In this episode of Intelligence Matters, former Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis (ret) speaks with host Michael Morell about his military career, and the value of strategic leadership, and the top national security challenges facing the country. The former U.S. Marine Corps general addresses the Trump administration’s the recent decision to withdraw U. ... Show More
Feb 2023
Inside Global Diplomacy: RT. Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Rt. Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton, former Vice President of the European Commission and the European Union's first representative for foreign affairs and security policy, about her career and new book ... Show More
45m 10s
Feb 2023
China Expert Dennis Wilder on U.S. Policy Towards Beijing
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Dennis Wilder, former CIA officer and current research fellow at Georgetown University's Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues, about the effectiveness of the United States' current diplomatic ... Show More
43m 39s
Jan 2023
Understanding Electronic Surveillance with NSA's Former Top Lawyer
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Glenn Gerstell, former general counsel at the National Security Agency, about how and when the NSA is authorized to use electronic surveillance to collect intelligence on foreign targets. Gerstell offers a d ... Show More
39m 22s
May 2020
Hagel talks about the Middle East, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, and Joe Biden
The former Secretary of Defense explains how his relationship with Sisi helped steady US-Egypt ties after the 2013 coup, why he is backing Joe Biden for president, whether the US should stay in Iraq, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy ... Show More
43m 16s
Oct 2022
An exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin
After Russia's Vladimir Putin annexed parts of Ukraine and threatened the use of nuclear weapons, Fareed sits down with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss how the U.S. sees the threat and how it is responding. Looking east, Secretary Austin discusses China's threat to Taiw ... Show More
40m 25s
Jun 2016
US election countdown: National security in the spotlight
The White House candidates each fought to promise greater safety for citizens, with pledges to defeat Isis and scale back access to weapons for those on the terror watch list, after the Orlando nightclub attack. FT reporters discuss Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's response, ... Show More
13m 49s
Aug 2017
Trump Is Over-Relying on Military Advice, Former U.S. Army Secretary Says
Former U.S. Army Secretary Eric Fanning says President Trump is over-relying on military advice and that his views on Afghanistan have evolved significantly. Prior to that, Conrad Dequadros, RDQ Economics' senior economist, says there's a low chance that U.S. fiscal policy will c ... Show More
33m 49s