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Overheard
A nation must think before it acts.
Overheard is the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s new podcast series exploring the national security implications of intelligence activities, irregular warfare, and political warfare.
Join Philip Wasielewski, director of FPRI’s Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare, as he discusses the past, present, and future of these activities with intelligence, military, and political practitioners to discover what is new at the intersection between the craft of intelligence and the military and political arts.
New episodes are available each month on Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. To be the first to know about new episodes, please subscribe to our mailing list and follow us on Twitter @FPRI.
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An American Irregular Warfare Success Story: OSS Detachment 101 in Burma During WWII
Phil Wasielewski and US Army Special Operations Command historian Troy Sacquety explore how the Office of Strategic Services waged a little known but strategically impactful irregular war against the Japanese army in Burma with the help of local guerrilla...
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Irregular Warfare in Afghanistan
This week Phil Wasielewski is joined by retired Special Forces colonel Hy Rothstein to discuss irregular warfare in Afghanistan, lessons learned, and lessons that still need to be learned. ...
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The American Way of Irregular Warfare: An Interview with LTG (Ret) Charles T. Cleveland
Join host Philip Wasielewski for a discussion with General Cleveland on lessons learned in irregular warfare operations during his career in Special Forces. ...
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Political Warfare Toolbox: Russia
Thomas Kent, former president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, joins host Philip Wasielewski to discuss Russian nontraditional warfare operations against the West. Listen to the previous episode in this series: Political Warfare Toolbox: Iran ...
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Political Warfare Toolbox: Iran
FPRI Senior Fellow Christopher Bolan joins host Philip Wasielewski to discuss Iranian nontraditional warfare operations against the US interests in the Middle East. Listen to the previous episode in this series: Political Warfare Toolbox: China ...
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Political Warfare Toolbox: China
Political warfare, which FPRI defines as the overt or covert employment of elements of national power including cyber, economic, financial, informational, paramilitary, and political statecraft tools, short of declared war, against a hostile state or non-state actor to achieve...
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Surprise Attack: Understanding the Challenges of Intelligence Analysis
The horrors of Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, 2023 are compounded by the shock that Israel’s vaunted intelligence services were seemingly caught unawares after decades of exceptional performance. In this two-part series, the Overheard podcast addresses...
Read more »Surprise Attack: Understanding the Challenges of Intelligence Collection
The horrors of Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, 2023 are compounded by the shock that Israel’s vaunted intelligence services were seemingly caught unawares after decades of exceptional performance. In this two-part series, the Overheard podcast addresses...
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What Is FISA Section 702? Understanding a Critical National Security Tool
On the inaugural episode of the Overheard podcast, Philip Wasielewski is joined by George Croner and Kristi Scott to discuss the history, implementation and strategic importance of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702. Their conversation also touches...
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