What Is Trump’s CIA Director Doing in Moscow?
Summary
Michael Weiss and Mark Palamaropoulos discuss CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unexpected trip to Moscow, analyzing it as a likely warning against Russian sabotage in Europe rather than a diplomatic overture. They argue that Russia acts as a terrorist state and advocate for more aggressive covert retaliation to deter attacks on NATO infrastructure. The hosts also condemn the administration’s new trade war with Canada, viewing it as a strategic blunder that alienates a key ally. Finally, they profile President Trump as an unpredictable, transactional leader lacking a coherent foreign policy doc…
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CIA Director Ratcliffe's surprise visit to Moscow
Historical context of CIA-Russia liaison visits
Russian hybrid warfare and sabotage in Europe
Why the US should care about Russian aggression
Russia as a terrorist state and historical precedents
Russian use of proxies and organized crime
Iranian outsourcing of terrorist activities
Introduction to the US-Canada trade war
Canada's military and intelligence contributions to the US
Analysis of Trump's erratic foreign policy and psychology
Outro and listener feedback
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