Restricted Handling Podcast

One Russian submarine can turn the North Atlantic into a hunting ground. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at [Restricted Handling](https://www.restrictedhandling.com/) (https://www.restrictedhandling.com/) to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Russian submarines, vulnerable undersea cables, and Arctic shipping routes are bringing...

What if Putin sees a peace deal as time to prepare for his next war? 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at Restricted Handling ( https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ ) to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ambassador John Tefft joins Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn to explain how Moscow sees Ukraine, why he doubts Putin is ready for a las...

Glenn Corn had just evacuated his train when a Russian drone struck a nearby locomotive. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at Restricted Handling ( https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ ) to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Back from Ukraine, Glenn joins Ryan Fugit to recount a drone strike near the Polish border while traveling w...

From the morning of 9/11 to Ukraine's underground fighting positions, this episode follows the people who carry the cost of war with Ryan and Glenn discussing what 9/11 meant and if we should believe a ceasefire in this new war is coming soon. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanction...

Who is running Iran when its supreme leader stays out of sight? See the Iran leadership chart at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/power-network/iran   👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit sits down with Iran expert and author Alex Vatanka to exa...

America can destroy most of an enemy's air threat and still leave enough hidden launchers to keep the war dangerous. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit sits down with Dave Berke, a retired Marine Corps fighter pilot, former TOPGUN instructor, an...

A surprising episode where North Korea in 2026 is stronger, more battle-tested, and less willing to bargain than the country Donald Trump faced in 2019. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit sits down with North Korea expert Rachel Minyoung Lee to...

A CIA director's reported trip to Moscow raises one urgent question: What message did Washington send Vladimir Putin? 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more In this Restricted Handling quickie, Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn break down CIA Director John Ratcliffe's...

Armenia is frustrating Putin right now as it builds security through investment, infrastructure, and strategic independence while Russia still holds powerful levers. Sarkis gives us the latest. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more We're joined by returning g...

Putin wants Washington to believe he holds every card, but Glenn Corn argues he is not in the driver's seat. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn examine what Moscow may actually require to stop the war in Ukraine and how Jared Kush...

The Middle East is moving on multiple fronts at once, and retired CIA Senior Case Officer Ralph Goff says Iran is the center of gravity. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn are joined by Ralph Goff, a retired senior CIA operations...

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Glenn just returned from Ukraine with insights into Ukraine's battlefield momentum colliding with political turmoil, Russian pressure, and a Middle East crisis that could reshape global security. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn...

Russia's war machine is under pressure, Turkey is moving closer to Washington, and new espionage and military risks are emerging from China and Japan. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn return to examine the latest developments in...

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Exclusive Coveron discount: https://coveron.com/rhpod or use the code "rhpod" at checkout. Sanctions are reshaping Russia's war economy, but only when enforcement turns pressure into real cost. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more In this episode of The Rest...

FROM KIEV...Retired CIA Senior Officer sits down with Ukrainian air defense officer who explains what modern war really looks like from the front line. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Glenn Corn sits down in Kyiv with Artist, a Ukrainian officer in an a...

Fresh from Ukraine, Glenn Corn lays out what Kyiv is feeling now, where Russia is vulnerable, and why the drone war is no longer staying on the battlefield. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit talks with Glenn Corn as Glenn calls in from Warsaw a...

A Taiwan crisis may be closer, more complex, and more dangerous than Washington wants to admit. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit is joined by Professor Lyle Goldstein, Director of Brown University's China Initiative, longtime scholar of Chines...

Trump and Xi are testing each other over Taiwan, Iran, and global leverage while Russia, Ukraine, and China's influence operations keep reshaping the map. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn break down the latest in U.S.-China talk...

Ambassador David Satterfield lays out why the Middle East crisis is not just about Iran, Gaza, or the Strait of Hormuz, but about whether the U.S. still knows how to run serious national security policy. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit and Gl...

Retired CIA Chief of Station and Senior Case Officer Glenn Corn argues the crises in Ukraine, Iran, Cuba, and the Strait of Hormuz are connected fronts in one larger fight. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at  https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn are back for a no-gue...

This is what modern warfare actually looks like from the front lines. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more In this episode, Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn are joined by Zhan, a deputy commander in Ukraine's Third Army Corps, responsible for air defense operations...

Seventy four percent turnout in Hungary's election is not just politics. It is a signal. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more In this episode, Glenn Corn is joined by Dr. Monika Palotai, one of the leading experts on Central and Eastern Europe, to break down...

Cuba is closer to collapse than at any point in decades and most people aren't paying attention. 👉 Subscribe to The Restricted Handling Podcast at https://www.restrictedhandling.com/ to get a daily intel brief on Russia, China, Iran, Economics/Sanctions, Espionage, and more In this episode, Ryan Fugit and Glenn Corn sit down with Moisés "Mo" Julião, retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service officer...