Interviews

Conversations with practitioners, researchers, and writers on intelligence, security, and international affairs.

  1. Covert Contact 44: Navigating Massive Technological Change

    Andrew Trabulsi, entrepreneur, consultant, and co-editor of Warlords, Inc.: Black Markets, Broken States, and the Rise of the Warlord Entrepreneur, joins me to discuss how profound shifts in technology create risk and opportunities for governments.

  2. Covert Contact 42: A Look at Transnational Crime from a National Security Perspective

  3. Covert Contact 43: Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin: Identity, Espionage, and Counterintelligence

  4. Covert Contact 40: Are Ungoverned Spaces Inherently Dangerous?

  5. Covert Contact 38: Iran’s Quest for Regional Domination

  6. Covert Contact 37: LZ Grace: A Place for Warriors to Heal

  7. Covert Contact 34: Art in Diplomacy and Conflict

  8. Covert Contact 33: Understanding and Influencing Enemy Behavior

  9. Covert Contact 30: The San Bernardino Attack, Small Scale Terrorism, and ISIS

  10. Covert Contact 29: Islamism and Democracy: Finding Models for the Middle East and Preserving Our Own

  11. Covert Contact 26: What You Are Getting Wrong About ISIS

  12. Covert Contact 25: Discussing Espionage with Former Double Agent Naveed Jamali