Interviews

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

  1. Covert Contact 24: Discussing The Paris Attacks and Europe’s Security Challenges with William J. Tucker

    William J. Tucker joins me again for a high level look at the Paris attacks and the impact that instability, chiefly in Syria, will have on the region. Failing states and the mass migration of refugees will continue to put immense pressure on dozens of governments.

  2. Covert Contact 23: Phil Walter on Life After War

  3. Covert Contact 21: The Damascus Cover and the Psychology of Spies with Howard Kaplan

  4. Matthias Pfau: Tutanota and the Battle Against Mass Surviellance

  5. Covert Contact 20: Government Email Problems, Wikileaks, Russia, Drone Leaks, NASA Security and Other Counterintelligence Nightmares

  6. Covert Contact 19: Encryption as the New Norm: Discussing A Changing Internet with ProtonMail Co-Founder Andy Yen

  7. Covert Contact 18: Encryption vs. Mass Surveillance with Former FBI Agent David Gomez

  8. Covert Contact 17: Life, and Art, in Afghanistan with Francesca Recchia

  9. Covert Contact 16: Why Terrorism Fails: A Discussion with Max Abrahms

  10. Covert Contact 15: Hillary Clinton's Email Server: Dissecting the Risks with William J. Tucker

  11. Covert Contact 14: Andy Priest on the Importance of Developing New International Crisis Policing Models

  12. Covert Contact 13: Scriven L. King on Balancing Security, Values, and Public Perception in Modern Policing