Intelligence Matters
Former acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community as they reflect on their life, career and the critical roles they play in shaping national security policies. As a central figure in the most significant U.S. counter-terror efforts of the past two decades and a former CIA intelligence analyst, Morell is uniquely skilled at taking industry leading knowledge to make connections that provide deep insight into complex security events – helping decode intelligence officials’ key priorities and providing perspectives on how to achieve national security objectives. Morell is the author of “The Great War of Our Time” and a vivid account of the Central Intelligence Agency, a life in secrets, and a war in the shadows.
CIA Clinical Psychologist Ursula Wilder on Profiling World Leaders
Former Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross on Regional Instability
The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: A Look at Intelligence, 20 Years Later
Kristin Wood on the Intelligence Value of Open Source Data
Assessing Top Global Security Threats with Expert Frederick Kagan
Marking One Year of War in Ukraine: State Department Counselor Derek Chollet
Chinese Spy Balloon Fallout: Military Expert John Culver
Inside Global Diplomacy: RT. Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton
China Expert Dennis Wilder on U.S. Policy Towards Beijing
Understanding Electronic Surveillance with NSA's Former Top Lawyer
Former CIA Officer Rolf Mowatt-Larssen's Strategic Analysis of the Russia-Ukraine War
Michael Morell on the Year Ahead: Strategic Challenges in 2023
Inside China's Surveillance State: Liza Lin and Josh Chin
BEST OF: Hal Brands on Potential of Future Conflict with China
BEST OF: Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development Elbridge Colby
Former CIA Chief Operating Officer on his Career at the CIA
Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin with Former White House Russia Expert Andrew Weiss
The CIA in the Movies: A Review with the Co-Founders of Spycraft Entertainment
Working at CIA: In Conversation with CIA Director of Operations and Director of Analysis
The Evolution of U.S.-China Relations: National Security Analyst Graham Allison
The Threat of North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Markus Garlauskas
The Aims and Impact of Chinese Foreign Development: Brad Parks
Implications of Xi Jinping's Hold on Power: Former Senior CIA China Analyst Chris Johnson
U.S. Political Violence on the Rise: Professor Bob Pape
The Ethics and Impact of Drone Strikes: Georgetown Law Professor Mitt Regan
Putin's Threat of Nuclear War: Former CIA Moscow Chief of Station Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
75th Anniversary of the CIA with Deputy Director of the CIA David Cohen
The Status of a U.S.-Iran Deal: Middle East Expert Karim Sadjadpour
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development Elbridge Colby
Journalist and Former Marine Elliot Ackerman
Global Energy Expert Daniel Yergin
Terrorism Analyst Bill Roggio
Former Senior CIA Analysts on China: Chris Johnson and John Culver
The Potential of Future Conflict with China: Professor Hal Brands
Battlefield Lessons for Ukraine, Taiwan: Former Diplomat Eric Edelman
Best Of: Stanford Professor and Author Amy Zegart
Best Of: Psychiatrist Kenneth Dekleva on Profiling World Leaders
Making Fun of Spies: Former CIA Officer and Satirist Alex Finley
Expert Heather Conley on Russia's "Strategic Conservatism"
Former Ambassador Peter Wittig on Foreign Perceptions of the U.S.
Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in Latin America: Pedro Burelli
China's Path and Xi's Political Future: Expert Chris Johnson
Big Tech, Regulation & National Security: Klon Kitchen & Jamil Jaffer
The Sandy Hook Shooting and How Conspiracy Theories Affect National Security: Journalist Elizabeth Williamson
Reporting From Ukraine's Front Line: CBS News Correspondent Holly Williams
State of Play in Ukraine: Former Moscow Chief of Station Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
Counterterrorism Chief Christy Abizaid on Top Terror Threats to the U.S.
Israel's Security Challenges: Former Senior Mossad Officer Zohar Palti
Former GOP Congressman and CIA Officer Will Hurd
John McLaughlin on Russia's World-Changing War
Top State Department Intelligence Official Brett Holmgren
Global Effects of Russia's War in Ukraine: Oil and Energy Expert Mark Finley
WMD Risks in Ukraine: Former Senior CIA Operations Officer Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
Nuclear Confrontations with Moscow: Author Brian Morra
Beijing's View of the Russia-Ukraine War: China Expert Chris Johnson
Profiling Putin and Other World Leaders: Psychiatrist Kenneth Dekleva
Putin's Choices in Ukraine: Former Top Pentagon Official Mike Vickers
Taiwan-China Tensions: Expert Bonnie Glaser
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: A Panel of Experts Discuss
The Future of the Kim Regime: North Korea Expert Sue Mi Terry
Stanford Professor and Author Amy Zegart
CIA's Former Deputy Director for Science and Technology Dawn Meyerriecks
State Department Counselor Derek Chollet on Top Foreign Policy Challenges
Applying Cold War Lessons to Great Power Competition: Historian Hal Brands
Michael Morell on the Top Global Threats in 2022
"Best Of" Intelligence Matters: Clarissa Ward
"Best Of" Intelligence Matters: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Former CIA Operations Officer Turned Novelist Jim Lawler
China's Ambitions: Graham Allison, Hal Brands and Ketian Zhang
Dealing with the Taliban: Former Afghanistan Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis on Stemming Cyber Threats
Defense Intelligence Agency Director LTG Scott Berrier on Global Threats
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta on Top Security Threats
Escalating Tensions with Tehran: Iran Expert Norman Roule
Putin's Russia: Former Ambassador Michael McFaul
The Syria Conflict: Former CIA Analyst David McCloskey
CIA Chief Historian David Robarge on Pivotal Global Events
Hayden Center Panel on Intelligence and War in Afghanistan
The Insurrectionist Movement in the United States: Professor Robert Pape
Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 2
Michael Morell on 9/11, the CIA and Afghanistan: Part 1
Remembering 9/11 Part 5: Gina Bennett
Remembering 9/11 Part 4: Sandy Winnefeld
Remembering 9/11 Part 3: Winston Wiley
Remembering 9/11 Part 2: Andy Card
Remembering 9/11 Part 1: Stephen Hadley
Addressing the Ransomware Threat: Cyber Expert Jonathan Levin
Columnist and Foreign Policy Analyst Max Boot on Biden's Foreign Policy
The Link Between Energy and National Security: Expert Frank Verrastro
China Expert Matt Turpin on Beijing's Strategic Objectives
Former U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chief on Using Financial Tools to Protect National Security
China Expert John Culver on Beijing's Military Prowess
Former Former Middle East Peace Envoy Dennis Ross on Israel's Political Future
"Best of" Intelligence Matters: Putin's Russia
National Intelligence Officer for North Korea Syd Seiler on Engaging with Pyongyang
Author and CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward on Reporting from Conflict Zones
Former CIA Analyst and Weapons Expert Maja Lehnus on Thwarting Syria's Nuclear Program
Military Affairs Reporter Wes Morgan on U.S. Military Involvement in Afghanistan's Pech Valley
Top Counterintelligence Official Michael Orlando on Non-Traditional Collection and China Threats
9/11 Museum Executive Cliff Chanin on the 10th Anniversary of the Hunt for Bin Laden
China Expert Chris Johnson on the Biden Administration's Approach to Beijing
Tech Giant Eric Schmidt Warns China is Catching Up to the U.S. in A.I.
International and Domestic Terrorist Threats: Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Russ Travers
Maintaining U.S. Technological Superiority: Frances Townsend and Jim Stavridis
Former Envoy to Global Coalition Against ISIS on the Future of the Syrian Conflict
What a Seminal Survey Tells Us About the Views of Arab Youth
The Need for Transparency from China on COVID-19 Origins: Geopolitical Expert Jamie Metzl
New Research on the Capitol Insurrection: Political Scientist Bob Pape
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on the Future of the House Intelligence Committee
Australian Diplomat Nick Warner on His Career in Intelligence
The Daughters of Kobani and the Fight Against ISIS: Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
DECLASSIFIED: Norman Roule on the Iranian Response to the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
The Existential Threat Of Nuclear Weapons: NTI's Lynn Rusten
The Trump-Biden Foreign Policy Transition: FDD's David Adesnik and John Hannah
The Threat of Bioweapons: West Point Biochemist Dr. Kenneth Wickiser
A Firsthand Account of the Capitol Insurrection: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
American Withdrawal in the Middle East: The Atlantic Council's Will Wechsler
DECLASSIFIED: Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos on the Triple Agent
A Closer Look at the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Filmmaker Bryan Fogel
Disinformation as a National Security Issue: Former NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) on Biden's National Security Team
Ambassador Ronald Neumann on Reducing Troops in Afghanistan
DECLASSIFIED: Former CIA Officer on the Anniversary of the First American Casualty in Afghanistan
North Korea's Impending Threat of Provocation: Korea Expert Sue Mi Terry
The State of the U.S.-China Rivalry: Harvard Professor Graham Allison
Lieutenant General (Ret.) H.R. McMaster on Post-Election Foreign Policy
Foreign Interference in the 2020 Election: Former FBI Special Agent Clint Watts
DECLASSIFIED: Former CIA Analyst Kristin Wood on Post 9/11 Briefings
MBS and the Future of Saudi Arabia: Journalists Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck
Former CIA Director John Brennan on the Ethics of Intelligence & Challenges to Democracy
Former Daily Intelligence Briefer David Priess on the Past and Future of the PDB
Biden Foreign Policy Advisor Antony Blinken on Top Global Challenges
DECLASSIFIED: Ret. Adm. Bill McRaven and Michael Morell on the Raid on Osama bin Laden's Compound
Historian Hal Brands on COVID-19's Effect on World Order
Former CIA Analyst Rodney Faraon on Transferring Skills Beyond Government
DECLASSIFIED: Former CIA Officer Daniel Hoffman on the Hunt for the "Russian Ten"
Senior NSA Official Anne Neuberger on Cyber and Election Threats
The National Security Implications of Climate Change: Environmentalist Bill McKibben
DECLASSIFIED: Former FBI Agent Bradley Garrett on the Global Manhunt for Mir Aimal Kansi
Author Robert Draper on What Led the U.S. to War in Iraq
Top Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm on the Continuing Challenges of COVID-19
DECLASSIFIED: Martin Petersen on the Tiananmen Crisis and Training CIA Analysts
Russia, Afghanistan and Prospects for Peace: Amb. James Cunningham
100 Years of Russian Electoral Interference: Author David Shimer
DECLASSIFIED: Sarah Carlson on Escaping War-Torn Libya
DECLASSIFIED: Former CIA Museum Curator Toni Hiley
Putin's Playbook in 2020: Journalist Franklin Foer
Securing Businesses and the 2020 Elections Amid COVID-19: CISA Director Chris Krebs
Election Security 2020: How Prepared is the U.S. to Confront Foreign Threats?
The Health, Economic and Political Effects of COVID-19 in Iran: Karim Sadjadpour
Containing COVID-19: Top Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm
Bonus Pod: The Global National Security Implications of COVID-19
China Expert Chris Johnson on Beijing's Handling of COVID-19
Economist Olivier Blanchard on Global Economic Effects of COVID-19
The Global National Security Effects of COVID-19: Former CIA Deputy Director Director John McLaughlin
Pandemic Preparedness & Response: Former WH Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco
Dr. David Agus on the Knowns and Unknowns of COVID-19
"Best Of" Intelligence Matters: CIA's Top Recruiter Sheronda Dorsey
"Best Of" Intelligence Matters: Anthony Fauci
Ret. Gen. Phil Breedlove on Engaging Russia, China, North Korea
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on New Technologies and Military Readiness
Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius on Journalism, the Middle East and Spy Fiction
Africa Expert Judd Devermont on the Continent's Security Challenges and Cooperation Opportunities
Tech Expert Ben Buchanan on the Links Between Artificial Intelligence and National Security
Former PDDNI Sue Gordon on Intelligence Challenges and Career Milestones
Journalist Robert Worth on Profiling Mohammed bin Zayed
Former Senior Pentagon Official-Turned-Congressional Candidate on Running for Office
Former National Security Advisors on Challenges for the Next Commander In Chief
Top Election Security Executive Shelby Pierson on Past, Present and Future Threats
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley on DIA's Core Mission
Samantha Power on Public Service, Human Rights and Global Stability
Former Head of Digital Innovation at CIA on the Challenges of Technological Change
Iran Expert Barbara Slavin on Tehran's Potential Path Forward
Ambassador Susan Rice on Her Career, U.S. Foreign Policy and America's Role in the World
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith on Pentagon Oversight
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Adm. Stavridis on the Value of Alliances
Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bennet on Foreign Policy and National Security Priorities
North Korea Update: Expert Sue Mi Terry
Former Head of FBI National Security Division on International and Domestic Terrorism
China Expert Chris Johnson on President Xi, Propaganda and A Potential Trade Deal
Former Head of FBI Counterintelligence Bill Priestap on Top Spy Threats
Bonus Pod: Michael Morell's Takeaways from the al-Baghdadi Raid
Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Syria, Leadership and Top National Security Threats
Former Senior CIA Operations Officer Marc Polymeropoulos on Recruiting and Running Spies
Deep Dive with Experts Kurt Campbell and Jake Sullivan on U.S.-China Relations
Bonus Pod: 9/11 Memorial Museum Panel on CIA's Response to the September 11 Attacks
Ret. Adm. Bill McRaven on Leadership, Living History and A Life of Service
Bonus Pod: Michael Morell on the Whistleblower Complaint and Ukraine Call
Top U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges: Discussion with Richard Haass
Bonus Pod: Intelligence Matters Live Taping with Host Michael Morell
Senior CBP Officer Todd Owen on Agency's Main Missions and State of U.S. Border Security
Remembering 9/11: Author Garrett Graff on New Oral History Book
Former CIA Officer Kristin Wood on the Production, Delivery and Value of Analysis
Pentagon's Former Top Intel Official on U.S. Afghanistan Strategy
CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto on 'Shadow Wars' Involving Russia, China
What’s Next for Venezuela? A Conversation with Latin America Expert Juan Cruz
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: What It Does, Why It Matters
Preet Bharara, Former U.S. Attorney, Offers Takeaways from Mueller Testimony
Former Top Envoy Dennis Ross on Prospects for Middle East Peace
PDDNI Sue Gordon on the Intelligence Community's Imminent Information Challenges
Head of State Department's Intelligence Arm on Assessing Foreign Leaders
National Counterterrorism Center Deputy Director on Enduring Extremist Threats
Top Cybersecurity Official Chris Krebs on Protecting U.S. Infrastructure
Bonus Pod: "Situation Room" Dialogue on Responding to Iran
Kim Jong-Un's Surprising Rise to Power: Washington Post Journalist Anna Fifield
Former CIA Targeting Officer on the Post-9/11 Hunt for Terrorists
CIA's Former Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez on How to Hide Spies
Russia Expert Angela Stent on What Drives Vladimir Putin
Ex-Mossad Director Tamir Pardo on Israeli Intelligence and Regional Dynamics
NYT's David Sanger on the Perils of Cyber Conflict
International Spy Museum's Executive Director on the World of Espionage
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on America's Top Foreign Policy Challenges: Anniversary Edition
In-Q-Tel President Chris Darby on Investment and Innovation in U.S. Intelligence
Bonus Pod: How Press Covers the Intelligence Community Panel at GMU's Hayden Center
How The Genetic Revolution Could Affect National Security: Tech Futurist Jamie Metzl
Former Top CIA Official on Agency's Leadership, Diversity and Trump's First Visit
NSA's Top Lawyer on Surveillance, Unmasking, and the Challenges of the Digital Revolution
Bonus Pod: Congressional Intelligence Oversight Panel at GMU's Hayden Center
A Building Crisis in American Foreign Policy: Former State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen
David Petraeus Offers Big Ideas for Leadership, Foreign Policy
Bill Burns on the Practice and Strategic Value of American Diplomacy
Psychiatrist and Insider Threat Expert David Charney on What Leads People to Spy
Managing the World's WMD Threats: NTI's Laura Holgate
Korea Expert Sue Mi Terry on High-Stakes Second Trump-Kim Summit
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Border, Cyber, Terror Threats
The View from Havana: Former Top U.S. Diplomat in Cuba Vicki Huddleston
Bonus Pod: Pedro Burelli on Venezuela's Political Future
Former NSA Director Mike Rogers on Cyber Threats, Insider Threats and More
Former CIA Deputy Directors on Life Inside the Agency
How ISIS Steals Western Ideas to Recruit in U.S.: Terrorism Expert Robert Pape
Antony Blinken, Former Deputy Secretary of State, on Today's Foreign Policy Challenges
Lisa Monaco, Former Homeland Security Advisor, on Today's Threat Landscape
Trade Policy and National Security: An Expert View from Gary Hufbauer
The National Security Strategy: Lead Author Nadia Schadlow on Its Origins and Impact
CIA's Former Head of Science and Tech: In New Space Race, U.S. is Falling Behind
Bonus Pod: Michael Morell on Khashoggi Incident
NYPD's Counterterrorism Chief on Today's Terror Threats
Fmr Senior CIA Paramilitary Officer Phil Reilly on U.S.' Afghan Mission
Pentagon's Former Top Intel Official: US, China Battle for Control of Industries of the Future
Why the U.S. Military Could Lose the Next War, with Eric Edelman
Former DEA Special Agent Derek Maltz on Opioids and Transnational Crime
Top Former CIA, Treasury Official David Cohen on What Makes Sanctions Bite
The Khashoggi Case: Intel Veteran Norman Roule on Implications for Saudi Arabia
Top Iran Expert Karim Sadjadpour: Tehran May Wait Out Trump Admin
The Khashoggi Case: Pentagon's Former Top Intel Official Says There Has To Be Consequences
Sen. Lankford on Election and Cyber Security Ahead of Midterms
China Expert Chris Johnson on the Future of the U.S.-China Relationship
NIAID Director on Threats from Epidemics, Superbugs and Bioterror
Pres. Bush's Fmr. National Security Advisor on Rebuilding US-Russia Ties
Former Top Clinton, Biden Adviser on Challenges Facing America
Country's Top Spy-Catcher Bill Evanina on Espionage Threats
Senator Mark Warner on Social Media and Foreign Influence Campaigns
Fmr Ambassador to UAE on State of US Diplomacy, Policy Toward Middle East
IARPA's Stacey Dixon on Intelligence Innovation
Colombia's Former Defense Minister on Security in the Region
Combating Disinformation Campaigns: A View From The Experts
Bonus Pod: Michael Morell on Why Security Clearances Matter
Pakistan's Fmr. Ambassador on Regional Challenges
Adm. Winnefeld (Ret.) on Top Military Threats to U.S.
CIA's Top Recruiter on How the Agency Finds Its Spies
Rep. Mike Quigley on U.S. Election Security
Ben Rhodes on the Obama Administration's Wins, Losses and Legacy
James Clapper on Internal and External Threats to America
East Asia Expert Weighs In on Singapore Summit Outcome
Korea Expert Shares Advice for Trump: Listen to Your Advisors
John McLaughlin on Helping Families of the Fallen
Undercover Spy to Public Official: Rep. Will Hurd on Global Threats and Domestic Challenges
The Iran Nuclear Deal: What, in the World, Happens Next?
Negotiating with North Korea: The Players, The Stakes and The Surprises
The Relaunch with General Michael Hayden
Why Russia "Hacks" Elections: A Spy's-Eye View
The Tom Cotton You Don't Know
"We the People": On the Constitution's Relevance Today
A Family's Fight to Reverse America's Opioid Crisis
PDDNI on Intelligence, Leadership, and Fallen Officers
Chris Johnson on the U.S.-China relationship
Terry Roberts on cyber-crime: evolution, variant nature and countering the threat
Congressman Adam Schiff on Russian Probe
Philip Gordon on the brewing crisis in the Middle East
Spy vs. Spy: Mark Kelton on Cold War intrigue and treason
Robert Cardillo on the NGA's role in the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound
Pedro Burelli on what's behind the crisis in Venezuela
Michele Flournoy on Major U.S. Foreign Policy Crises
Laura Rosenberger on Rising within the National Security Ranks
Former DNI Iran Mission Manager Norman Roule on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Executive Editor Kim Dozier talks about dedicating her life to journalism
President Obama's Chief of Staff Denis McDonough reflects on Family, Values, Lessons learned and a Life in Public Service
Former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon looks back on his Career
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani talks about the Escalating Crisis with North Korea
Director of National Counterterrorism Center Nicholas Rasmussen