russia can't really stop it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices